A subset of ~920 bird species from the global nest trait database (v2), covering the same Corvoidea + allied families as avonet_subset. Contains nest site and structure information.
Format
A data frame with columns:
- Scientific_name
Scientific name (HBW/BirdLife v5 taxonomy)
- Order
Order
- Family
Family
- Common_name
English common name
- NestSite_ground
Ground nesting (0/1)
- NestSite_tree
Tree nesting (0/1)
- NestSite_nontree
Non-tree elevated nesting (0/1)
- NestSite_cliff_bank
Cliff/bank nesting (0/1)
- NestStr_scrape
Scrape nest (0/1)
- NestStr_platform
Platform nest (0/1)
- NestStr_cup
Cup nest (0/1)
- NestStr_dome
Dome nest (0/1)
- NestStr_primary_cavity
Primary cavity nester (0/1)
- NestStr_second_cavity
Secondary cavity nester (0/1)
Source
Chia et al. (2023) A global database of bird nest traits. Scientific Data 10:923. doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02837-1