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EDP Foz Tua: Terrestrial Birds (transects) - Ecological Monitoring Program [2009-2012]

Citation

Costa H, Santos J, Marques A T, Coelho H, Zina H, Ribeiro E, Pedroso R, Cardoso H, Queirós L, Paula J, Cabral J A, Travassos P, Santos R, Carvalho D, Gomes C, Múrias T (2020). EDP Foz Tua: Terrestrial Birds (transects) - Ecological Monitoring Program [2009-2012]. EDP. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ptqhy5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-12.

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 (2010-12) 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 2009/10, 2011 and 2012, and in spring of 2011 during field visits to 24 (2010/11) or 30 (2011-12) transects 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. A total of 30 line transects was established in the flooded area and in control points upstream, along the river Tua. All transects were sampled once in winter and twice in the reproductive period, in spring (only in 2011), in the early morning or late afternoon. Each transect was walked on foot at a constant speed of 1-2 km/h and lasted no less than 30 minutes. All contacts with birds (visual or audictive) were recorded separately for two bands of distance (<50m and> 50m).
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, 16 orders, 40 families, 74 genus and 97 species.
  1. Aves
    rank: class
  2. Accipitriformes
    rank: order
  3. Anseriformes
    rank: order
  4. Bucerotiformes
    rank: order
  5. Caprimulgiformes
    rank: order
  6. Charadriiformes
    rank: order
  7. Columbiformes
    rank: order
  8. Coraciiformes
    rank: order
  9. Cuculiformes
    rank: order
  10. Falconiformes
    rank: order
  11. Galliformes
    rank: order
  12. Passeriformes
    rank: order
  13. Pelecaniformes
    rank: order
  14. Piciformes
    rank: order
  15. Podicipediformes
    rank: order
  16. Strigiformes
    rank: order
  17. Suliformes
    rank: order
  18. Accipitridae
    rank: family
  19. Acrocephalidae
    rank: family
  20. Aegithalidae
    rank: family
  21. Alaudidae
    rank: family
  22. Alcedinidae
    rank: family
  23. Anatidae
    rank: family
  24. Apodidae
    rank: family
  25. Ardeidae
    rank: family
  26. Certhiidae
    rank: family
  27. Columbidae
    rank: family
  28. Corvidae
    rank: family
  29. Cuculidae
    rank: family
  30. Emberizidae
    rank: family
  31. Estrildidae
    rank: family
  32. Falconidae
    rank: family
  33. Fringillidae
    rank: family
  34. Hirundinidae
    rank: family
  35. Laniidae
    rank: family
  36. Meropidae
    rank: family
  37. Motacillidae
    rank: family
  38. Muscicapidae
    rank: family
  39. Oriolidae
    rank: family
  40. Paridae
    rank: family
  41. Passeridae
    rank: family
  42. Phalacroracidae
    rank: family
  43. Phasianidae
    rank: family
  44. Phylloscopidae
    rank: family
  45. Picidae
    rank: family
  46. Podicipedidae
    rank: family
  47. Prunellidae
    rank: family
  48. Regulidae
    rank: family
  49. Scolopacidae
    rank: family
  50. Scotocercidae
    rank: family
  51. Sittidae
    rank: family
  52. Strigidae
    rank: family
  53. Sturnidae
    rank: family
  54. Sylvidae
    rank: family
  55. Troglodytidae
    rank: family
  56. Turdidae
    rank: family
  57. Upupidae
    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
Joana Santos
originator
position: Project Manager
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
email: info@bioinsight.pt
Ana Teresa Marques
originator
position: Scientific Coordinator 1
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
email: info@bioinsight.pt
Helena Coelho
originator
position: Scientific Coordinator 2
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
Odivelas
2675-690 Odivelas
PT
email: info@bioinsight.pt
Hugo Zina
originator
position: Technician
BioInsight
Emanuel Ribeiro
originator
position: Technician
BioInsight
Rui Pedroso
originator
position: Technician
BioInsigth
Helder Cardoso
originator
position: Technician
BioInsight
Luís Queirós
originator
position: Technician
BioInsight
João Paula
originator
position: Technician
BioInsight
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
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
Carla Gomes
originator
position: Technician
CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológica
Tiago Múrias
metadata author
position: Researcher
CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto
Campus Agrário de Vairão
Vairão
4485-661 Vairão
PT
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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