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Occurrence data of Birds of the Upper Tana Basin, Kenya

Citation

Njoroge P, Mlamba E, Mutati A, Mwangi E (2019). Occurrence data of Birds of the Upper Tana Basin, Kenya. National Museums of Kenya. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/672jsv accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-07-04.

Description

The Upper Tana Basin, in the central part of Kenya is approximately 12,500km2 with an elevation range of 400m to 5199m. Several parks are found in this area such as the Aberdare National Park and Mount Kenya consisting of a rich biodiversity. Here, we present an occurrence dataset of the birds of the Upper Tana catchment area recorded from 7th to 14th of May, 2019. We recorded a total of 600 occurrences consisting of 145 species.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

All individuals were identified to the Species level.
  1. Aves
    rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Embu, Meru and Tharaka-Nithi counties in Kenya.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Peter Njoroge
originator
position: Head, Ornithology Section
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: pnjoroge@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Edson Mlamba
originator
position: Research Intern
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: edmlamba@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Alex Mutati
originator
position: Lab Technician
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
email: alekyzmutati@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Esther Mwangi
originator
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: ewmwangi@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Peter Njoroge
metadata author
position: Head, Ornithology Section
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: pnjoroge@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Esther Mwangi
processor
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: ewmwangi@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Lawrence Monda
publisher
position: ICT Manager
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lmonda@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
Peter Njoroge
administrative point of contact
position: Head, Ornithology Section
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: pnjoroge@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke
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