Waterbird Census in Portugal

Vitor Encarnação

doi:10.15468/hymhzs

Waterbird Census in Portugal

Citation

Encarnação V, Coelho P (2021). Waterbird Census in Portugal. ICNF - Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/hymhzs accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

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 2000 to 2013, of species regularly 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 84 waterbird species, 20 families and 11 orders (Accipitriformes, Anseriformes, Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, Gaviiformes, Gruiformes, Pelecaniformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Podicipediformes, Strigiformes, Suliformes).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The geographic area considered Portugal Mainland. The species included are waterbirds observed in wetland sites (Accipitriformes, Anseriformes, Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, Gaviiformes, Gruiformes, 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: 84 species, 20 families and 11 orders (Accipitriformes, Anseriformes, Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, Gaviiformes, Gruiformes, 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
Gaviiformes
rank: order
Gruiformes
rank: order
Pelecaniformes
rank: order
Phoenicopteriformes
rank: order
Strigiformes
rank: order
Suliformes
rank: order
Podicipediformes
rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Portugal Mainland

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Vitor Encarnação
originator
ICNF
PT
email: cempa@icnf.pt

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