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bird banding (Passerellidae)
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Description
Standard measurements of bird morphology including wing chord, tail length, tarsus length, and body condition assessment. Birds banded with color combinations and USGS bands for individual identification.
Typical Equipment
- three-color darvic bands
- USGS bands size 1B
- digital calipers
Output Measurements
- wing chord
- tail length
- culmen length
- tarsus length
- crown measurements
- fat scores
- mass
- band combinations
Papers Using This Protocol (3)
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Trap behavior of <i> Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha </i> at different elevations in the West Elk Mountains, Colorado
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Behavioral response of Mountain White-Crowned Sparrows towards an interspecific competitor
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