A subset of ~920 bird species from the AVONET database (BirdLife taxonomy), covering 12 passerine families within the Corvoidea and allied clades. Contains morphological measurements and ecological traits.
Format
A data frame with ~920 rows and 16 columns:
- Species1
Scientific name (BirdLife taxonomy)
- Family1
Family
- Order1
Order
- Beak.Length_Culmen
Beak length from culmen (mm)
- Beak.Length_Nares
Beak length from nares (mm)
- Beak.Width
Beak width (mm)
- Beak.Depth
Beak depth (mm)
- Tarsus.Length
Tarsus length (mm)
- Wing.Length
Wing length (mm)
- Mass
Body mass (g)
- Habitat
Primary habitat code
- Habitat.Density
Habitat density code
- Migration
Migration status
- Trophic.Level
Trophic level
- Trophic.Niche
Trophic niche
- Primary.Lifestyle
Primary lifestyle
Source
Tobias et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25:581–597. doi:10.1111/ele.13898