Wayqecha Peru Bird Community Functional Traits

Species average bill, tail, wing and tarsus trait values for 41 primarily insectivorous bird species from a cloudforest–grassland ecotone at Wayqecha Biological Station, Peru. Please refer to main text for additional details on trait collection methods. Data are in .csv format. Column headings: Species: Species name. Taxonomy follows Remsen et al. (2011). Bill.nares: Average length of bill (mm) measured from bill tip to anterior edge of nares. Bill.width: Average bill width (mm) measured at anterior edge of nares. Bill.depth: Average bill depth (mm) measured at anterior edge of nares. Wing.length: Average wing length (mm) measured on unflattened wing. Tail.length: Average tail length (mm) measured from the tip of the longest rectrix to the point at which the two central rectrices protrude from the skin. Tarsus.length: Average tarsus length (mm) measured as the distance from the notch at the knee to the third crease at the ankle. Sample.size: Number of individuals measured. Measured.on.Site: Y = measurements taken on individuals captured within the survey site at Wayqecha. N = measurements taken on museum specimens.