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Bird-Habitat Indicator Assemblages for 187 natural habitats spanning Africa, Australia, and North America

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  • Keith N. Barnes2,
  • Dale Forbes3,
  • Doug Whitman2,
  • Rob Hynson4,
  • David Wiedenfeld5,
  • Charley Hesse2,
  • Mike Parr5,
  • Phil Chaon2,
  • Nick D. Athanas2,
  • Carlos Bocos6,
  • Rachael Kaiser7,
  • Phil Gregory8,
  • Ken Behrens2,
  • Richard Noske9,
  • Jeremy Robertson2,
  • Sam Woods2,
  • Shane Kennedy2 &
  • …
  • Angela T. Moles1 

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Abstract

The relationships between bird species and their habitat preferences provide a vital key to understanding both birds and ecosystems. We used expert elicitation to develop Bird-Habitat Indicator Assemblages, which list each bird species’ level of association (Obligate, Strong Indicator, Weak Indicator, Nominally Present, or Not Associated) with each of 187 natural habitats from Africa, Australia and North America. Our dataset includes 4329 of the 11,145 bird species worldwide, and 187 of the 517 natural habitats of the world. These Bird-Habitat Indicator Assemblages can be used for habitat prediction, to provide more accurate information about likely locations for target species, for better-informed species distribution models, and to identify critical habitat for conservation of threatened bird species.

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I.D.C. was supported by a UNSW University Postgraduate Award. No grant number applicable. There was no other funding for this project.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2034, Australia

    Iain D. Campbell & Angela T. Moles

  2. Tropical Birding, 1201 Colombo Avenue, Sierra Vista, Arizona, 85635, USA

    Iain D. Campbell, Keith N. Barnes, Doug Whitman, Charley Hesse, Phil Chaon, Nick D. Athanas, Ken Behrens, Jeremy Robertson, Sam Woods & Shane Kennedy

  3. Swarovski Optik, Daniel-Swarovski-Straße 70, 6067, Absam, Austria

    Dale Forbes

  4. BirdLife Australia, Level 2, Main Building, 54 Wellington Street, Collingwood, VIC, 3066, Australia

    Rob Hynson

  5. American Bird Conservancy, 4301 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 440, Washington, D.C., 20008, USA

    David Wiedenfeld & Mike Parr

  6. RockJumper, Calle Navidad 25, 47011, Valladolid, Spain

    Carlos Bocos

  7. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, P.O. Box 120551, San Diego, CA, 92112, USA

    Rachael Kaiser

  8. Sicklebill Safaris, PO Box 597, Malanda, QLD, 4885, Australia

    Phil Gregory

  9. Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia

    Richard Noske

Authors

  1. Iain D. Campbell
  2. Keith N. Barnes
  3. Dale Forbes
  4. Doug Whitman
  5. Rob Hynson
  6. David Wiedenfeld
  7. Charley Hesse
  8. Mike Parr
  9. Phil Chaon
  10. Nick D. Athanas
  11. Carlos Bocos
  12. Rachael Kaiser
  13. Phil Gregory
  14. Ken Behrens
  15. Richard Noske
  16. Jeremy Robertson
  17. Sam Woods
  18. Shane Kennedy
  19. Angela T. Moles

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Correspondence to Iain D. Campbell.

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Campbell, I.D., Barnes, K.N., Forbes, D. et al. Bird-Habitat Indicator Assemblages for 187 natural habitats spanning Africa, Australia, and North America. Sci Data (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-08071-9

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