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Table 1 Foraging range area (± SD) and maximum foraging range by region for purple martins

From: Central-place foraging poses variable constraints year-round in a neotropical migrant

 

Region

N

Foraging area (km2)

Maximum foraging distance (km)

Mean

Min.

Max.

Mean

Min.

Max.

Breeding

Quebec

17

7.19 ± 14.6

0.44

63.1

2.68 ± 3.04

0.66

14.0

 

Texas

2

11.1 ± 9.05

4.73

17.5

4.18 ± 2.94

2.10

6.26

 

Florida

73

15.7 ± 43.3

0.33

362

2.97 ± 2.05

0.51

10.7

Non-breeding

Amazon

6

9980 ± 9970

669

26,400

78.0 ± 39.9

30.3

148

 

Dry diagonal

5

7470 ± 6130

209

14,900

77.7 ± 39.9

11.9

117

  1. For breeding birds, N is the number of individuals, while N is the number of roosts for non-breeding birds