Waterbird Census in Portugal 1982-1999

Vítor Encarnação; D. N. Azevedo; A. A. Martins; A. J. Xeira; A. Rebelo; Afonso Grilo; Agustín Lorenzo; Alberto Carvalho; Álvaro Gonçalves; Álvaro Letra; Álvaro Reis; Ana Cravidão; Ana Lúcia Berliner; Ana Pinheiro; Anne-Marie Bloomert; António Araújo; António E. Monteiro; António Keating; António M. dos Santos; António M. Teixeira; António Marques; António Reis Brardo; António S. Luís; António Severo; Bárbara Fráguas; Brigitte Kliner; C. Beale; Carla Fino; Carlos Barata; Carlos Fradoca; Carlos Miguel Cruz; Carlos Neiva; Carlos Pacheco; Carlos Vilhena; Catarina Lourenço; Cesar Vidal Rodriguez; Colin Jackson; Colm C. Moore; Conceição Martins; Crawford Prentice; D. Evans; D. J. Silva; David Cravidão; Dinis Geraldes; Domingos Leitão; Domingos Patacho; Emídio Santos; F. R. Teles; Fernando Canais; Fernando Faria Pereira; Fernando Sabino; Filomena C. Castro; Francisco Campinho; George B. Gooch; George Stilwell; Gonçalo Elias; Helder Costa; Hermann Hötker; Isabel Malico; J. Almeida; J. E. Ferreira; João Bonaparte; João Braga; João Carlos Farinha; João E. Ferreira; João Francisco Silva; João Luís Almeida; João P. Pina; João Petronilho; João Silva; Joaquim Costa; John N. Catchpole; Jorge Safara; José Carlos Conceição; José M. Paixão; José Pedro Granadeiro; José Teixeira; Judith Catchpole; Júlio Neto; L. Crespo; Leo Zwarts; Lourdes Santarém; Loureiro Neves; Lourenço Pinto; Lúcio P. Rosário; Luís Gordinho; Luís Reino; Luís T. Costa; Luís Venâncio; M. Armelin; M. Felgueiras; M. Silva; M. V. Abreu; Márcia P. Pinto; Marcial Felgueiras; Mark Bolton; Miguel Caldeira Pais; Miguel Pimenta; Nuno G. Oliveira; P. Mollat; Patrícia Brito; Paulo Catry; Paulo Monteiro; Paulo Mota; Paulo Tenreiro; Pedro Alves; Pedro Soares; Pedro Vilhena; Peter Harris; R. O. Vicente; Raúl Serra Guedes; Renato Neves; Ricardo Lopes; Rob Bijlsma; Rogério Cangarato; Rui Gaspar; Rui Rufino; Susana Coelho; Theo Boudewijn; Tiago Múrias dos Santos

doi:10.15468/t26bzr

Waterbird Census in Portugal 1982-1999

Citation

Encarnação V, Azevedo D N, Martins A A, Xeira A J, Rebelo A, Grilo A, Lorenzo A, Carvalho A, Gonçalves Á, Letra Á, Reis Á, Cravidão A, Berliner A L, Pinheiro A, Bloomert A, Araújo A, Monteiro A E, Keating A, dos Santos A M, Teixeira A M, Marques A, Brardo A R, Luís A S, Severo A, Fráguas B, Kliner B, Beale C, Fino C, Barata C, Fradoca C, Cruz C M, Neiva C, Pacheco C, Vilhena C, Lourenço C, Rodriguez C V, Jackson C, Moore C C, Martins C, Prentice C, Evans D, Silva D J, Cravidão D, Geraldes D, Leitão D, Patacho D, Santos E, Teles F R, Canais F, Pereira F F, Sabino F, Castro F C, Campinho F, Gooch G B, Stilwell G, Elias G, Costa H, Hötker H, Malico I, Almeida J, Ferreira J E, Bonaparte J, Braga J, Farinha J C, Ferreira J E, Silva J F, Almeida J L, Pina J P, Petronilho J, Silva J, Costa J, Catchpole J N, Safara J, Conceição J C, Paixão J M, Granadeiro J P, Teixeira J, Catchpole J, Neto J, Crespo L, Zwarts L, Santarém L, Neves L, Pinto L, Rosário L P, Gordinho L, Reino L, Costa L T, Venâncio L, Armelin M, Felgueiras M, Silva M, Abreu M V, Pinto M P, Felgueiras M, Bolton M, Pais M C, Pimenta M, Oliveira N G, Mollat P, Brito P, Catry P, Monteiro P, Mota P, Tenreiro P, Alves P, Soares P, Vilhena P, Harris P, Vicente R O, Guedes R S, Neves R, Lopes R, Bijlsma R, Cangarato R, Gaspar R, Rufino R, Coelho S, Boudewijn T, dos Santos T M, Coelho P (2022). Waterbird Census in Portugal 1982-1999. ICNF - Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/t26bzr accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-15.

Description

This dataset is the output of a national waterbird monitoring programme coordinated by ICNF that collects information on the number and distribution of waterbirds at wetland sites in Portugal and is part of the International Waterbird Census project (African-Eurasian Waterbird Census – Europe). The dataset consists of annual waterbird counts, undertaken from 1982 to 1999, of species encountered at wetlands and observed in all types of natural and man-made wetlands in mainland Portugal. In this dataset there is a record of 105 bird species, from 22 families and 13 orders (Accipitriformes, Anseriformes, Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Gruiformes, Otidiformes, Pelecaniformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Podicipediformes, Strigiformes, Suliformes).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The geographic area considered Portugal Mainland. The species included are birds observed in wetland sites (Accipitriformes, Anseriformes, Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Gruiformes, Otidiformes, Pelecaniformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Podicipediformes, Strigiformes, Suliformes).

