checklist-of-birds-of-zomba-mountain
Latest version published by Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi on May 31, 2022
The purpose of this resource is to summarize the ornithological observations which were made on Zomba mountain between 28th November 1974 and 6th August 1975. However, this was not a comprehensive study and could not reflect an all inclusive avifauna of Zomba mountain.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 172 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
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| Data as a DwC-A file | download 172 records in English (12 KB) - Update frequency: as needed |
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| Metadata as an EML file | download in English (21 KB) |
| Metadata as an RTF file | download in English (10 KB) |
Versions
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Garcia E (2018): checklist-of-birds-of-zomba-mountain. v1.2. Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. Dataset/Occurrence. http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=checklist-of-birds-of-zomba-mountain&v=1.2
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 981e18cc-84bd-40e1-8f92-33b7330b3260. Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Malawi.
Keywords
Checklist; Zomba Mountain; Birds; Checklist; Derivedfromoccurrence
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Geographic Coverage
Zomba is in the Eastern region of Malawi
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-15.529, 35.11], North East [-15.221, 35.541] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
This resource covers some of the avifauna of Zomba Mountain Forest reserve observed at 4000 metres above see level.
| Family | Accipitridae, Acrocephalidae, Alcedinidae, Anatidae, Apodidae, Campephagidae, Caprimulgidae, Certhiidae, Ciconiidae, Cisticolidae, Columbidae, Coraciidae, Corvidae, Cuculidae, Cupressaceae, Dicruridae, Emberizidae, Estrildidae, Falconidae, Fringillidae, Gruidae, Hirundinidae, Indicatoridae, Indicatoridae, Laniidae, Leiothrichidae, Locustellidae, Macrosphenidae, Malaconotidae, Meropidae, Monarchidae, Motacillidae, Muscicapidae, Musophagidae, Nectariniidae, Oriolidae, Parulidae, Passeridae, Phasianidae, Phylloscopidae, Picidae, Platysteiridae, Ploceidae, Podicipedidae, Pycnonotidae, Rallidae, Ramphastidae, Scopidae, Stenostiridae, Strigidae, Sturnidae, Sylviidae, Trogonidae, Tytonidae, Viduidae, Zosteropidae |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1974-11-28 / 1975-08-06 |
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Project Data
The purpose of the project is to mobilize, curate and publish useful biodiversity data for decision making.
| Title | Enhancing easy accessibility of Biodiversity data in Malawi |
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| Identifier | African Biodiversity Challenge 2018 |
| Funding | JRS Biodiversity Foundation |
| Study Area Description | The resource was developed based on the data collected on Zomba Mountain at 4000m above sea level except Domasi Valley which was not visited at the time of study. Zomba Mountain forest if a composition of montane evergreen forest, riparian evergreen forest,bracken briar, montane grassland, miombo woodland, cliffs, water and exotic tree plantation. |
| Design Description | The study took place at a 4000m above sea level. Some observations below the stipulated contour were also recorded and shown in parenthesis. The method of study was through observation and sound recognition. |
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Sampling Methods
The area was chosen based on the residential convenience of the author.
| Study Extent | All data was collected on Zomba Mountain Forest at 4000m above sea level and was done once. |
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Method step description:
- The data was collected through observation using naked eye, binocular and recognition of bird sounds at 4000m above sea level on most of Zomba Mountain Forest Reserve. With the exceptions of Domasi Valley and lower slopes near Zomba Town.
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Birds of Evergreen Forest Of Thyolo Mountain |
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 981e18cc-84bd-40e1-8f92-33b7330b3260 |
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