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Table 1.7--Number of breeding bird species with increasing, decreasing, and stable trends from 1966 to 1996 by life-history characteristics for the South (Flather and others 1999)

Life history characteristic		Total species (N)	Increasing species (%)	Decreasing species (%)	Stable species (%)
All species		210	47 (22.4)	74 (35.2)	89 (42.4)
Nest type/ location	Cavity	29	10 (34.5)	8 (27.6)	11 (37.9)
	Open Cup	86	18(20.9)	42 (48.8)	26 (30.2)
	Ground/low	54	7 (13.0)	31 (57.4)	16 (29.6)
	Midstory/canopy	65	20 (30.8)	20 (30.8)	25 (38.5)
Migration status	Neotropical	76	12 (15.8)	31 (40.8)	33 (43.4)
	Short distance	50	17 (34.0)	20 (40.0)	13 (26.0)
	Permanent resident	42	9 (21.4)	16 (38.1)	17 (40.5)
Breeding habitat	Woodland	58	15 (25.9)	19 (32.8)	24 (41.4)
	Shrubland	43	8 (18.6)	13 (53.5)	12 (27.9)
	Grassland	10		7 (70.0)	3 (30.0)
	Wetland/open water	46	11 (23.9)	8 (17.4)	27 (58.7)
	Urban	13	2 (15.4)	6 (46.2)	5 (38.5)

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