Birds

Specimens in a project that uses the Ornithology catalog format show the bird measurement form. Sex, life stage, and weight units work the same way in every taxon group; see Measurements.

Measurements

• Weight: specimen weight in the selected unit.
• Wingspan (mm): wingspan length.
• Soft-part colors: Bill color, Maxilla color, Mandible color, Iris color, Tarsus color, and Toe color.
• Sex: select from the configured specimen-sex vocabulary.
• Life stage: select from the configured life-stage vocabulary.
• Brood patch: whether a brood patch is present.
• Bursa present: whether a bursa is present. If present, record bursa length and width.
• Skull ossification (%): selected from the available percentage list.
• Fat: fat category from None through Extremely Heavy.
• Stomach contents: notes on stomach contents.

Gonads

• Male gonad fields: testis length, width, and remarks.
• Female gonad fields: ovary length, ovary width, ovary appearance, ova sizes, oviduct width, oviduct appearance, and remarks.

Molt and notes

• Molt fields: wing molt, tail molt, body molt, and molt remarks.
• Notes: habitat remarks and specimen remarks.

Parts and parasites

Bird catalogs show parasite-detection fields and the parasite tab. See Specimen Parts.