ATLANTIC BIRD TRAITS: a data set of bird morphological traits from the Atlantic forests of South America

• Main Author: Rodrigues, Rodolpho Credo
• Publication Date: 2019
• Other Authors: Hasui, Érica, Assis, Julia Camara [UNESP], Pena, João Carlos Castro [UNESP], Muylaert, Renata L. [UNESP], Tonetti, Vinicius Rodrigues [UNESP], Martello, Felipe, Regolin, André Luis [UNESP], Costa, Thiago Vernaschi Vieira da, Pichorim, Mauro, Carrano, Eduardo, Lopes, Leonardo Esteves, de Vasconcelos, Marcelo Ferreira, Fontana, Carla Suertegaray, Roos, Andrei Langeloh, Gonçalves, Fernando [UNESP], Banks-Leite, Cristina, Cavarzere, Vagner, Efe, Marcio Amorim, Alves, Maria Alice S., Uezu, Alexandre, Metzger, Jean Paul, de Tarso Zuquim de Antas, Paulo, de Barros Ferraz, Katia Maria Paschoaletto Micchi, Calsavara, Larissa Corsini, Bispo, Arthur Angelo, Araujo, Helder F. P., Duca, Charles, Piratelli, Augusto João, Naka, Luciano N., Dias, Rafael Antunes, Gatto, Cassiano A. F. R., Vallejos, Marcelo Alejandro Villegas, Menezes, Gregório dos Reis, Bugoni, Leandro, Rajão, Henrique, Zocche, Jairo José, Willrich, Guilherme, Silva, Elsimar Silveira da, Manica, Lilian Tonelli, de Camargo Guaraldo, André, Althmann, Giulyana, Serafini, Patricia Pereira, Francisco, Mercival Roberto, Lugarini, Camile, Machado, Caio Graco, Marques-Santos, Fernando, Bobato, Rafaela, de Souza, Elivan Arantes, Donatelli, Reginaldo José [UNESP], Ferreira, Carolina Demetrio, Morante-Filho, José Carlos, Paes-Macarrão, Natalia Dantas, Macarrão, Arthur, Lima, Marcos Robalinho, Jacoboski, Lucilene Inês, Candia-Gallardo, Carlos, Alegre, Vanesa Bejarano [UNESP], Jahn, Alex E. [UNESP], de Camargo Barbosa, Karlla Vanessa [UNESP], Cestari, Cesar [UNESP], Silva, José Nilton da, Silveira, Natalia Stefanini Da [UNESP], Crestani, Ana Cristina Vara [UNESP], Petronetto, Adeliane Peterle, Bovo, Alex Augusto Abreu, Viana, Anderson Durão, Araujo, Andrea Cardoso, Santos, Andressa Hartuiq dos, Amaral, Andreza Clarinda Araújo do, Ferreira, Ariane, Vieira-Filho, Arnaldo Honorato, Ribeiro, Bianca Costa, Missagia, Caio C. C., Bosenbecker, Camila, Medolago, Cesar Augusto Bronzato, Espínola, Cid Rodrigo Rodriguez, Faxina, Claudenice, Nunes, Cristiane Estrela Campodonio, Prates, Cristine, Luz, Daniela Tomasio Apolinario da, Moreno, Daniele Janina, Mariz, Daniele, Faria, Deborah, Meyer, Douglas, Doná, Eder Afonso, Alexandrino, Eduardo Roberto, Fischer, Erich, Girardi, Fabiane, Giese, Felipe Borba, Shibuya, Felipe Leonardo Santos, Faria, Fernando Azevedo, de Farias, Fernando Bittencourt, de Lima Favaro, Fernando, Freitas, Fernando José Ferneda, Chaves, Flávia G., Las-Casas, Flor Maria Guedes, Rosa, Gabriel L. M., Torre, Gabriel Massaccesi De La, Bochio, Gabriela Menezes, Bonetti, Giselle Evelise, Kohler, Glauco, Toledo-Lima, Guilherme Santos, Plucenio, Gustavo Piletti, Menezes, Ícaro, Torres, Ingrid Maria Denóbile, Provinciato, Ivan Celso Carvalho [UNESP], Viana, Ivan Réus, Roper, James Joseph, Persegona, Jaqueline Evelyn, Barcik, Jean Júnior, Martins-Silva, Jimi, Just, João Paulo Gava, Tavares-Damasceno, João Paulo, de Almeida Ferreira, João Ricardo, Rosoni, Jonas Rafael Rodrigues, Falcon, José Eduardo Teixeira, Schaedler, Laura Maria, Mathias, Leonardo Brioschi, Deconto, Leonardo Rafael, Rodrigues, Licléia da Cruz, Meyer, Marcela Afonso P., Repenning, Márcio, Melo, Marcos Antônio, de Carvalho, Maria Amélia Santos, Rodrigues, Marcos, Nunes, Maria Flavia Conti, Ogrzewalska, Maria Halina, Gonçalves, Mariana Lopes, Vecchi, Maurício B., Bettio, Maurício, Baptista, Michelle Noronha da Matta, Arantes, Murilo Sérgio, Ruiz, Nicolás Luciano, de Andrade, Paulo Guilherme Bisetto, Ribeiro, Pedro Henrique Lima, Junior, Pedro Manoel