You have been keeping a list of the bird species that frequent your property. At the end of the year you have tallied eight seedeaters, one nectar sipper, three woodpeckers, six insectivores, two frugivores, four predators, and one carrion feeder. You have organized your tally according to

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The tally of bird species on the property has been organized according to guild, which refers to the feeding roles or niches of the birds. Seedeaters, nectar sippers, woodpeckers, insectivores, frugivores, predators, and carrion feeders all have different feeding strategies, and organizing the data according to guild helps to understand the diversity and interactions among the bird species on the property. Habitat, community, and population refer to other aspects of ecological organization that are not reflected in this type of bird tally.

You Have Been Keeping a List of the Bird Species