bird
Let an agent handle birds as organisms identified by species, with legal protection, disease risk and roles as wildlife, livestock and pets.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle birds as organisms identified by species, with legal protection, disease risk and roles as wildlife, livestock and pets.
A warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves, with feathers, a toothless beak and forelimbs modified as wings; most species can fly.
What it is for: Birds are organisms; people value them for ecology, food, eggs, companionship and observation.
It can be 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.
Distinguishing features
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 it looks like
Feathered body, beak, two legs and wings; size from a 2 g hummingbird to a 150 kg ostrich; colours and songs vary by species.
Physical character
body mass: 0.002-150 kg - bee hummingbird to ostrich
body temperature: 40-42 degrees C
number of species: about 11000 species
How it is recognised
Feathers and beak identify a bird
Species are identified by plumage, shape, size, song and behaviour
Sex and age often differ in plumage
Related models
is a kind of - class Aves
has kind - domesticated birds
carries - zoonotic disease risk
is protected by - protected species
In practice
Families and kinds
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
Identifiers
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
Standards and regulation
EU Birds Directive and national wildlife acts
CITES for traded species
Animal welfare and poultry regulations
Avian influenza control rules
Failure modes and hazards
Avian influenza outbreaks
Bird strikes on aircraft
Illegal trade and persecution
Misidentification of similar species
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.bird
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identification Which bird.
Species identity drives every other fact.
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 behaviour explain presence and risk.
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.
Most wild birds are protected; keeping and trade are regulated.
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.
Birds carry diseases that affect people and livestock.
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
What the second pass must settle
- 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?