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Bird Banding Data for Shipstern Conservation and Management Area, Belize 2017-2018

Citation

Ash A, Waight-Cho I (2019). Bird Banding Data for Shipstern Conservation and Management Area, Belize 2017-2018. University of Belize Environmental Research Institute. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/tty3f6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-12-02.

Description

Bird banding data collected at a private reserve, Shipstern Conservation and Management Area (SCMA), in Belize that is managed by the Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative. The data was collected using the Monitoreo de Sobrevivencia Invernal (MoSI-Monitoring Overwintering Survival) protocol developed by the Institute for Bird Populations (IBP). The dataset includes data collected in November 2017 and January 2018.

Purpose

This dataset was developed based on MoSI banding data collected at Shipstern Conservation Management Area as part of long term monitoring in Belize. The dataset includes data on both residents of Belize and migrants. Having data on birds in Belize will allow information to be generated on abundance, distribution, diversity etc.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Data was collected at Shipstern Conservation & Management Area on November 2017 and January 2018.

Sampling

The data was collected following the MoSI protocol in which 16 mist-nets are set up at a station covering approximately 9 hectares. The station is operated for three days per month from November to March. Mist-nets are opened at sunrise and checked every half hour for a total of six hours per day. Birds caught are safely extracted and taken back to a processing station where they are identified to the species level and data is collected on fat, age, sex, weight etc. All resident and migrant songbirds captured in the nets are banded except for hummingbirds.

Quality Control

The station is operated by experienced and certified bird banders and assistants. Ageing and sexing resources and materials are used to properly age and sex birds and photos are taken for references.

Method steps

  1. This data set was collected using the MoSI protocol.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Shipstern Conservation & Management Area (SCMA) is a protected area owned and managed by the Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative. It is located in the north-east part of Belize in the Corozal District. SCMA protects approximately 21, 500 acres and includes a variety of habitats centered around the Shipstern lagoon. These habitats include various seasonal forest types and the semi-deciduous Yucatan Forest.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Abidas Ash
originator
position: Avian Biologist
University of Belize Environmental Research Institute
Price Center Road
Belmopan
Cayo
BZ
Telephone: 501-8222701
email: aash@ub.edu.bz
Abidas Ash
metadata author
position: Avian Biologist
University of Belize Environmental Research Institute
Price Center Road
Belmopan
Cayo
BZ
Telephone: 501-8222701
email: aash@ub.edu.bz
Ivanna Waight-Cho
metadata author
position: Monitoring Officer
University of Belize Environmental Research Institute
Price Center Road
Belmopan
Cayo
BZ
Telephone: 501-822-2701
email: iwaight@ub.edu.bz
Abidas Ash
user
position: Avian Biologist
University of Belize Environmental Research Institute
Price Center Road
Belmopan
Cayo
BZ
Telephone: 501-822-2701
email: aash@ub.edu.bz
Heron Moreno
user
position: Executive Director
Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative
Sarteneja Road
Corozal
Corozal
BZ
Telephone: 501-660-1807
email: heron.ed@csfi.bz
Abidas Ash
administrative point of contact
position: Avian Biologist
University of Belize Environmental Research Institute
Price Center Road
Belmopan
Cayo
BZ
Telephone: 501-8222701
email: aash@ub.edu.bz
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