Life History and Status Classifications of Birds Breeding in Iowa

Authors

Louis B. Best, Iowa State UniversityFollow
Kathryn E. Freemark, National Wildlife Research Centre
Barbara S. Steiner, Iowa State University
Timothy M. Bergin, Iowa State University

Document Type

Research

Keywords

life history classifications, status classifications, guilds, breeding birds, Iowa

Abstract

Life history and status classifications were compiled for 145 bird species that breed in Iowa. Species were classified by food type and substrate, nest substrate, susceptibility to cowbird parasitism, migratory status, predominant habitat use and habitat-use specialization, body mass (an index of home range/territory size), area sensitivity, population trend and vulnerability, and beneficial/harmful aspects in relation to agriculture. Such information may be used to make interspecific comparisons, evaluate interrelationships among life history and status characteristics, and provide insights into the interpretation of previous research. This synthesis also can aid those responsible for making conservation and management decisions about Iowa's avifauna.

Publication Date

January-June 1996

Journal Title

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

103

Issue

1-2

First Page

34

Last Page

45

Copyright

© Copyright 1996 by the Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

EN

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Best, Louis B.; Freemark, Kathryn E.; Steiner, Barbara S.; and Bergin, Timothy M. (1996) "Life History and Status Classifications of Birds Breeding in Iowa," Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS, 103(1-2), 34-45.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/jias/vol103/iss1/6