Table 2. Aspects of the bill morphology of five species based on µCT scans.
Species | n | Overlap of lower by upper beak (mm)* | Extention of rhamphotheca distal of premaxilla tip (mm) | Extention of rhamphotheca distal of dentary tip (mm) | Extent of premaxillary symphysis (mm) |
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North Island brown kiwi | 3 | 55.57 ± 0.74 | 1.27 ± 0.36 | 0.62 ± 0.29 | 4.2 ± 0.2 |
Eurasian woodcock | 2 | 2.87 ± 0.13 | 0.9 | 0.64 | 11.8 |
Bar-tailed godwit | 1 | 2.27 | 1.42 | 1.69 | 9.3 |
Black-winged stilt | 1 | 1.45 | 4.34 | 4.15 | > 11.7* |
South Island oystercatcher | 1 | 0 | 9.84 | 9.57 | > 6.3* |
symphysis occurred proximal of the cut edge of the sample