Sampling

Waterbird annual counts in natural and man-made wetlands in mainland Portugal.

Quality Control

In the preparation of the dataset for GBIF publication, data consistency was verified using OpenRefine.

Method steps

Preparation of the dataset for GBIF publication used as source the geographic layer in shape file format. The spatial layer and centroids were converted to geographic coordinates using WGS84 and WKT was determined for the polygons. The file was exported to a csv file and attributes reinterpreted to matching DwC standard terms.

Taxonomic Coverages

Waterbirds in natural and man-made wetlands in mainland Portugal: 105 species, 22 families and 13 orders (Accipitriformes, Anseriformes, Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Gruiformes, Otidiformes, Pelecaniformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Podicipediformes, Strigiformes, Suliformes).

Animalia
rank: kingdom
Chordata
rank: phylum
Aves
rank: class
Accipitriformes
rank: order
Anseriformes
rank: order
Charadriiformes
rank: order
Ciconiiformes
rank: order
Falconiformes
rank: order
Galliformes
rank: order
Gruiformes
rank: order
Otidiformes
rank: order
Pelecaniformes
rank: order
Phoenicopteriformes
rank: order
Podicipediformes
rank: order
Strigiformes
rank: order
Suliformes
rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Portugal Mainland

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Vítor Encarnação
originator
ICNF
PT
email: vitor.encarnacao@icnf.pt

D. N. Azevedo
originator

A. A. Martins
originator

A. J. Xeira
originator

A. Rebelo
originator

Afonso Grilo
originator

Agustín Lorenzo
originator

Alberto Carvalho
originator

Álvaro Gonçalves
originator

Álvaro Letra
originator

Álvaro Reis
originator

Ana Cravidão
originator

Ana Lúcia Berliner
originator

Ana Pinheiro
originator

Anne-Marie Bloomert
originator

António Araújo
originator

António E. Monteiro
originator

António Keating
originator

António M. dos Santos
originator

António M. Teixeira
originator

António Marques
originator

António Reis Brardo
originator

António S. Luís
originator

António Severo
originator

Bárbara Fráguas
originator

Brigitte Kliner
originator

C. Beale
originator

Carla Fino
originator

Carlos Barata
originator

Carlos Fradoca
originator

Carlos Miguel Cruz
originator

Carlos Neiva
originator

Carlos Pacheco
originator

Carlos Vilhena
originator

Catarina Lourenço
originator

Cesar Vidal Rodriguez
originator

Colin Jackson
originator

Colm C. Moore
originator

Conceição Martins
originator

Crawford Prentice
originator

D. Evans
originator

D. J. Silva
originator

David Cravidão
originator

Dinis Geraldes
originator

Domingos Leitão
originator

Domingos Patacho
originator

Emídio Santos
originator

F. R. Teles
originator

Fernando Canais
originator

Fernando Faria Pereira
originator

Fernando Sabino
originator

Filomena C. Castro
originator

Francisco Campinho
originator

George B. Gooch
originator

George Stilwell
originator

Gonçalo Elias
originator

Helder Costa
originator

Hermann Hötker
originator

Isabel Malico
originator

J. Almeida
originator

J. E. Ferreira
originator

João Bonaparte
originator

João Braga
originator

João Carlos Farinha
originator

João E. Ferreira
originator

João Francisco Silva
originator

João Luís Almeida
originator

João P. Pina
originator

João Petronilho
originator

João Silva
originator

Joaquim Costa
originator

John N. Catchpole
originator

Jorge Safara
originator

José Carlos Conceição
originator

José M. Paixão
originator

José Pedro Granadeiro
originator

José Teixeira
originator

Judith Catchpole
originator

Júlio Neto
originator

L. Crespo
originator

Leo Zwarts
originator

Lourdes Santarém
originator

Loureiro Neves
originator

Lourenço Pinto
originator

Lúcio P. Rosário
originator

Luís Gordinho
originator

Luís Reino
originator

Luís T. Costa
originator

Luís Venâncio
originator

M. Armelin
originator

M. Felgueiras
originator

M. Silva
originator

M. V. Abreu
originator

Márcia P. Pinto
originator

Marcial Felgueiras
originator

Mark Bolton
originator

Miguel Caldeira Pais
originator

Miguel Pimenta
originator

Nuno G. Oliveira
originator

P. Mollat
originator

Patrícia Brito
originator

Paulo Catry
originator

Paulo Monteiro
originator

Paulo Mota
originator

Paulo Tenreiro
originator

Pedro Alves
originator

Pedro Soares
originator

Pedro Vilhena
originator

Peter Harris
originator

R. O. Vicente
originator

Raúl Serra Guedes
originator

Renato Neves
originator

Ricardo Lopes
originator

Rob Bijlsma
originator

Rogério Cangarato
originator

Rui Gaspar
originator

Rui Rufino
originator

Susana Coelho
originator

Theo Boudewijn
originator

Tiago Múrias dos Santos
originator

Paula Coelho
metadata author
ISA
PT
email: paula.cris.coelho@gmail.com

Teresa Pimenta
administrative point of contact
position: Information System Senior Officer
ICNF
PT
email: teresa.pimenta@icnf.pt

Mário Reis
administrative point of contact
position: Conservation and Monitoring Senior Officer
ICNF
PT
email: mario.reis@icnf.pt

Vítor Encarnação
administrative point of contact
ICNF
PT
email: vitor.encarnacao@icnf.pt