svernante estivante

English translation: wintering/summering

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Italian term or phrase:winter visitor/non-breeding summer visitor and regular passage migrant
English translation:wintering/summering
Entered by: Alessandra Renna

07:17 Aug 25, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
Italian term or phrase: svernante estivante
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.
nyteck
Italy
Local time: 03:01
wintering/summering
Explanation:
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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Alessandra Renna
Local time: 03:01
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once again.. thank you!
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5 +2winter visitor/non-breeding summer visitor and regular passage migrant
Anthony Green
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svernante/estivante
wintering/summering


Explanation:
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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Note added at 9 min (2008-08-25 07:27:57 GMT)
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http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=migration wintering summ...

Alessandra Renna
Local time: 03:01
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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once again.. thank you!
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winter visitor/non-breeding summer visitor and regular passage migrant


Explanation:
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!

Anthony Green
Italy
Local time: 03:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you... what I needed was an ornithologist's touch! ;)

Asker: THANK YOU. I clicked on the wrong answer to select.. yours is the one I'm using ;)


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agree  moranna (X)
50 mins
  -> Thank you Moranna!

agree  Rachel Fell: nice answer:-)
4 hrs
  -> thanks Rachel - last time it was another nature question! Have a good day
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