Bird Functional Traits Dataset (EltonTraits 1.0) — DBFunc

Dietary category percentages, foraging strategies, and functional traits for birds.

Usage

DBFunc_BirdFuncDat

Format

A data frame containing species dietary breakdowns (summing to 100

SpecID: Unique species identifier.
PassNonPass: Indicates whether the bird is a Passerine or Non-Passerine.
IOCOrder: IOC taxonomic order.
BLFamilyLatin: BirdLife International family Latin name.
BLFamilyEnglish: BirdLife International family English name.
BLFamSequID: BirdLife International family sequence ID.
Taxo: Taxonomic grouping code.
Scientific: Scientific name of the bird species.
English: Common English name of the bird species.
Diet.Inv: Percentage of invertebrates in the diet.
Diet.Vend: Percentage of vertebrate endotherms consumed.
Diet.Vect: Percentage of vertebrate ectotherms consumed.
Diet.Vfish: Percentage of fish consumed.
Diet.Vunk: Percentage of unknown/unclassified vertebrates in the diet.
Diet.Scav: Percentage of scavenging activity.
Diet.Fruit: Percentage of fruits consumed.
Diet.Nect: Percentage of nectar/pollen consumed.
Diet.Seed: Percentage of seeds/nuts consumed.
Diet.PlantO: Percentage of other plant tissues consumed.
Diet.5Cat: Simplified 5-category diet classification.
Diet.Source: Source of the dietary information.
Diet.Certainty: Certainty score for the diet data.
Diet.EnteredBy: Identifier of the person who entered the diet data.
ForStrat.watbelowsurf: Percentage of foraging time spent underwater.
ForStrat.wataroundsurf: Percentage of foraging time spent at the water surface.
ForStrat.ground: Percentage of foraging time spent on the ground.
ForStrat.understory: Percentage of foraging time spent in the understory.
ForStrat.midhigh: Percentage of foraging time spent in the mid-high canopy.
ForStrat.canopy: Percentage of foraging time spent in the upper canopy.
ForStrat.aerial: Percentage of foraging time spent in aerial foraging.
PelagicSpecialist: Indicator of pelagic specialization.
ForStrat.Source: Source of the foraging strategy data.
ForStrat.SpecLevel: Specificity level of the foraging strategy record.
ForStrat.EnteredBy: Identifier of the person who entered the foraging data.
Nocturnal: Indicator of nocturnal activity.
BodyMass.Value: Body mass value in grams.
BodyMass.Source: Source of the body mass information.
BodyMass.SpecLevel: Specificity level of the body mass record.
BodyMass.Comment: Notes on body mass data.
Record.Comment: General comments about the record.

Source

EltonTraits 1.0 database.