Species code
|
Common name
|
Scientific name
|
# sites
|
# captures
|
Mean body mass (g)
|
Mean migration (° latitude)
|
Geolocator
|
Max % body mass of markers + geo
|
---|
Control
|
Geo-locator
|
Attachment typea
|
Total mass (g)b
|
% mean body mass
|
---|
SESA
|
Semipalmated sandpiper
|
Calidris pusilla
|
7
|
949
|
224
|
26
|
65c
|
PEF, PAB
|
0.8–1.0
|
3.3–3.9
|
5.8
|
WESA
|
Western sandpiper
|
C. mauri
|
1
|
276
|
21
|
27
|
49c
|
PAB
|
1.0
|
3.7
|
5.2
|
RNPHd
|
Red-necked phalarope
|
Phalaropus lobatus
|
1
|
21
|
7
|
38
|
66
|
LLH
|
1.0
|
2.6
|
NA
|
DUNLsch
|
schinzii dunlin
|
C. alpina schinzii
|
1
|
64
|
30
|
46
|
45d
|
PAB
|
0.8
|
1.8
|
2.5
|
SANDrub
|
Sanderling
|
C. alba rubida
|
1
|
55
|
44
|
53
|
111e
|
PEF
|
0.8
|
1.5
| |
DUNLhud
|
hudsonia dunlin
|
C. alpina hudsonia
|
1
|
133
|
35
|
57
|
20e
|
PEF
|
1.1
|
1.9
|
2.9
|
DUNLpac
|
pacifica dunlin
|
C. alpina pacifica
|
3
|
57
|
124
|
57
|
27
|
PEF
|
1.1
|
1.9
|
2.9
|
DUNLarc
|
arcticola dunlin
|
C. alpina arcticola
|
3
|
255
|
104
|
58
|
30e
|
PEF
|
1.1
|
1.9
|
3.3
|
SANDalb
|
Sanderling
|
C. alba alba
|
3
|
434
|
30
|
59
|
60
|
PEF
|
0.8
|
1.4
|
2.3
|
GSAP
|
Greater sand plover
|
C. leschenaultii
|
1
|
289
|
59
|
87f
|
58e
|
PEF
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
1.8
|
GTTA
|
Gray-tailed tattler
|
Tringa brevipes
|
1
|
160
|
19
|
104
|
88
|
PAF
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
2.0
|
RUTUint
|
interpres ruddy turnstone
|
Arenaria interpres interpres
|
1
|
112
|
77
|
105
|
113e
|
PEF
|
0.9
|
0.9
| |
RUTUmor
|
morinella ruddy turnstone
|
A. i. morinella
|
3
|
62
|
46
|
109
|
70e
|
PEF
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
1.6
|
BLTU
|
Black turnstone
|
A. melanocephala
|
1
|
51
|
30
|
123
|
9
|
LLH
|
2.0
|
1.6
|
2.3
|
REKNrog
|
rogersi red knot
|
C. canutus rogersi
|
1
|
11
|
26
|
125
|
108
|
PAB
|
1.4
|
1.1
|
1.8
|
REKNrufg
|
rufa red knot
|
C. c. rufa
|
2
|
711
|
87
|
132
|
100
|
PAB
|
1.4–1.7
|
1.1–1.3
|
1.6
|
AMGP
|
American golden-plover
|
Pluvialis dominica
|
5
|
55
|
129
|
146
|
94c
|
PEF
|
0.9–1.3
|
0.6–0.9
|
1.6
|
GRSNh
|
Great snipe
|
Gallinago media
|
1
|
34
|
45
|
160
|
64
|
PAB
|
1.3
|
0.8
|
NA
|
GRKN
|
Great knot
|
C. tenuirostris
|
1
|
126
|
64
|
195
|
81e
|
PEF
|
0.8
|
0.4
|
0.8
|
BTGO
|
Bar-tailed godwit
|
Limosa lapponica
|
1
|
16
|
58
|
342
|
105
|
PAB
|
1.8
|
0.5
|
1.6
|
WHIMhud
|
hudsonicus whimbrel
|
Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
|
1
|
31
|
25
|
378
|
54e
|
PAF
|
1.0
|
0.3
| |
WHIMisl
|
islandicus whimbrel
|
N. phaeopus islandicus
|
1
|
56
|
23
|
438
|
58e
|
PAF
|
1.0
|
0.2
| |
FECU
|
Far eastern curlew
|
N. madagascariensis
|
1
|
7
|
23
|
1091
|
90e
|
PEF
|
1.0
|
0.1
|
0.3
|
- Species codes follow alpha codes used by the American Ornithologists’ Union. Species and subspecies are sorted by mean body mass. Data are from the authors unless a reference is indicated.NA not available
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a
PAB parallel-band, PEF perpendicular-flag, PAF parallel-flag, LLH leg-loop harness (Fig. 2)
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bIncludes attachment materials. Where a range of values is given, multiple models or attachments were used across sites or years
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cFrom Thomas et al. [76]
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dFrom Smith et al. [37]; total mass of geolocator package is estimated based on our data
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eEstimated from range maps in Hayman et al. [77] following the methods of Thomas et al. [76]
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fPublished body-mass estimates [78, 79]
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gFrom Niles et al. [36] and Burger et al. [33]
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hFrom Klaassen et al. [43] and Lindström et al. [35]