Abstract
Body mass and morphometric data among different bird species have been used in comparative studies of patterns of bird community organization. Also, the body mass of birds is essential in a wide variety of disciplines. In Neotropical countries few biometric studies related to birds have been reported; hence, the main objective of this study to provide the morphometric and body mass data of birds captured in xeric, deciduous and mesic understories habitats from northeastern Venezuela, over a ten year (2006-2016) period. From 90 bird species captured, 51 were measured and 39 had their body masses taken. These results could be used to correlate bird morphology with adaptations to different habitat types and establish taxonomic differences at subspecies level with similar forms of other Venezuelan regions and/or adjacent countries.
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Marín, Gedio; Muñoz, Jorge; Quilarque, Evelin; Carvajal, Yalicia; and González-Bruzual, Luis G.
(2019)
"Pesos y morfometría de algunas aves del nororiente de Venezuela / Body Mass and Morphometric Data of Some Birds from Northeastern Venezuela,"
Revista Venezolana de Ornitología: Vol. 9
:
Iss.
1
, Article 6.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/rvo/vol9/iss1/6