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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.

Usage

avonet_subset

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