Phylogenetic supertree and functional trait database for all extant parrots
Kevin R. Burgio,
Katie E. Davis,
Lindsay M. Dreiss,
Laura M. Cisneros,
Brian T. Klingbeil,
Steven J. Presley,
Michael R. Willig
Affiliations
Kevin R. Burgio
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. U-3043, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA; Institute of the Environment and Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA; Corresponding author. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. U-3043, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Katie E. Davis
Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Lindsay M. Dreiss
Department of Geography, Middlebury College, 287 Bicentennial Way, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
Laura M. Cisneros
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut, 1376 Storrs Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
Brian T. Klingbeil
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. U-3043, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA; Institute of the Environment and Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
Steven J. Presley
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. U-3043, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA; Institute of the Environment and Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
Michael R. Willig
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. U-3043, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA; Institute of the Environment and Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
We present a complete dataset from the literature on functional traits including morphological measurements, dietary information, foraging strategy, and foraging location for all 398 extant species of parrots. The morphological measurements include: mass, total length, wing chord, culmen length, tarsus length, and tail length. The diet data describe whether each species is known to consume particular food items (e.g. nectar, berries, and carrion), foraging strategy data describes how each species captures or accesses food, and foraging location data describe the habitat from which each species finds food (e.g. ground, canopy, and subcanopy). We also present a time-calibrated phylogenetic supertree that contains all 398 extant species as well as 15 extinct species (413 total species). These data are hosted on the Figshare data depository (https://figshare.com/s/6cdf8cf00793deab7ba6).
