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Place

Habitats

Antarctic fast ice and surrounding Southern Ocean
Arctic tundra, alpine fellfield and rocky mountain slopes
Arctic tundra, windswept ridge and river valley
Arid and semi-arid grassland, prairie and desert where yuccas grow
Arid thornbush, dry scrub and semi-desert
Bottomland hardwood forest, river swamps and cypress groves
Breeds on inland plains; aestivates in high alpine caves and rock crevices
Broadleaf trees, especially maple, willow, poplar and elm, in urban and rural woodland
Caves and deep gorges for roosting, with foraging in forest at night
Cavities and leaf bases of shrubs on subtropical island vegetation, sheltering by day and feeding at night
Clear freshwater streams, rivers and lakes in tropical and subtropical forest
Clear outer reef slopes and drop-offs, usually below ten metres
Coastal waters, estuaries, lakes and large rivers
Coasts, sea lochs, large lakes and river systems with old trees or cliffs
Cold North Atlantic waters, breeding on remote rocky islands
Cold continental shelf waters over mud, sand and gravel, mostly shallower than 200 metres
Cold deep water worldwide, plus shallow reefs on the British Columbia coast
Continental shelf reefs of the Coral Sea off northeastern Australia
Cool continental shelf waters of the North Atlantic, from near the surface to several hundred metres depth
Damp coastal coniferous forest floor and leaf litter
Damp soil, leaf litter and gardens in warm humid climates
Damp terrestrial habitats: leaf litter, under logs and stones, compost heaps, walls and gardens
Deciduous and mixed forest, grassland and marsh with deep leaf litter
Deep offshore waters, especially near submarine canyons and steep slopes
Deep open ocean, generally between about 300 and 1,000 metres
Deep water of the western Pacific by day, rising towards the surface at night
Dense freshwater papyrus and reed swamps
Dense tropical rainforest and dry deciduous forest
Dry sclerophyll forest, coastal scrub and agricultural mosaic across Tasmania
Eastern montane and lowland rainforest
Estuaries, river mouths and freshwater rivers and lakes, as well as shallow coastal seas
Evergreen and semi-evergreen broadleaf forest, mostly on hill slopes
Exposed and sheltered rocky shores in the intertidal zone
Farmyards, pasture and pond margins
Floodplain lakes, oxbows and slow river channels of the Amazon basin
Foliage of trees and shrubs in tropical forest and plantation
Forest rivers, lagoons and swamp forest
Forest, forest edge, scrub, grassland and coastal margins
Freshwater swamps, lakes and slow rivers of southern lowlands
Freshwater swamps, marshes, rivers and lakes of the southeastern United States
Grassy fields, scrub, trail edges and open woodland rather than deep forest
Hadal zone of the Mariana Trench, roughly 6,900 to 8,000 metres
Harbours, pilings and hard substrates in temperate coastal waters
Intertidal mudflats, mangrove swamps and estuaries
Intertidal mudflats, mangroves, salt marshes and sandy lagoons
Lakes, reservoirs, slow rivers, gravel pits and large ponds with vegetated margins
Large cool lakes and rivers, often over sand, gravel or rubble in deeper water
Lowland and montane tropical forest, plantations and gardens with tall trees
Lowland rainforest and secondary forest canopy, plantations and gardens
Lowland rainforest canopy and mid-storey, usually near water
Lowland rainforest, forest edge and disturbed land in eastern Madagascar
Lowland rainforest, riverine forest and forest edge
Mature bottomland hardwood forest and pine forest of the southeastern United States and Cuba
Mature forest with standing dead trees; roosts under loose bark and in tree cavities, occasionally in rock crevices
Mesic disturbed habitats, riverbanks, irrigated gardens and urban areas with shallow opportunistic nests
Moist soil and leaf litter in forest and disturbed ground
Montane forest, alpine meadow, tundra and river valleys of western North America
Open eucalypt woodland, farmland and suburban gardens of eastern Australia
Open ocean and shelf waters in warm temperate and tropical seas
Open plains, grassland and woodland of the Americas
Open shelf waters of the North Atlantic, in the upper water column, moving inshore and offshore seasonally
Outer reef slopes and lagoons, sheltering in caves and wrecks at night
Ponds, ditches, wet meadows, hedgerows, gardens and compost heaps
Ponds, marshes and slow water for breeding, open country and shorelines while migrating
Rainforest, dry deciduous forest, mangrove and plantation
Raised coral atoll with grassland, scrub and mangrove, little fresh water and no permanent streams
Reef flats, lagoons and seaward slopes from the surface to about 180 metres
Riparian and swamp forest, flooded thickets and river margins
Riverine, montane and secondary forest
Rivers, lakes and seasonally flooded forest of the Amazon and Orinoco basins
Rocky escarpment, savanna woodland and open eucalypt forest across northern Australia
Sand, gravel and mud on the continental shelf, from shallow sea lochs to several hundred metres
Sandy and gravelly arid interior with spinifex and mulga
Sandy, muddy and gravelly seabeds from the low intertidal to about 1,200 metres
Savanna woodland, grassland and semi-arid scrub with termite and ant colonies, often near sandy or loamy soils suitable for burrowing
Savanna, arid scrub, grassland and dry forest across a very wide climatic range
Savanna, open woodland, rocky hills and riverine scrub of sub-Saharan Africa
Seasonally flooded grassland plains of the Australian tropics
Seasonally flooded wetland, rivers and oxbow lakes
Semi-arid grassland and acacia scrub in the Horn of Africa
Shallow lagoon and reef-slope waters, always associated with host sea anemones
Shallow rocky subtidal and intertidal zones with abundant red algae
Shallow sandy and muddy bottoms, usually under 200 metres and often in bays
Shallow sandy beaches, bays and estuaries, often in less than a metre of water
Shallow seagrass beds and algae in temperate and tropical Indo-Pacific coastal waters
Shallow sheltered lagoons, mangrove channels and seagrass flats
Shallow, muddy and sandy Gulf and Atlantic coastal waters rich in crabs
Soft sediment of the deep sea floor, roughly 800 to 4,700 metres
Soft-bottomed continental shelf and slope, from shallow bays to several hundred metres
Steep rocky ranges, gorges and boulder piles in semi-arid country
Swamps, bayous, drainage ditches and weedy ponds
Tropical and subtropical forest and savanna, nesting in tree hollows, walls and underground cavities
Tropical and subtropical forest, scrub and grassland, often adjacent to cultivated land
Tropical moist forest, forest-savannah mosaic and woodland
Upland moor and damp grassland when breeding; estuaries and mudflats in winter
Warm shallow marine environments, often found on aquarium glass and hard substrates
Woodland edges, gardens, orchards, parks and damp meadows
Woodland edges, old fields, hedgerows and roadside verges
Woodland, farmland with hedgerows, parks and gardens
Woodland, forest edge, farmland and urban parkland

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