9 years ago
Tiny songbird can fly the Atlantic, scientists confirm
A diminutive songbird weighing the equivalent of just three teaspoons of sugar can fly over the north Atlantic, scientists have said, resolving a 50-year mystery. Tipping the scale at a mere 4.2 ounces (12 grams), the white-throated, black-capped blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) migrates each autumn from New England to South America. For half a century, scientists have debated whether the birds fly non-stop over the ocean or take breaks on land to carry out this marathon flight.
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