Track the route.
Coordinates, field observations and seasonal records reveal where birds travel, pause and return.
Bird conservation across Africa
Researching bird movement across connected landscapes.
Aerial Atlas brings tracking records, field observations and environmental context together to support practical bird conservation across southern Africa.
Research overview
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Research context
Migration research works best when routes and landscapes are studied together.
Our public atlas connects geographic coordinates with wetlands, rivers, seasonal conditions and reviewed field evidence. It provides a clear shared view for researchers, educators and conservation partners.
Read the landscape.
Rivers, wetlands, terrain and weather explain why a route exists.
Verify what we know.
Every public journey stays connected to its source and review.
Make knowledge travel.
Research becomes useful in classrooms, communities and decisions.
From the field
Technology can draw the line. People give it meaning.
The strongest migration knowledge is built with the people who know these landscapes daily. Our work combines careful science with local expertise and shared responsibility.
Meet the teamWatch a tracked journey unfold.
Choose a bird, play its route and see the rivers and wetlands beneath every location.
Open the route explorer