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disturbance at the nest can end a breeding season.", "Kept birds depend on their keepers for welfare." ], "affected_parties": [ "The birds", "Poultry keepers", "Aircraft crews and passengers" ] }, "owners": { "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" ] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q5113: bird", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5113", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Bird", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identification", "name": "Identification", "description": "Which bird.", "rationale": "Species identity drives every other fact.", "layers": [ { "id": "species", "name": "Species", "description": "Scientific and common names.", "findings": [ { "id": "species-finding", "name": "Species identity", "description": "The species and naming authority.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which species is this, by scientific name?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "How was it identified, by sight, song or photograph?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "individual", "name": "Individual", "description": "Sex, age, rings.", "findings": [ { "id": "individual-finding", "name": "Individual traits", "description": "Traits of this individual.", "questions": [ { "text": "What sex and age is this bird?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "text": "Does it carry a ring or tag?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "ecology", "name": "Ecology", "description": "Where and how it lives.", "rationale": "Habitat and behaviour explain presence and risk.", "layers": [ { "id": "habitat", "name": "Habitat and range", "description": "Where it lives.", "findings": [ { "id": "habitat-finding", "name": "Range", "description": "Habitat and range.", "questions": [ { "text": "What habitat and range does this species have?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is it resident or migratory?", "kind": "definition" } ] } ] }, { "id": "population", "name": "Population", "description": "Trends.", "findings": [ { "id": "population-finding", "name": "Population status", "description": "Population and trend.", "questions": [ { "text": "What is its population trend?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "text": "What is its conservation status?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "protection-and-law", "name": "Protection and law", "description": "Legal status.", "rationale": "Most wild birds are protected; 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