Wing length, wingspan and body length measurements of live birds at banding stations.
| Posted: |
10/02/2015 |
| Category: |
Issue 5
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| Author(s): |
John Liddy |
Aspects of wing length, wingspan and body length measurements of live birds at banding stations are reviewed, using as examples data from a banding station at Cowiebank, southeastern Queensland. The histogram of the extended length measurement is a useful tool for sexing some morphometric species, and its use at banding stations is recommended: it has good reproduceability, is relatively consistent over periods of years, and is unlikely to result in injury to the bird.
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