Materials on the avifauna of the hydrographic network of the Mykolaiv region in the spring-summer period

Study Extent

Most of the material was collected during conducting of route counts of birds while traveling by car at low speed and stops of various durations. The stops made it possible to accurately determine the species of birds, their number, age and sex, as well as to conduct maximum observation of the area, especially in conditions of poor visibility. All species of birds were recorded at any distance, allowing to determine the species.

Sampling

The research covers a large area, but it is fragmentary. Mostly, different territories were surveyed in different years. The coordinates of each registration were recorded only in individual cases. In the vast majority, the registration of each bird encountered was linked to a settlement and other landmarks (reservoir, stream, forest). According to these records, when collecting data, the coordinates of bird meeting places were determined using a map from the Internet (https://www.google.com/; the "Google Earth" program). The accuracy of the meeting place reaches approximately 1 km. The dataset also includes some incidental bird sightings that may be valuable for an inventory of the avifauna of the region during the study period. The information in the database is not exhaustive. Observations were made using 10-12-X binoculars. The nomenclature corresponds to The Catalogue of Life.

Quality Control

The authors of the dataset are fully responsible for the quality of data in it.

Method steps

1. Conducting field research.
2. Visual, audial and other registration of birds.
3. Species identification.
4. Georeferencing on geographic paper maps with subsequent GPS tracking.
5. Organization of the dataset according to Darwin Core standards.

The dataset consists of exclusively records of birds (class: Aves).

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Chordata
   rank: phylum
3. Aves
   rank: class
4. Accipitriformes
   rank: order
5. Anseriformes
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6. Apodiformes
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7. Bucerotiformes
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8. Caprimulgiformes
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9. Charadriiformes
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10. Ciconiiformes
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11. Columbiformes
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12. Coraciiformes
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13. Cuculiformes
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14. Falconiformes
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15. Galliformes
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16. Gruiformes
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17. Passeriformes
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18. Pelecaniformes
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19. Piciformes
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20. Podicipediformes
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21. Strigiformes
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22. Suliformes
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The dataset consists of records made on the territory of Mykolaiv administrative region of Ukraine.