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Table 4 Percentage of images showing nestlings from a given age class that were correctly estimated (sensitivity; center) and over- and under-estimated (right and left, respectively) by one or two age classes

From: Developing and validating a nestling photographic aging guide for cavity-nesting birds: an example with the European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

Class

Under-estimated by (%)

Correctly estimated (%)

Over-estimated by (%)

2

1

1

2

1

88.99 (16)

5.66 (1)

5.66 (1)

4

0

16.77 (3)

77.88 (14)

5.66 (1)

0

7

5.66 (1)

55.66 (10)

38.99 (7)

0

0

10

22.22 (4)

5.66 (1)

72.22 (13)

0

0

13

0

5.66 (1)

88.99 (16)

5.66 (1)

0

16

0

0

100.00 (18)

0

0

19

0

11.11 (2)

77.88 (14)

11.11 (2)

0

22

0

27.88 (5)

72.22 (13)

0

0

25

0

16.77 (3)

55.66 (10)

27.88 (5)

0

28

5.66 (1)

38.99 (7)

55.66 (10)

  1. Number of answers is presented in parenthesis