Checklist of Birds in Mabira forest reserve, Uganda
Citation
Barahukwa A, Tumwesigye A, Kaweesa S, Lindsell J, Matthews R, Dickinson C, Baltzer M, Davenport T, Howard P, Mbiro A, Musiime A (2022). Checklist of Birds in Mabira forest reserve, Uganda. Version 1.1. A Rocha Uganda. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/jd7wr5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.Description
These data were collected by the Forest Department of Uganda under the ‘Natural Forest Management and Conservation Project’ (No. 6100.37.42.015) and the project of ‘Institutional Support for the Protection of East African Biodiversity’ (UNO/RAF/006/GEF). These data were collected from 1993 to1995 and published in a series of reports edited by Howard and Davenport (1996). The data have been mobilized by the staff of the A Rocha Uganda and A Rocha International under the project "Raising the profile of data for the conservation of four forested African landscapes" funded by GBIF's BID programme, and coordinated by A Rocha Kenya. The mobilised data consist of observation records of birds from Mabira forest reserve. The data are based on observation records collected between May,1993 and March,1995
The data have been mobilized by the staff of the A Rocha Uganda and A Rocha International under the project "Raising the profile of data for the conservation of four forested African landscapes" funded by GBIF's BID programme, and coordinated by A Rocha Kenya. The mobilised data consist of observation records of birds from Mabira forest reserve. The data are based on observation records collected between May,1993 and March,1995.
Sampling Description
Study Extent
These data are a checklist dataset of birds recorded from Mabira forest reserve.Sampling
The sampling methodology used for data collection was observation. Observations were made using 8 x 30 and 10 x 40 binoculars. Effort was made to visit as many habitats as possible with maximum coverage occurring in the early morning and towards eveningQuality Control
Wherever possible, identification was carried out in the field. Birds were identified using Williams and Arlott (1980), Mackworth-Praed and Grant (1957, 1960), Guggisburg (1986), Sinclair et al. (1993), and Brown et al. (1982), Urban et al. (1986), Fry et al. (1988) and Keith et al. (1992). The order and nomenclature used in the original survey reports followed Britton (1980), Carswell and Pomeroy (1984) with revisions made by the Ornithological Sub-Committee of the East Africa Natural History Society (D. Turner, pers. comm.). The order, taxonomy and nomenclature were subsequently revised according to the HBW and BirdLife International checklist taxonomy (del Hoyo and Collar 2014, 2016). According to the original survey reports: “Ranger ornithologists were trained to make detailed field descriptions of their observations, including notes on the appearance, calls and behaviour of birds and the habitats in which they were observed. Each ranger was provided with a shortlist of (generally common, unmistakable) species that did not require verification, but records of any other species were only accepted... on submission of one (or preferably two) voucher specimens of each species... During the programme, a comprehensive reference collection was made at Forest Department headquarters. Any difficult specimens were taken to the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, or the Zoological Museum at Tring, UK for identification.” The geographic coordinates of sampling locations were recorded during the original fieldwork using the Military Grid Reference System (old version). These were converted to a standard UTM format and then to decimal latitude and longitude using GIS based tools.Method steps
- The national survey of Uganda forests collected data in 65 forests. The original field survey results including all data were published in a series of reports by the Forest Department of Uganda (Howard et al. 1996). The current dataset comprises records of birds that were observed during this survey. We selected a sample of forests that had been surveyed in the Central and Eastern Regions of Uganda in order to digitise the data for GBIF. Electronic copies of the written reports and a separate electronic database of records were made available for this purpose by the original authors of the reports (Peter Howard). We extracted the bird mist netting records from the electronic database and supplemented these with location data provided in the narrative reports. The species names were updated to modern taxonomy by aligning the names and regionally appropriate forms (subspecies) with the HBW and BirdLife International checklist taxonomy (del Hoyo and Collar 2014, 2016) paying particular attention to potential taxonomic splits and lumps that had occurred since the original data were collected. The location data in the original reports were provided in Military Grid Reference System. These were first converted to standard UTM coordinates, noting that the MGRS was using an old datum (MGRS-AL scheme also called "MGRS old"). UTM coordinates were then converted to decimal degrees using an online conversion spreadsheet (https://giscrack.com/download-excel-template-convert-geographic-coordinates-utm/). The converted locations were then checked against Google Maps imagery to confirm that a satisfactory conversion had been made. Species records from each Forest Reserve were checked against the distribution maps in Carswell et al. (2005) and through expert assessment (J. Lindsell) to ensure that no unsubstantiated or extralimital records were included.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823common name: Abdim's Stork rank: species
