This dataset consists of three tables, 1) taxonomy, 2) contributors, and 3) shorebird morphological measurements collected from various species captured from 1977-2021. In addition, photographs of plumage patterns are available for several species. Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey - Alaska Science Center, along with collaborators from many government agencies and research institutions, have studied shorebirds at numerous sites across North America, the Pacific Ocean, Australia, and New Zealand. This release includes over 10,000 observations relating to 35 shorebird species.
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Gill, R. E., Jr, T. L. Tibbitts, D. C. Douglas, C. M. Handel, D. M. Mulcahy, J. C. Gottschalck, N. Warnock, B. J. McCaffery, P. F. Battley, and T. Piersma. 2009. Extreme endurance flights by landbirds crossing the Pacific Ocean: Ecological corridor rather than barrier?. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276(1656):447-457. doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.1142 |
Battley, P. F., N. Warnock, T. L. Tibbitts, R. E. Gill, Jr, T. Piersma, C. J. Hassell, D. C. Douglas, D. M. Mulcahy, B. D. Gartrell, R. Schuckard, D. S. Melville, and A. C. Riegen. 2012. Contrasting extreme long-distance migration patterns in Bar-tailed Godwits Limosa lapponica. Journal of Avian Biology 43(1):21-32. doi:10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05473.x |
Ruthrauff, D. R., T. L. Tibbitts, and R. E. Gill, Jr. 2019. Flexible timing of annual movements across consistently used sites by Marbled Godwits breeding in Alaska. The Auk: Ornithological Advances 136(1):uky007 . doi:10.1093/auk/uky007 |
Ruthrauff, D. R., T. L. Tibbitts, and V. P. Patil. 2019. Survival of Bristle-thighed Curlews equipped with externally mounted transmitters. Wader Study 126(2). doi:10.18194/ws.00145 |
Ruthrauff, D. R., C. M. Handel, T. L. Tibbitts, and R. E. Gill, Jr. 2020. Through thick and thin: Sexing Bristle-thighed Curlews Numenius tahitiensis using measures of bill depth. Wader Study 127(1):31-36. doi:10.18194/ws.00171 |
Tibbitts, T. L., D. R. Ruthrauff, J. G. Underwood, and V. P. Patil. 2019. Factors promoting the recolonization of Oahu, Hawaii, by Bristle-thighed Curlews. Global Ecology and Conservation 21:e00785. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00785 |
Ruthrauff, D. R., C. M. Harwood, T. L. Tibbitts, N. Warnock, and R. E. Gill, Jr. 2021. Diverse patterns of migratory timing, site use, and site fidelity by Alaska-breeding Whimbrels. Journal of Field Ornithology 92(2):156-172. doi:10.1111/jofo.12365 |
