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Nº 3An Arctic Tern flies about 70,900 km a year on average, from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back
Source · Egevang et al., PNAS, 2010
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GBIF records · October
Blue JayResident · 2.8% of records
American CrowResident · 2.6% of records
Northern CardinalResident · 2.3% of records
American RobinResident · 1.9% of records
House FinchResident · 1.9% of records
Red-bellied WoodpeckerResident · 1.8% of records
Downy WoodpeckerResident · 1.8% of records
Mourning DoveResident · 1.8% of records
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