Observation field: gender

male female hermaphrodite or unknown

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unknown	10025
male	7182
female	3252
hermaphrodite	166

Created by:

sojnab

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Observations specifying this field

Observation	gender
Photos / Sounds What Striped Whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus) Observer smnhc Date April 22, 2024 12:09 PM MDT Place Botts Ranch, Cedar Crest, NM 87008, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added April 25, 2024 10:19 PM MDT 1 ID Needs ID View	unknown
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Great Egret (Ardea alba) Observer gillbsydney Date April 23, 2024 03:01 PM AEST Place Sydney NSW, Australia (Google, OSM) Date Added April 25, 2024 12:23 PM AEST Tags Ardea alba, Birds, great egret, Manly Creek 2 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Genus Melanostoma Observer emty Date April 24, 2024 04:29 PM CEST Place Frankfurt am Main Süd, Deutschland (Google, OSM) Date Added April 24, 2024 08:59 PM UTC 1 ID Needs ID View	female
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Ladder-backed Hover Fly (Melanostoma scalare) Observer emty Date April 24, 2024 03:55 PM CEST Place Frankfurt am Main Süd, Deutschland (Google, OSM) Date Added April 24, 2024 08:58 PM UTC 2 IDs Research Grade View	female
Photos / Sounds What Globetails (Genus Sphaerophoria) Observer emty Date April 24, 2024 12:35 PM CEST Place Frankfurt am Main Süd, Deutschland (Google, OSM) Date Added April 24, 2024 08:58 PM UTC 2 IDs Needs ID View	female
Photos / Sounds What Globetails (Genus Sphaerophoria) Observer emty Date April 24, 2024 12:33 PM CEST Place Frankfurt am Main Süd, Deutschland (Google, OSM) Date Added April 24, 2024 08:58 PM UTC 3 IDs Needs ID View	female
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Ladder-backed Hover Fly (Melanostoma scalare) Observer emty Date April 23, 2024 12:20 PM CEST Place 60 Frankfurt am Main-Innenstadt III, Deutschland (Google, OSM) Date Added April 23, 2024 08:41 PM UTC 2 IDs Research Grade View	female
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Ladder-backed Hover Fly (Melanostoma scalare) Observer emty Date April 23, 2024 12:13 PM CEST Place 60 Frankfurt am Main-Innenstadt III, Deutschland (Google, OSM) Date Added April 23, 2024 08:41 PM UTC 2 IDs Research Grade View	female
Photos / Sounds What Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) Observer chris_and_pamela_pipes Date April 19, 2024 08:21 AM CDT Place Ohl Canyon Rd, Alpine, TX, US (Google, OSM) Date Added April 20, 2024 08:13 PM CDT Description Photo and entry by PP. 3 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds What Antelopehorn Milkweed (Asclepias asperula) Observer jeandotson Date April 13, 2024 11:24 AM CDT Place Loop 322, Abilene, TX, US (Google, OSM) Date Added April 13, 2024 01:21 PM CDT 1 ID Needs ID View	unknown
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Observer sylshessa Date April 18, 2024 01:04 PM CDT Place Holley St, Quintana, TX, US (Google, OSM) Date Added April 20, 2024 09:11 AM CDT 2 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds What Southern Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki ssp. richmondi) Observer gillbsydney Date February 12, 2022 11:30 AM AEDT Place Lyrebird Trl, Forestville NSW 2087, Australia (Google, OSM) Date Added April 20, 2024 01:49 PM AEST Tags birds, Garigal National Park, Gerygone mouki ssp. richmondi, Lyrebird Track, Southern Brown Gerygone 2 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds What Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas) Observer kenbuc Date September 26, 2023 05:52 PM CDT Place Estabrook Park, Shorewood, WI, US (Google, OSM) Date Added December 3, 2023 11:36 PM UTC 3 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds What Merlin (Falco columbarius) Observer kenbuc Date December 7, 2023 09:22 AM CST Place Estabrook Park, Milwaukee, WI, US (Google, OSM) Date Added January 3, 2024 01:26 AM UTC 5 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Observer kenbuc Date September 30, 2023 09:36 AM CDT Place Estabrook Park, Shorewood, WI, US (Google, OSM) Date Added March 8, 2024 02:23 AM UTC 4 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds What Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) Observer kenbuc Date March 22, 2024 04:23 PM CDT Place Estabrook Park, Whitefish Bay, WI, US (Google, OSM) Date Added March 23, 2024 01:01 AM UTC 2 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) Observer kenbuc Date April 14, 2024 05:17 PM CDT Place Estabrook Park, Whitefish Bay, WI, US (Google, OSM) Date Added April 15, 2024 11:42 PM UTC 2 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Migratory Monarch (Danaus plexippus ssp. plexippus) Observer alexmor Date April 18, 2024 08:14 AM CST Place Zona Centro, Acámbaro, Gto., México (Google, OSM) Date Added April 18, 2024 08:32 AM CST 4 IDs Research Grade View	male
