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EDP Foz Tua: Terrestrial Birds, Winter (point counts) - Ecological Monitoring Program [2011-2017]

Citation

Costa H, Salgueiro N, Santos J, Marques A T, Coelho H, Zina H, Ribeiro E, Pedroso R, Cardoso H, Quirós L, Paula J, Cabral J A, Travassos P, Santos R, Carvalho D, Gomes C, Múrias T (2019). EDP Foz Tua: Terrestrial Birds, Winter (point counts) - Ecological Monitoring Program [2011-2017]. EDP. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ix79tw accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-22.

Description

The dataset contains records of terrestrial birds (Aves) collected in the lower valley of the River Tua and included in the Ecological Monitoring Program (2011) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected in the winter of 2011-2017 during field visits to 28 (2011), 27 (2012) or 60 (>2013) sampling points with favorable habitats in 26 2x2 km squares within a 5-km radius buffer around the Tua valley, directly or indirectly affected by the Foz-Tua dam. All observations were made with binoculars and/or telescopes.

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

The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the Tua lower valley (Northeast Portugal), up to 45 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Alijó, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Murça, Mirandela and Vila Flor.

Sampling

Sampling was designed to cover the main habitats for terrestrial birds along the lower Tua valley affected by the Foz-Tua dam, including the future reservoir area. In the first two years (2011 and 2012), a total of 28 point counts distributed along the valley was used, some of which were duplicated as they included more than one habitat type. A final grid of 60 sampling points was established in 2013 and used afterwards. All plots were sampled once or, in some cases, twice per winter. in the early morning or late afternoon. Each sampling event had 5 minutes, of duration in which all birds seen or heard in two bands of 50m around the point were recorded. Species identification and assessment of age and sex (when possible) were made “in loco”, with the help of appropriate field guides.

Quality Control

All identifications were performed by qualified technicians.

Method steps

  1. To be completed

Taxonomic Coverages

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 1 class, 12 orders, 32 families, 56 genus and 70 species.
  1. Accipitriformes
    rank: order
  2. Bucerotiformes
    rank: order
  3. Caprimulgiformes
    rank: order
  4. Charadriiformes
    rank: order
  5. Columbiformes
    rank: order
  6. Coraciiformes
    rank: order
  7. Galliformes
    rank: order
  8. Passeriformes
    rank: order
  9. Piciformes
    rank: order
  10. Pelecaniformes
    rank: order
  11. Podicipediformes
    rank: order
  12. Suliformes
    rank: order
  13. Accipitridae
    rank: family
  14. Upupidae
    rank: family
  15. Caprimulgidae
    rank: family
  16. Scolopacidae
    rank: family
  17. Columbidae
    rank: family
  18. Alcedinidae
    rank: family
  19. Phasianidae
    rank: family
  20. Aegithalidae
    rank: family
  21. Alaudidae
    rank: family
  22. Certhiidae
    rank: superfamily
  23. Corvidae
    rank: family
  24. Emberizidae
    rank: family
  25. Estrildidae
    rank: family
  26. Fringillidae
    rank: family
  27. Hirundinidae
    rank: family
  28. Motacillidae
    rank: family
  29. Muscicapidae
    rank: family
  30. Paridae
    rank: family
  31. Passeridae
    rank: family
  32. Phylloscopidae
    rank: family
  33. Prunellidae
    rank: family
  34. Regulidae
    rank: family
  35. Scotocercidae
    rank: family
  36. Sittidae
    rank: family
  37. Sturnidae
    rank: family
  38. Sylviidae
    rank: family
  39. Troglodytidae
    rank: family
  40. Turdidae
    rank: family
  41. Picidae
    rank: family
  42. Ardeidae
    rank: family
  43. Podicipedidae
    rank: family
  44. Phalacrocoracidae
    rank: family

Geographic Coverages

The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the valley of the River Tua (Northeast Portugal), up to 45 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Alijó, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Murça, Vila Flor and Mirandela.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Hugo Costa
originator
position: General Coordinator 1
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
email: info@bioinsight.pt
Nuno Salgueiro
originator
position: General Coordinator 2
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
email: info@bioinsight.pt
Joana Santos
originator
position: Project Manager
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
email: info@bioinsight.pt
Ana teresa Marques
originator
position: General Coordinator 3 + Project Manager
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
email: info@bioinsight.pt
Helena Coelho
originator
position: Scientific Coordinator
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
email: info@bioinsight.pt
Hugo Zina
originator
position: Fieldwork Coordinator
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
email: info@bioinsight.pt
Emanuel Ribeiro
originator
position: Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
Rui Pedroso
originator
position: Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
Helder Cardoso
originator
position: Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
Luís Quirós
originator
position: Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
João Paula
originator
position: Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
João Alexandre Cabral
originator
position: General Coordinator
CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Quinta de Prados
Vila Real
5001-801 Vila Real
PT
email: jcabral@utad.pt
Paulo Travassos
originator
position: Fieldwork Coordinator
CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Quinta de Prados
Vila Real
5001-801 Vila Real
PT
Regina Santos
originator
position: Technician
CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Quinta de Prados
Vila Real
5001-801 Vila Real
PT
Diogo Carvalho
originator
position: Technician
CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Quinta de Prados
Vila Real
5001-801 Vila Real
Carla Gomes
originator
position: Technician
CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Quinta de Prados
Vila Real
5001-801 Vila Real
PT
Tiago Múrias
metadata author
position: Reseracher
CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto
Campus Agrário de Vairão
Vairão
4485-661 Vairão
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
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