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bird banding (Passerellidae)

Subcategory: morphological assessment
Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

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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)

student_paper

Trap behavior of <i> Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha </i> at different elevations in the West Elk Mountains, Colorado

2019using
student_paper

Behavioral response of Mountain White-Crowned Sparrows towards an interspecific competitor

2013using
student_paper

Patterns of ectoparasite prevalence in the mountain white-crowned sparrow, <i></i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha<i></i>

2013using