title: Biological, ecological, conservation and legal information for all species and subspecies of Australian bird.
abstract: We introduce a dataset of biological, ecological, conservation and legal information for every species and subspecies of Australian bird, 2056 taxa or populations in total. Version 1 contains 230 fields grouped under the following headings: Taxonomy & nomenclature, Phylogeny, Australian population status, Conservation status, Legal status, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat, Food, Behaviour, Breeding, Mobility and Climate metrics. It is envisaged that the dataset will be updated periodically with new data for existing fields and the addition of new fields. The dataset has already had, and will continue to have applications in Australian and international ornithology, especially those that require standard information for a large number of taxa.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT 0909, Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Garnett
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University , North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: Daisy E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Duursma
authors.affiliation: BirdLife Australia , 5/60 Leicester St, Carlton, Vic. 3053, Australia.
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ehmke
authors.affiliation: Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Victoria University, Footscray Park Campus , PO Box 14428, Melbourne MC, Vic. 8001, Australia.
authors.forename: Patrick-Jean
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Guay
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT 0909, Australia.
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT 0909, Australia ; East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Secretariat , 3F G-Tower, 175 Art center-daero (24-4 Songdo-dong), Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 406-840, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Judit K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.affiliation: Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and the Built Environment, Deakin University , 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Vic. 3125, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Weston
authors.affiliation: 28 Morgan Crescent , Curtin, ACT 2605, Australia.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.affiliation: The Cairns Institute, James Cook University , PO Box 6811, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia.
authors.forename: Gabriel M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Crowley
authors.affiliation: Australian Bird & Bat Banding Scheme , GPO Box 8, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drynan
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT 0909, Australia ; School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University , Waurn Ponds, Vic. 3216, Australia.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dutson
authors.affiliation: Bush Heritage Australia , PO Box 329, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Vic. 8009, Australia.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fitzherbert
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT 0909, Australia.
authors.forename: Donald C
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9813-0959
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Franklin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D044822:Biodiversity; D001717:Birds; D004463:Ecology; D010802:Phylogeny
keywords: Biodiversity; Conservation biology; Taxonomy; Zoology