Avifauna occurrence data for Arabuko Sokoke Forest in Kenya

David O Chiawo; Wellington N Kombe; Adrian J.F.K. CRAIG

doi:10.15468/teqleu

Avifauna occurrence data for Arabuko Sokoke Forest in Kenya

Citation

Chiawo D O, Kombe W N, CRAIG A J (2020). Avifauna occurrence data for Arabuko Sokoke Forest in Kenya. Version 1.4. National Museums of Kenya. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/teqleu accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

This publication presents a set of occurrence records of bird species observed in Arabuko Sokoke Forest in coastal Kenya between June 2012 and May 2013. The survey conducted lists 1264 records all bird individuals observed and their geo-reference positions within the primary forest, neigbouring plantation forest and farmland. Publication of this data adds to the global database on the avian community to advance research on avian species distribution modeling, for the understanding of the effect of land use and climate change on the avian community at local, regional and global scales.

Taxonomic Coverages

All bird species observed

Aves
common name: Birds rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Arabuko Sokoke Forest and neighbouring platation and farmland

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

David O Chiawo
originator
position: Senior Lecturer, COnservation Ecologist
Strathmore University
Box 59857
Nairobi
00200
Nairobi
KE
email: dchiawo@strathmore.edu
homepage: http://www.strathmore.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7118-6285

Wellington N Kombe
originator
position: Field Guide
Kenya Forest Service
Box 201
Malindi
KE
email: willynganda@gmail.com

Adrian J.F.K. CRAIG
originator
position: Professor
Rhodes University
Grahamstown
6140
ZA
email: A.Craig@ru.ac.za

David O Chiawo
metadata author
position: Dean
Strathmore University
Box 59857
Nairobi
00200
Nairobi
email: dchiawo@strathmore.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7118-6285

Lawrence Monda
processor
position: ICT Manager
National Museums of Kenya
Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lmonda@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-0418

David O Chiawo
administrative point of contact
position: Dean
Strathmore University
Box 59857
Nairobi
00200
Nairobi
email: dchiawo@strathmore.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7118-6285