Table 1.
The species of bird studied, along with sample sizes and mean (±s.d.) masses and hip heights.
| species |
n | mass (kg) | hip height (mm) | data collected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scientific name | common name | ||||
| Coturnix chinensis | Chinese painted quail | 3♂, 2♀ | 0.047 ± 0.002 | 58.6 ± 4.0 | this study |
| Colinus virginianus | northern bobwhite quail | 3♂, 2♀ | 0.170 ± 0.014 | 77.8 ± 10.4 | this study |
| Coturnix japonica | Japanese quail | 1♂, 3♀ | 0.301 ± 0.077 | 106.25 ± 7.5 | this study |
| Porphyrio porphyrio | purple swamphen | 3♀ | 0.623 ± 0.058 | 239.0 ± 14.1 | this study |
| Numida meleagris | helmeted guineafowl | 2♂, 1♀ | 1.257 ± 0.114 | 201.7 ± 15.5 | this study |
| Alectura lathami | Australian brush turkey | 2♀ | 1.490 ± 0.057 | 267.0 ± 15.6 | this study |
| Threskiornis moluccus | Australian white ibis | 2♂ | 1.54 ± 0.057 | 282.5 ± 30.4 | this study |
| Gallus gallus | domestic chicken (white leghorn breed) | 1♂, 2♀ | 1.710 ± 0.521 | 254.3 ± 47.8 | this study |
| Meleagris gallopavo | domestic turkey (various mixed breeds) | 2♂, 3♀ | 3.228 ± 0.90 | 365.2 ± 47.4 | this study |
| Dromaius novaehollandiae | emu | 6♀ | 38.58 ± 2.69 | 903.3 ± 35.0 | [63] |
| Struthio camelus | ostrich | 3♂ | 74.87 ± 4.44 | 1129.3 ± 10.3 | [18] |