Galetti, Macario, Phoeve, de Oliveira Fratoni, Rafael, Meurer, Rafael, Saint-Clair, Rafael S., Romagna, Rafael Spilere, Lacerda, Raquel Caroline Alves, Cerboncini, Ricardo Augusto Serpa, Lyra, Ricardo Brioschi, Lau, Ricardo, Rodrigues, Roberta Costa, Faria, Rogério Rodrigues, Laps, Rudi Ricardo, Althoff, Sérgio Luiz, de Jesus, Shayana, Namba, Sumiko, Braga, Talita Vieira, Molin, Tamara, Câmara, Thanyria P. França, Enedino, Thayz Rodrigues, Wischhoff, Uschi, de Oliveira, Vanessa Cristina, Leandro-Silva, Victor, Araújo-Lima, Vitor, de Oliveira Lunardi, Vitor, de Gusmão, Reginaldo Farias, de Souza Correia, Jozélia Maria, Gaspar, Lucas P. [UNESP], Fonseca, Renata Cristina Batista [UNESP], Neto, Paulo Affonso Fonseca Pires [UNESP], de Aquino, Ana Carla Medeiros Morato, de Camargo, Bruna Betagni, Cezila, Beatriz Azevedo, Costa, Leonardo Marques, Paolino, Roberta Montanheiro, Kanda, Claudia Zukeran [UNESP], Monteiro, Erison C. S. [UNESP], Oshima, Júlia Emi F. [UNESP], Alves-Eigenheer, Milene [UNESP], Pizo, Marco Aurelio [UNESP], Silveira, Luís F., Galetti, Mauro [UNESP], Ribeiro, Milton Cezar [UNESP]
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Download full: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2647; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/189005
• topic: body size; functional diversity; individual variation; interspecific variation; phenotypic plasticity; phylogenetic diversity; rapid evolution; tropical forest

Scientists have long been trying to understand why the Neotropical region holds the highest diversity of birds on Earth. Recently, there has been increased interest in morphological variation between and within species, and in how climate, topography, and anthropogenic pressures may explain and affect phenotypic variation. Because morphological data are not always available for many species at the local or regional scale, we are limited in our understanding of intra- and interspecies spatial morphological variation. Here, we present the ATLANTIC BIRD TRAITS, a data set that includes measurements of up to 44 morphological traits in 67,197 bird records from 2,790 populations distributed throughout the Atlantic forests of South America. This data set comprises information, compiled over two centuries (1820–2018), for 711 bird species, which represent 80% of all known bird diversity in the Atlantic Forest. Among the most commonly reported traits are sex (n = 65,717), age (n = 63,852), body mass (n = 58,768), flight molt presence (n = 44,941), molt presence (n = 44,847), body molt presence (n = 44,606), tail length (n = 43,005), reproductive stage (n = 42,588), bill length (n = 37,409), body length (n = 28,394), right wing length (n = 21,950), tarsus length (n = 20,342), and wing length (n = 18,071). The most frequently recorded species are Chiroxiphia caudata (n = 1,837), Turdus albicollis (n = 1,658), Trichothraupis melanops (n = 1,468), Turdus leucomelas (n = 1,436), and Basileuterus culicivorus (n = 1,384). The species recorded in the greatest number of sampling localities are Basileuterus culicivorus (n = 243), Trichothraupis melanops (n = 242), Chiroxiphia caudata (n = 210), Platyrinchus mystaceus (n = 208), and Turdus rufiventris (n = 191). ATLANTIC BIRD TRAITS (ABT) is the most comprehensive data set on measurements of bird morphological traits found in a biodiversity hotspot; it provides data for basic and applied research at multiple scales, from individual to community, and from the local to the macroecological perspectives. No copyright or proprietary restrictions are associated with the use of this data set. Please cite this data paper when the data are used in publications or teaching and educational activities.