EDP Baixo Sabor: Land Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: complementary work sites [2010-2014]

Paulo Mota; Célia Gomes; Hugo André Zina; Pedro Miguel Araújo; Cátia alexandra Oliveira; Sérgio Manuel Marques; Joaquim Duarte Mendes

doi:10.15468/y8ebjt

EDP Baixo Sabor: Land Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: complementary work sites [2010-2014]

Citation

Mota P, Gomes C, Zina H A, Araújo P M, Oliveira C A, Marques S M, Mendes J D, Múrias T (2020). EDP Baixo Sabor: Land Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: complementary work sites [2010-2014]. EDP. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/y8ebjt accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-18.

Description

The dataset contains records of land birds (Aves) collected in the lower valley of River Sabor (NE Portugal), in the scope of the long-term Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams (AHBS), promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. This dataset includes results of surveys made in and around the area affected by construction works complementary to the dam sites, from August 2010 to September 2014. The presence and identity of bird species were assessed by visual and/or acoustic observation, with the support of binoculars. The records include taxa identified at the species or genus levels.

Purpose

This dataset is part of a broader initiative whereby the company EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A. will made available biodiversity data collected during impact assessment and biological monitoring studies.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Data were collected in an area around the two dams, in Vilariça stream (5 km from the Sabor river mouth) and in a stretch of 3 km, west of Felgar (16 km from the Sabor mouth), in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo.

Sampling

Sampling was designed to cover the most relevant habitats for land birds in a buffer of 5 km around the sites were additional/complementary work to the main dam structure was performed. A total of 9 point counts were surveyed (1-5 per site). At each count point, a 10-minute session was performed, in which all birds detected by sight or sound were recorded. The identification was made "in situ" by experienced observers, with the support of appropriate field guides.

Quality Control

All individual identifications were performed by qualified technicians

Method steps

To be completed

Taxonomic Coverages

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 class, 9 orders, 27 families, 53 genera and 67 species.

Chordata
rank: phylum
Accipitriformes
rank: order
Apodiformes
rank: order
Bucerotiformes
rank: order
Columbiformes
rank: order
Coraciiformes
rank: order
Cuculiformes
rank: order
Galliformes
rank: order
Passeriformes
rank: order
Piciformes
rank: order
Accipitridae
rank: family
Aegithalidae
rank: family
Alaudidae
rank: family
Apodidae
rank: family
Certhiidae
rank: family
Columbidae
rank: family
Corvidae
rank: family
Cuculidae
rank: family
Emberizidae
rank: family
Fringillidae
rank: family
Hirundinidae
rank: family
Laniidae
rank: family
Meropidae
rank: family
Motacillidae
rank: family
Muscicapidae
rank: family
Oriolidae
rank: family
Paridae
rank: family
Passeridae
rank: family
Phasianidae
rank: family
Phylloscopidae
rank: family
Picidae
rank: family
Prunellidae
rank: family
Sturnidae
rank: family
Sylviidae
rank: family
Troglodytidae
rank: family
Turdidae
rank: family
Upupidae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Data were collected in an area around the two dams, in Vilariça stream (5 km from the Sabor river mouth) and in a stretch of 3 km, west of Felgar (16 km from the Sabor mouth), in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Paulo Mota
originator
position: General & Fieldwork Coordinator
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
Praceta Caminho da Cruz, 9
Vila nova de Gaia
4405-625 VN Gaia
PT
email: biolink.lda@gmail.com

Célia Gomes
originator
position: Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
PT

Hugo André Zina
originator
position: Tecnician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
PT

Pedro Miguel Araújo
originator
position: Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
PT

Cátia alexandra Oliveira
originator
position: Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
PT

Sérgio Manuel Marques
originator
position: Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
PT

Joaquim Duarte Mendes
originator
position: Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
PT

Tiago Múrias
metadata author
position: Researcher
CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto
Campus Agrário de Vairão
Vairão
4485-661 Vairão
PT
email: tdsantos@cibio.up.pt

João Madeira
administrative point of contact
position: Manager
EDP - Energias de Portugal
Av. 24 de Julho, 12, Torre Nascente, Piso 4
Lisbon
1249-300 Lisboa
PT
email: Joao.Madeira@edp.pt