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) Observer bel53 Date April 18, 2024 10:54 AM AEST Place Mona Vale Beach, Mona Vale, NSW, AU (Google, OSM) Date Added April 18, 2024 04:00 AM UTC 3 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds What Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) Observer andywilson Date April 17, 2024 08:03 AM EDT Place Bullfrog Rd, Emmitsburg, MD, US (Google, OSM) Date Added April 17, 2024 09:17 AM EDT 3 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Genus Emesis Observer leoguiza1 Date April 17, 2024 10:29 AM -05 Place Carrera 4 Km 1.6 vía rural a Cristo Rey, Bochalema, Norte de Santander, Colombia (Google, OSM) Date Added April 17, 2024 03:33 PM UTC 1 ID Needs ID View	unknown
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) Observer rhys_weller Date November 14, 2023 11:30 AM AEDT Place Clontarf NSW 2093, Australia (Google, OSM) Date Added April 17, 2024 08:56 AM UTC 3 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds What Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius) Observer rhys_weller Date April 14, 2024 03:45 PM AEST Place Elanora Heights NSW 2101, Australia (Google, OSM) Date Added April 17, 2024 03:47 AM UTC 3 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds What Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Observer joanholt52 Date April 16, 2024 05:50 PM CDT Place Birding Facility, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added April 16, 2024 05:54 PM CDT Description At Leonabell Birding Center, Port A. Feeding on Zizotes Milkweed. 3 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds What Green Antelopehorns (Asclepias viridis) Observer redpenny Date April 14, 2024 03:43 PM CDT Place Cooper, TX 75432, USA (Google, OSM) Date Added April 16, 2024 03:06 PM CDT Description Cooper Lake State Park Doctor's Creek unit Cedar Creek Trail West 2 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds What Strauch's Racerunner (Eremias strauchi) Observer zackdemirtshyan Date March 23, 2024 02:52 PM +04 Place Armenia, AM (Google, OSM) Date Added March 26, 2024 02:53 PM +04 2 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds What Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) Observer bel53 Date March 22, 2024 12:39 PM AEDT Place Sydney Harbour National Park, Manly, NSW, AU (Google, OSM) Date Added March 22, 2024 01:46 AM UTC 2 IDs Research Grade View	unknown
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) Observer emty Date April 15, 2024 02:13 PM CEST Place Bergen-Enkheim, Deutschland (Google, OSM) Date Added April 15, 2024 06:43 PM UTC Description f. rufescens 2 IDs Research Grade View	female
Photos / Sounds 6 photos What European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Observer emty Date April 15, 2024 12:58 PM CEST Place 63477 Maintal, Deutschland (Google, OSM) Date Added April 15, 2024 06:42 PM UTC 2 IDs Research Grade View	female
Photos / Sounds What Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) Observer bel53 Date May 7, 2021 01:57 PM AEST Place Coasters Retreat, Pittwater, NSW, AU (Google, OSM) Date Added May 7, 2021 10:07 AM UTC 3 IDs Research Grade View	unknown

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Comments

FYI, there is already a "sex" field: http://www.inaturalist.org/observation_fields/5

Also, the word "gender" usually describes a human social identity, which doesn't necessarily correspond to biological sex.

Posted by kueda over 11 years ago

Whats the protocol for merging duplicate fields?

Posted by loarie over 11 years ago

We don't really have one yet, since I was kind of waiting to see if it would be a problem. We could make a tool, but it might be a bit tricky to map allowed values correctly.

Posted by kueda over 11 years ago

It would still be handy to have this rolled into the "sex" field.

Posted by jon_sullivan over 9 years ago

I would like to edit this field to put "unknown" as the first entry as projects that use it default to a value of "male" if nothing is selected - slight gender bias being created.
Trouble is I get error "Name has already been taken", probably because there is another field "Gender". (allowing upper/lower case variations of a fieldname creates other problems too - in some parts of the site they are treated as equivalent, in others as different fields)

Posted by tony_wills over 8 years ago

There is a huge sex bias in the observations using this field, probably because the default value was "male". I have edited it so the default is now "unknown" so people have to actively select the sex.

Posted by tony_wills about 8 years ago

That's better. Thanks Tony.

Posted by jon_sullivan about 8 years ago

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