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body mass
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20.77 g
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developmental mode
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semiprecocial
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/semiprecocial
Definition:
Parent(s) provide food but not thermoregulation (e.g., gulls and terns)
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 Australian Temperate Forests
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Eastern_Australian_temperate_forests
Attribution:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/AA0402
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Queensland Tropical Rain Forests
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Queensland_tropical_rain_forests
Attribution:
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa0117
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Arnhem Land Tropical Savanna
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Arnhem_Land_tropical_savanna
Attribution:
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/aa0701
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Southeast Australia Temperate Forests
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Southeast_Australia_temperate_forests
Attribution:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/AA0409
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Hispaniolan Moist Forests
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Hispaniolan_moist_forests
Attribution:
https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0127
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foraging habitat
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marine pelagic
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000023
Definition:
The marine pelagic biome (pelagic meaning open sea) is that of the marine water column, from the surface to the greatest depths.
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foraging time
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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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Afrotropics
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Afrotropical
Attribution:
https://www.oneearth.org/realms/afrotropics/
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the palearctic
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447
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the indo-malayan realm
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/IndoMalayan
Attribution:
https://www.oneearth.org/realms/indomalaya/
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australasia
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Australasia
Attribution:
https://www.oneearth.org/realms/australasia/
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oceania
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/Oceania
Attribution:
Udvardy, M. D. F. (1975). A classification of the biogeographical provinces of the world. IUCN Occasional Paper no. 18. Morges, Switzerland: IUCN
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log10 productivity
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-0.776
migration
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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
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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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parental care
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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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trophic guild
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vertivore
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/vertivore
Definition:
carnivorous animal which eats primarily vertebrates
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