Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

winter visitor/non-breeding summer visitor and regular passage migrant

English translation:

wintering/summering

Added to glossary by Alessandra Renna
Aug 25, 2008 07:17
15 yrs ago
Italian term

svernante estivante

Italian to English Science Zoology
Falco pescatore – Pandion haliaetus Linnaeus- una specie svernante, estivante, regolarmente migratrice....

is there a snappy term for these or should I just paraphrase to explain the migratory habits of this bird? thanks.
Change log

Sep 3, 2008 10:57: Alessandra Renna changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/55937">nyteck's</a> old entry - "svernante estivante"" to ""wintering/summering""

Sep 3, 2008 11:05: Alessandra Renna changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/84513">Alessandra Renna's</a> old entry - "svernante/estivante"" to ""wintering/summering""

Discussion

Alessandra Renna Sep 3, 2008:
Nyteck, puoi chiedere al moderatore di questa sezione di riaccreditare i punti a favore di Anthony

Proposed translations

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Italian term (edited): svernante/estivante
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wintering/summering

European breeders winter in Africa.[32] American and Canadian breeders winter in South America,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey

estivare
Traduzione v.tr. to summer, to give* summer pasture to (animals).
(Garzanti)

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winter visitor/non-breeding summer visitor and regular passage migrant

The Osprey is a rather anomalous bird, as it usually spends the winter in Africa and breeds in the north of Europe. But in Italy some birds have learnt to spend the winter (in Sardinia only, I believe) instead of migrating south, while the youngest ones who do not feel up to breeding will sometimes spend the summer in Sardinia ("estivando") without, however, attempting to reproduce.

So bear in mind that these are two completely different terms.

As you have probably guessed, I am an ornithologist by passion!
Note from asker:
thank you... what I needed was an ornithologist's touch! ;)
THANK YOU. I clicked on the wrong answer to select.. yours is the one I'm using ;)
Peer comment(s):

agree moranna (X)
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Thank you Moranna!
agree Rachel Fell : nice answer:-)
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thanks Rachel - last time it was another nature question! Have a good day
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