article_snippet: But tiny songbird the blackpoll warbler routinely undertakes non-stop flights of up to 1,700 miles across open ocean, scientists have confirmed.
article_snippet: Long journey: the blackpoll warbler routinely undertakes flights of up to 1,700 miles, flying without stopping to rest, eat or drink across the Atlantic .
article_snippet: Experts had long wondered about tantalising clues that suggested the blackpoll warbler was capable of epic migrations between North and South America.
article_snippet: Unlike other migratory songbirds travelling south for the winter, the blackpoll warbler ignores the safe option of hugging the coastline through Mexico and Central America.
article_snippet: A blackpoll warbler wearing a miniature tracking device .
article_snippet: the blackpolls' added: 'For small songbirds, we are only just now beginning to understand the migratory routes that connect temperate breeding grounds to tropical wintering areas. '
highlights_snippet: Blackpoll warbler undertakes non-stop flights of up to 1,700 miles .
  