animal migration

movement of animals from place to place, usually seasonal
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animal migration

Summary

animal migration ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (730 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • animal migration is a type of migration[2].
  • animal migration is a type of animal behavior[3].
  • animal migration is a type of recurring event[4].
  • animal migration's Commons category is recorded as Animal migration[5].
  • animal migration comprises bird migration[6].
  • animal migration comprises fish migration[7].
  • animal migration comprises insect migration[8].
  • animal migration comprises seasonal animal migration[9].
  • animal migration's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Animal migration[10].
  • animal migration's topic's main category is recorded as Q32682037[11].
  • animal migration's facet of is recorded as group action[12].
  • animal migration's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[13].
  • animal migration's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • animal migration's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • animal migration's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[16].
  • animal migration's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include migration[2], animal behavior[3], and recurring event[4].

Use and Application

Components include bird migration[6], fish migration[7], insect migration[8], and seasonal animal migration[9].

Why It Matters

animal migration ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (730 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Subclass of migration, animal behavior, recurring event
    Has part(s) bird migration, fish migration, insect migration +1
    Topic's main category Category:Animal migration, Q32682037
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|12 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29437, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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