intra_afric_paraearctic_migrant_resident_birds_1982
Latest version published by Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi on Jan 25, 2024
This dataset was extracted from Nyala journals of 1982 that was includes several data on other species as well. The data in this resource was supplied by WESM volunteers and citizen scientists.
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 30 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.
Downloads
Download the latest version of this resource data as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A) or the resource metadata as EML or RTF:
| Data as a DwC-A file | download 30 records in English (6 KB) - Update frequency: as needed |
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| Metadata as an EML file | download in English (24 KB) |
| Metadata as an RTF file | download in English (11 KB) |
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Atkins J D, Bampton I, Chilton P, Collins S, Dowsett R, Dowsett-Lemaire F, Elias D, Flowerdew R, Halliday T, Hanmer D, Haresnape J, Heigham J, Jewitt K, Jewitt M, Johnston-Stewart N, Lane S, Newton M, Taylor J, Whitaker R, Williams M (2021): intra_afric_paraearctic_migrant_resident_birds_1982. v1.4. Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. Dataset/Occurrence. http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=intra_afric_paraearctic_migrant_resident_birds_1982&v=1.4
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 34bf9e92-431e-4761-8efb-794ad8ffe0be. 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; birds of Malawi; WESM; migrant birds; paraearctic migrants; resident birds; intra-afric migrants; Derivedfromoccurrence
Contacts
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Who can answer questions about the resource:
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Who else was associated with the resource:
Geographic Coverage
The data was collected in different places across Malawi
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-17.141, 32.937], North East [-9.026, 35.903] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
The birds were identified to species level
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1982-01-12 / 1982-12-16 |
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Project Data
This dataset was mobilized to respond to CESP data mobilization project to make data publicly available and also to ABC2 project which was about development of “decision-data pathways” (DDPs) by mapping institutional decision-making processes, identifying relevant biodiversity information products (BIPs) that would produce real outcomes, and mobilizing the required datasets.
| Title | Unlocking decision-data pathways for sustainable development |
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| Identifier | CESP2020-016 |
| Funding | JRS Biodiversity Foundation and CESP |
| Study Area Description | Data was collected from different places in Malawi by citizen scientist. And this dataset was developed from historical records in Nyala journals |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Not applicable in this dataset
| Study Extent | This data was once off observations or rather by chance type of encounter with the species that was collected during other excursions. Therefore, the study area is not specific. |
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| Quality Control | Not applicable in this dataset |
Method step description:
- Not applicable in this dataset
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 34bf9e92-431e-4761-8efb-794ad8ffe0be |
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| http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=intra_afric_paraearctic_migrant_resident_birds_1982 |