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Annotated list of observed birds in W and Pendjari Reserves in Benin, February 2010

Citation

Gbetoho A J, Gangnibo C (2017). Annotated list of observed birds in W and Pendjari Reserves in Benin, February 2010. Version 1.1. GBIF Benin. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ffro5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-02-08.

Description

Annotated list of birds observed around ponds, waterfalls, rivers and other areas inside W and Pendjari Reserves in Benin from 3 to 17 february 2010. The data were entered from litterature written by Dowsett-Lemarre Françoise and Dowsett J. Robert after an inventory in the two parks. The textual location where each bird was observed was described, and allow the digitization team to georeference the occurrences. The scientific names provided in the book were submitted to ITIS Taxonomic match tool to obtain the accepted name and the parent name. The non matches names were checked online in the Ecncyclopedia of life. The names, as written by the author were stored in the field ScientificName, while the accepted name were stored in acceptedNameUsage.

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Animals
    common name: Birds rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

Annotated list of birds observed around ponds, waterfalls, rivers and other areas inside W and Pendjari Reserves in Benin from 3 to 17 february 2010. The data were entered from litterature written by Dowsett-Lemarre Françoise and Dowsett J. Robert after an inventory in the two parks. The textual location where each bird was observed was described, and allow the digitization team to georeference the occurrences. The scientific names provided in the book were submitted to ITIS Taxonomic match tool to obtain the accepted name and the parent name. The non matches names were checked online in the Ecncyclopedia of life. The names, as written by the author were stored in the field ScientificName, while the accepted name were stored in acceptedNameUsage.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Dowsett-Lemarre Françoise & Dowsett J. Robert. Liste annotée des oiseaux observés aux Parcs du W et de la Pendjari (Bénin), février 2010. Dowsett-Lemaire Misc. Resp. 72 (2010). 20 pages. -

Contacts

Alain Jaures Gbetoho
originator
University of Abomey-Calavi. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. Laboratoire des Sciences Forestières/Université d’Abomey-Calavi (LSF/UAC)
BP 393 Cotonou
Calavi
229
Atlantique
BJ
email: gljaures@gmail.com
Charles Gangnibo
metadata author
University of Abomey-Calavi/FSA/Laboratory of Forest Sciences
BP 1493 Abomey-Calavi
Calavi
229
Atlantique
BJ
Telephone: +22997398973
email: charlaco2000@yahoo.fr
Jean Cossi Ganglo
user
position: Professor
Laboratory of Forest Sciences
BP 1493 Abomey-Calavi
Calavi
BJ
Telephone: +22994578915
email: ganglocj@gmail.com
Charles Gangnibo
administrative point of contact
University of Abomey-Calavi/FSA/Laboratory of Forest Sciences
BP 1493 Abomey-Calavi
Calavi
229
Atlantique
BJ
Telephone: +22997398973
email: charlaco2000@yahoo.fr
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