Cuban scientists will delve deeper this year into the characteristics and provenance of the birds they find on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula, one of the major corridors for migratory species in Cuba. In March and April, they will study the winter phase of migration; in May and June, the summer phase; and in October and November, the autumn phase, biologist Alina Pérez told Tierramérica.

Because of its location, this region in the far west of the island nation is favored by numerous types of birds in their north-south migrations.

The species coming from the United States are the most abundant, arriving in Guanahacabibes beginning in September.

Research at this biosphere reserve is part of an international project for managing protected marine and coastal areas in the southern Cuban archipelagos, financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).