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Spatial Extent of Data

USGS Data Source

USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Coastal ecosystems, Ornithology, Migratory species, Wildlife, Animal tracking

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Environment, Biota

Other Subject Keywords

Tagging devices, Animals/Vertebrates, Satellite transmitter, Tracking equipment, Calidris subruficollis, Birds, Migratory rates/routes, Capture-recapture studies, Seasonal distribution, Species life history, Seasonal movement, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Argos, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Migratory birds, Central Americas flyway, GPS, Breeding sites, Telemetry, PTT, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Overwintering

Place Keywords

Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Texas, Alaska

Tracking Data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis)

This data package includes 2 child items with tracking data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers, a shorebird species that breeds only in Arctic Alaska and Canada, spending the winter in the grasslands of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina after a lengthy migration. Child Item 1: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis) - Processed Data" - Quality-controlled data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis) - Raw Data" - All raw data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The quality-controlled, "Argos GPS Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

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Author(s) Lee Tibbitts orcid, R.B. Lanctot orcid, David C Douglas orcid
Publication Date 2023-10-17
Beginning Date of Data 2016
Ending Date of Data 2020
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TYMUID
Citation Tibbitts, L., Lanctot, R., and Douglas, D.C., 2023, Tracking Data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TYMUID.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2024-09-21
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