In a particular season, some birds in our surrounding migrate from long distances. How do they know their way?

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Migratory birds depend on their sense of smell while they migrate long distances.
They also use the orientation based on the sun and the earth's magnetic field.
Few birds have a small region in their brains that is made of magnetite or magnetic minerals which act as a small compass that helps in migartion.

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