Occurrence of Bird species in Kwande and Obanliku in 2020

Mark Hopkins; Babajide Agboola; Joy Akpanta; Chioma Okafor

doi:10.15468/awaxdw

Occurrence of Bird species in Kwande and Obanliku in 2020

Citation

Hopkins M, Agboola B, Akpanta J, Okafor C (2022). Occurrence of Bird species in Kwande and Obanliku in 2020. A Rocha Kenya. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/awaxdw accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

The birding trip was to forest patches close to two villages, Mbakunu and Shikpeche of Kwande and Obanliku Local Government Areas in Benue and Cross River States respectively. No previous bird watching had been carried out in these forests. Our study of the geography of the place tells us that the portion of the Guinea forest which lies to the north of the largely montane upland extending from the Sankwala Mountains in Cross River State via the Obudu Plateau and the Bamenda Highlands in Cameroon to the Mambila Plateau in Taraba State is isolated from the main body of that forest to the south. The forests visited on the trip lie at the western edge of the separated forest region. The birding trip was undertaken from the 29th of December 2019 – 4th January 2020. On this trip, forest birds were observed with Chestnut-winged Starling Onichognathus fulgidus which is well known from the main forest belt in Nigeria seen for the first time in these forests. A black paradise flycatcher which was similar to the enigmatic bird described by Dr Yakhat Barshep in the ABC Bulletin of 2020 was also seen. On this trip it was discovered that the forest still remaining in the area is fragmentary and under severe threat with exceptional ornithological importance with high probability of discovering new species and subspecies. This dataset contains 172 bird species recorded in these forest patches.

Purpose

This data set contain bird species that illustrates the importance of the site and bird species of conservation concern. When collated with other data, this information will be provided to the Government at both the State and Federal levels to push for the conservation of these sites.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The dataset was collected in forest patches in two village: Mbakunu in Benue State and Shikpeche in Cross River Site. These forests were surveyed for 5 days where 21/2 days were spent in each of the forest patches.

Sampling

The occurrence data was collected using a strategic random method where routes were walked slowly, and birds seen and heard recorded, with a significant amount of time spent on identifying rare and unusual bird sightings.

Quality Control

The quality of this data set was assessed and reviewed by the lead author, Mark Hopkins, after using the following tools: Google Earth, Open Refine, Encyclopedia of Life, IOC World bird list, Borrow and Demey: Field Guide to birds of West Africa and Global Name resolver to make sure the data entered are accurate.

Method steps

The following tools were used to review the data set: Google Earth: Used to generate the location of the study area. Open Refine: Used to check for double entries. Encyclopedia of Life and IOC World Bird List: Used to check and confirm the current nomenclature of the birds Borrow and Demey: Field Guide to birds of West Africa: Used initially to identify the species on the field Global Name resolver: Used to resolve conflicting scientific names. GBIF species name matching: Used to confirm and match up names of the birds with the existing data set in GBIF.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

The data was collected within and around Kwande and Obanliku

Bibliographic Citations

Borrow, N., & Demey, R. (2014). Birds of Western Africa -
Encyclopedia of Life - https://eol.org/
IOC World Bird List v. 11.1 - https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/ioc-lists/master-list-2/
Global Name Resolver - https://www.resolver.globalnames.org
GBIF species name matching - https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup

Contacts

Mark Hopkins
originator
position: Board Member
Eden Creation Care Initiative
P.O. Box 7173
Jos
930253
Plateau
NG
email: marktehopkins@gmail.com
homepage: https://nigeria.arocha.org/

Babajide Agboola
originator
position: Volunteer
Eden Creation Care Initiative
P.O. Box 7173
Jos
930253
Plateau
NG
homepage: https://nigeria.arocha.org/

Joy Akpanta
originator
position: Volunteer
Eden Creation Care Initiative
P.O. Box 7173
Jos
930253
Plateau
NG
homepage: https://nigeria.arocha.org/

Chioma Okafor
originator
position: National Coordinator
Eden Creation Care Initiative
P.O. Box 7173
Jos
930253
Plateau
NG
email: chioma.immaculate@arocha.org
homepage: https://nigeria.arocha.org/
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=https://www.linkedin.com/in/chioma-immaculate/

Mark Hopkins
metadata author
position: Board Member
Eden Creation Care Initiative
P.O. Box 7173
Jos
930253
Plateau
NG
email: marktehopkins@gmail.com
homepage: https://nigeria.arocha.org/

Chioma Okafor
metadata author
position: National Coordinator
Eden Creation Care Initiative
P.O. Box 7173
Jos
930253
Plateau
NG
email: chioma.immaculate@arocha.org
homepage: https://nigeria.arocha.org/
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=https://www.linkedin.com/in/chioma-immaculate/

Lawrence Monda
programmer
position: Technical Liaison GBIF Kenya
National Museums of Kenya
P.O Box 40658
Nairobi
00100
KE
email: lmonda@museums.or.ke

Judith Ochieng
publisher
position: Project Coordinator
A Rocha Kenya
P.O Box 383
Watamu
80202
email: judith.ochieng@arocha.org
homepage: https://www.arocha.or.ke/
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-adhiambo-955399127/

Mark Hopkins
administrative point of contact
position: Board Member
Eden Creation Care Initiative
P.O. Box 7173
Jos
930253
Plateau
NG
email: marktehopkins@gmail.com
homepage: https://nigeria.arocha.org/