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body mass
Sibly et al 2012
18.14 g
(adult)
resource not found
85 g
(unknown, max)
clutch/brood/litter size
AnAge
4
conservation status
IUCN Structured Data
least concern
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/leastConcern
Definition:
A taxon is Least Concern when it has been evaluated against the criteria and does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
Attribution:
http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria
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developmental mode
Sibly et al 2012
precocial
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/precocial
Definition:
Parent(s) provide neither food nor thermoregulation (e.g., pheasants and ducks)
Attribution:
Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109
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Eastern Forest-Boreal Transition
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Eastern_forest-boreal_transition
Attribution:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/NA0406
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Wildfinder (WWF)
Eastern Great Lakes Lowland Forests
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Eastern_Great_Lakes_lowland_forests
Attribution:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/NA0407
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Wildfinder (WWF)
Gulf Of St. Lawrence Lowland Forests
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Gulf_of_St._Lawrence_lowland_forests
Attribution:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/NA0408
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Wildfinder (WWF)
New England-Acadian Forests
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/New_England-Acadian_forests
Attribution:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/NA0410
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Northeastern Coastal Forests
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Northeastern_coastal_forests
Attribution:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/NA0411
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foraging habitat
Sibly et al 2012
terrestrial
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
Definition:
A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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foraging time
Sibly et al 2012
diurnal
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
Definition:
animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.
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geographic distribution
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United States Species List
United States
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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Irish Exclusive economic Zone
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Wimereux
World Register of Marine Species
Gulf of Maine
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IJzer Estuary
habitat
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World Register of Marine Species
sea sand
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002118
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World Register of Marine Species
sea sand
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002118
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Environments EOL
plateau
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000182
Definition:
An elevated and comparatively level expanse of land.
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Environments EOL
terrestrial
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
Definition:
A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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Environments EOL
temperate
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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latitude
OBIS environmental data records
74.4167 degrees
(max)
OBIS environmental data records
18.2111 degrees
(min)
life span
AnAge
20.8 years
(max)
litters per year
AnAge
1 /year
log10 productivity
Sibly et al 2012
-0.088
longitude
OBIS environmental data records
6.65 degrees
(max)
OBIS environmental data records
-97.3691 degrees
(min)
mass
AnAge
9.1 g
(neonate)
AnAge
65.2 g
(adult)
migration
Sibly et al 2012
migratory
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/migratory
Definition:
makes regular daily or seasonal movements between different regions or habitats
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nest type
Sibly et al 2012
open cup
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nestOpen
Definition:
Nest type open cup not placed in a cavity.
Attribution:
Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109
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onset of fertility
AnAge
1095 days
(female)
AnAge
1095 days
(male)
parental care
Sibly et al 2012
pair provides care
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCarePair
Definition:
Both parents feed and nurture offspring.
Attribution:
Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109
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population trend
IUCN Structured Data
Decreasing
prenatal development duration
AnAge
22 days
size
World Register of Marine Species
42 cm
World Register of Marine Species
46 cm
trophic guild
Sibly et al 2012
invertivore
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/invertivore
Definition:
An organism that feed on invertebrate animals (insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms, etc.)
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(adult)
water depth
OBIS environmental data records
0 m
(max)
OBIS environmental data records
0 m
(min)
water dissolved o2 concentration
OBIS environmental data records
6.384 mL/L
(min)
OBIS environmental data records
8.498 mL/L
(max)
water nitrate concentration
OBIS environmental data records
0.703 µmol/l
(min)
OBIS environmental data records
10.807 µmol/l
(max)
water o2 saturation
OBIS environmental data records
97.39 percent
(min)
OBIS environmental data records
104.516 percent
(max)
water phosphate concentration
OBIS environmental data records
0.357 µmol/l
(min)
OBIS environmental data records
0.703 µmol/l
(max)
water salinity
OBIS environmental data records
32.239 psu
(min)
OBIS environmental data records
34.839 psu
(max)
water silicate concentration
OBIS environmental data records
7.273 µmol/l
(max)
OBIS environmental data records
1.236 µmol/l
(min)
water temperature
OBIS environmental data records
-0.105 degrees celsius
(min)
OBIS environmental data records
10.336 degrees celsius
(max)