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Columba unicincta Cassin, 1860common name: Afep Pigeon rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
- Davenport, T., Howard, P., & Baltzer, M. (Eds.). (1996). Mabira Forest Reserve: Biodiversity Report no. 13. Forest Department, Kampala. -
- Howard, P. C. andDavenport, T. R. B. (1996). Forest Biodiversity Reports, vols. 1–33. Uganda Forest Department, Kampala, Uganda. -
Contacts
Anke Barahukwaoriginator
position: Research Officer
A Rocha Uganda
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Adrine Tumwesigye
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A Rocha Uganda
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Kampala
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Sara Kaweesa
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position: National Director
A Rocha Uganda
Gayaza-Kyetume, Kayunga Road P.O. Box 11569, Kampala, Uganda
Kampala
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Telephone: +256414663875
email: sara.kaweesa@arocha.org
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Jeremy Lindsell
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position: Director of Science and Conservation
A Rocha International
A Rocha International 180 Piccadilly London W1J 9HF UK
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email: jeremy.lindsell@arocha.org
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Roger Matthews
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National Forestry Authority
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Christopher Dickinson
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Michael Baltzer
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Shoal Conservation
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Tim Davenport
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position: Researcher
Wildlife Conservation Society
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Peter Howard
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Natural World Heritage Sites
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Nairobi
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Anke Barahukwa
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A Rocha Uganda
Gayaza-Kyetume, Kayunga Road P.O. Box 11569, Kampala, Uganda
Kampala
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Alexander Mbiro
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A Rocha Uganda
Gayaza-Kyetume, Kayunga Road P.O. Box 11569, Kampala, Uganda
Kampala
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Adrine Musiime
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A Rocha Uganda
Gayaza-Kyetume, Kayunga Road P.O. Box 11569, Kampala, Uganda
Kampala
UG
Telephone: +256 772579359
email: adrine.musiime@arocha.org
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Sara Kaweesa
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position: National Director, A Rocha Uganda
A Rocha Uganda
Gayaza-Kyetume, Kayunga Road P.O. Box 11569, Kampala, Uganda
Kampala
UG
Telephone: +256 414 663875
email: sara.kaweesa@arocha.org
homepage: http://www.uganda.arocha.org
Jeremy Lindsell
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position: Director of Science and Conservation
A Rocha International
A Rocha International 180 Piccadilly London W1J 9HF UK
London
GB
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email: jeremy.lindsell@arocha.org
homepage: http://www.arocha.org
Alexander Mbiro
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position: Research and conservation Officer
A Rocha Uganda
Gayaza-Kyetume, Kayunga Road P.O. Box 11569, Kampala, Uganda
Kampala
UG
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email: alexander.mbiro@arocha.org
Anke Barahukwa
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A Rocha Uganda
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email: anke.barahukwa@arocha.org
Peter Howard
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position: Researcher
Natural World Heritage Sites
P.O. Box 24994, Karen 00502, Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi
Karen 00502
KE
email: peterawayfromhome@hotmail.com
Tim Davenport
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position: Researcher
Wildlife Conservation Society
Zanzibar
TZ
Michael Baltzer
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position: Researcher
Shoal Conservation c/o Synchronicity Earth
27-29 Cursitor St, Holborn, London EC4A 1LT UK
London
GB
Alexander Mbiro
administrative point of contact
position: Research and conservation Officer
A Rocha Uganda
Gayaza-Kyetume, Kayunga Road P.O. Box 11569, Kampala, Uganda
Kampala
UG
Telephone: +256783282622
email: alexander.mbiro@arocha.org
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Anke Barahukwa
administrative point of contact
position: Research Officer
A Rocha Uganda
Gayaza-Kyetume, Kayunga Road P.O. Box 11569, Kampala, Uganda
Kampala
UG
Telephone: +256414663875
email: anke.barahukwa@arocha.org
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Jeremy Lindsell
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position: Director of Science and Conservation, A Rocha International
A Rocha International
A Rocha International 180 Piccadilly London W1J 9HF UK
Piccadilly
180
GB
Telephone: +447935874171
email: jeremy.lindsell@arocha.org
homepage: http://www.uganda.arocha.org