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vr.tr.bird · thing-q5113
Let an agent handle birds as organisms identified by species, with legal protection, disease risk and roles as wildlife, livestock and pets.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identification Which bird.
Species
Scientific and common names.
Species identity
The species and naming authority.
- Which species is this, by scientific name? definition
- How was it identified, by sight, song or photograph? provenance
Individual
Sex, age, rings.
Individual traits
Traits of this individual.
- What sex and age is this bird? measurement
- Does it carry a ring or tag? provenance
Ecology Where and how it lives.
Habitat and range
Where it lives.
Range
Habitat and range.
- What habitat and range does this species have? definition
- Is it resident or migratory? definition
Population
Trends.
Population status
Population and trend.
- What is its population trend? measurement
- What is its conservation status? provenance
Protection and law Legal status.
Protection
Wildlife law.
Protection
Legal protection.
- Is this bird protected, and what is prohibited? boundary
- What should someone do with an injured wild bird? action
Keeping and trade
Pets, poultry, trade.
Keeping rules
Rules for keeping and trade.
- May this species be kept or traded, under which rules? boundary
- What welfare standards apply? provenance
Health Disease and welfare.
Disease
Avian influenza and others.
Disease risk
Disease risks.
- Is there an avian influenza risk here, according to authorities? boundary
- What must be reported, and to whom? action
Welfare
Kept birds.
Welfare
Welfare needs.
- What are the welfare needs of this bird? definition
- When is a vet needed? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- beneficial bird, pest bird, domesticated bird, cage bird, avian predator, chick, wetland bird, endemic bird, grassland bird, game birds, talking bird, Toxic birds
What it is Filled
A warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves, with feathers, a toothless beak and forelimbs modified as wings; most species can fly.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle birds as organisms identified by species, with legal protection, disease risk and roles as wildlife, livestock and pets.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Feathers, which no other living animals have
- Egg-laying and warm-blooded
- Protected by wildlife law in most countries
- Domesticated birds are regulated as livestock or pets
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Capture, disturb, harm or trade wild birds, their eggs or nests outside the law.
- Handle sick or dead wild birds without following avian influenza guidance.
- Publish the locations of nests of rare or persecuted species.
- Report an uncertain identification as confirmed.
Only with a human decision
- Culling birds or ordering a flock destroyed.
- Dispersing birds near an airfield in ways that harm them.
May
- Identify bird species from sightings or sounds, stating confidence.
- Report sightings to recognised recording schemes and sick or dead birds to the animal health authority.
Moral aspects Filled
- Many bird species are declining; disturbance at the nest can end a breeding season.
- Kept birds depend on their keepers for welfare.
Who is affected
- The birds
- Poultry keepers
- Aircraft crews and passengers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody for wild birds, which are protected by law; the keeper for kept birds.
Master systems
- National biodiversity and bird recording databases
- Poultry keeper registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
related
- animal - class Aves
- poultry - domesticated birds
- avian influenza - zoonotic disease risk
- wildlife law - protected species
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.bird
- Wikidata: Q5113 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5113)
- IOC World Bird List name: scientific binomial standard species list
- eBird species code: short code observation data
- ring number: ringing scheme code marks individual birds
Direct properties required Filled
- body mass: 0.002-150 kg - bee hummingbird to ostrich
- body temperature: 40-42 degrees C
- number of species: about 11000 species
Recognition required Filled
- Feathers and beak identify a bird
- Species are identified by plumage, shape, size, song and behaviour
- Sex and age often differ in plumage
- Feathered body, beak, two legs and wings; size from a 2 g hummingbird to a 150 kg ostrich; colours and songs vary by species.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- observe and identify them
- keep them, as poultry or cage birds, under welfare law
- protect them, under wildlife law
- monitor them, for avian influenza and population trends
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Avian influenza outbreaks
- Bird strikes on aircraft
- Illegal trade and persecution
- Misidentification of similar species
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- EU Birds Directive and national wildlife acts
- CITES for traded species
- Animal welfare and poultry regulations
- Avian influenza control rules
Context of use required Filled
- Birds are organisms; people value them for ecology, food, eggs, companionship and observation.
- by use to people: wild, domesticated, cage bird, pest, beneficial
- by habitat: wetland, seabird, forest, urban
- raptors and other avian predators
- poultry: chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q5113: bird - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Bird - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should species be registered as instances with IOC names?
- How should protected status be linked by jurisdiction?
- How should wild and domesticated birds be kept apart in records?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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