A GLOSSARY FOR AVIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

This glossary provides standard definitions for many of the terms used in avian conservation biology. We compiled these definitions to assis t communication among researchers, managers, and others involved in th e Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Program, also known as Partn ers in Flight. We used existing glossaries and recent literature to pr epare this glossary. The cited sources were not necessarily the first ones to use the terms. Many definitions were taken verbatim from the c ited source material. Others were modified slightly to clarify the mea ning. Definitions that were modified to a greater extent are indicated as being adapted from the originals. Terms that have been used in mor e than one way by different authors are listed with numbered alternati ve definitions if the definitions differ substantially.