Description
Birds occurrence data in Kenya.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 89,632 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Mukeka J, Hongo P (2018): Kenya Bird Map Occurrence Data. v1.5. Kenya Wildlife Service. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=birds_nk&v=1.5
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Kenya Wildlife Service. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: d1e8a7af-097a-4ca8-aa91-62d3ff834711. Kenya Wildlife Service publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; Observation
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
Republic of Kenya
Bounding Coordinates | South West [-5, 33.8], North East [5, 42] |
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date / End Date | 2017-06-01 / 2018-05-16 |
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Project Data
Birds occurrence data in Kenya between June 2017 to May 2018
Title | Kenya Bird Map Occurrence Data |
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Identifier | BID-AF2015-0035-NAC |
Funding | From donor support |
Study Area Description | National surveys in the Republic of Kenya |
The personnel involved in the project:
- User
Sampling Methods
Transects within focal areas
Study Extent | National |
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Quality Control | Data is processed for quality purposes by expert from the National Museums of Kenya. Training on how count birds is carried out. |
Method step description:
- The exercise is carried out two times in a year - wet and dry season
Additional Metadata
Purpose | To know National birds abundance. |
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Maintenance Description | Bi-annual counts |
Alternative Identifiers | d1e8a7af-097a-4ca8-aa91-62d3ff834711 |
http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=birds_nk |