Birds from Praia da Vitória marshes (Terceira, Azores, Portugal)

The data presented here come from field observations between August 2013 and October 2018, as part of a LIFE research project aiming to preserve and restore three coastal wetlands from Praia da Vitória (Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal). Systematic monthly observations were carried out for five years in order to provide a checklist and monitoring of bird species and subspecies observed in three sites: Paul da Praia da Vitória (PPV), Paul do Belo Jardim (PBJ) and Paul da Pedreira do Cabo da Praia (PPCP). Main objectives were to determine their ornithological richness while also adding data to the overall knowledge of Azorean Avifauna and monitor seasonal and between years variation on species abundance.

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Identification

Alternate Identifier
10.15468/dnffus
Alternate Identifier
http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=azores_birds
Publication Date
2019-04-09
Title
Birds from Praia da Vitória marshes (Terceira, Azores, Portugal)
Abstract
The data presented here come from field observations between August 2013 and October 2018, as part of a LIFE research project aiming to preserve and restore three coastal wetlands from Praia da Vitória (Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal). Systematic monthly observations were carried out for five years in order to provide a checklist and monitoring of bird species and subspecies observed in three sites: Paul da Praia da Vitória (PPV), Paul do Belo Jardim (PBJ) and Paul da Pedreira do Cabo da Praia (PPCP). Main objectives were to determine their ornithological richness while also adding data to the overall knowledge of Azorean Avifauna and monitor seasonal and between years variation on species abundance.
Dataset Language
ENGLISH
 
Dataset Creator
  LIFE CWR - UAC - Sofia Goulart (Technician )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Ilha Terceira , 9700-042 , PORTUGAL
Dataset Creator
  Universidade dos Açores - João Pedro Barreiros (Researcher )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Ilha Terceira , 9700-042 , PORTUGAL
Dataset Creator
  LIFE CWR - UAC - Mariana R. Brito (Technician )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Ilha Terceira , 9700-042 , PORTUGAL
Dataset Creator
  LIFE CWR - UAC - Sónia Santos (Technician )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Ilha Terceira , 9700-042 , PORTUGAL
Dataset Creator
  LIFE CWR - UAC - Cesar Pimentel (Project colaborator )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Ilha Terceira , 9700-042 , PORTUGAL
Dataset Creator
  LIFE CWR - UAC - Elisabete C. Nogueira (project coordinator )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Ilha Terceira , 9700-042 , PORTUGAL
Dataset Creator
  Universidade dos Açores - Paulo Alexandre Vieira Borges (Researcher )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Ilha Terceira , 9700-042 , PORTUGAL
Metadata Provider
  Universidade dos Açores - Paulo Alexandre Vieira Borges (Researcher )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Ilha Terceira , 9700-042 , PORTUGAL
Associated Party
PROCESSOR
  Instituto Superior de Agronomia / Universidade de Lisboa - Rui Messina
Tapada da Ajuda , Lisbon , Lisbon , 1349-017 , PORTUGAL
Dataset Contact
  Universidade dos Açores - Paulo Alexandre Vieira Borges (Researcher )
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze , Angra do Heroísmo , Ilha Terceira , 9700-042 , PORTUGAL
Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml )
  • occurrences
  • Terceira
  • Ornitofauna
  • Aves
  • Azores
  • Samplingevent
  • Wetlands

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description
Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate
-180
East Bounding Coordinate
-180
North Bounding Coordinate
90
South Bounding Coordinate
-90

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2013-08-21

End Date

2018-10-31

Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Kingdom
Taxonomic Rank Value
Animalia
Common Name
Birds

License Information

Intellectual Rights

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Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

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Projects

Projects

• Project

Title
Inventory of bird species in three coastal wetlands from Terceira Island (Azores)

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Paulo Alexandre Vieira
Surname
Borges
User ID
0000-0002-8448-7623
Role
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Abstract
The inventory was conducted during five years between August 2013 and October 2018 by experienced birdwatchers: Sofia Goulart, Mariana R. Brito and Sónia Santos. The aim of this work is to inventory the avifauna present in the three coastal areas of Praia da Vitória (Terceira Island, Azores) focused on the LIFE-CWR Project, Paul da Praia da Vitória (PPV), Paul do Belo Jardim (PBJ) and Paul da Pedreira do Cabo da Praia (PPCP), in order to improve the knowledge on the bird diversity that occurs in this area, detect eventual new species for the Azores and monitor seasonal and between year variation on species abundance
Funding

Study Area Description

Descriptor

Terceira Island (area: 400.6 km²; elevation: 1,021.14 m) is one of the nine islands of the Azores archipelago, located in the North Atlantic, roughly at 38°43′49″N 27°19′10″W (Forjaz et al. 2004). The climate in the Azores is temperate oceanic, with regular and abundant rainfall, high levels of relative humidity and persistent western winds, mainly during the winter and autumn seasons (Azevedo et al. 2004).

Design Description

Description
At the three wetland sites more than 788 days of observations were carried out for a total of ca. 11.820 h of direct observations. Each observation lasted 15 minutes in which every sighted bird is registered. These were made by experienced birdwatchers using a Swarovski 20-60 telescope and Opticron Verano HD 10-42 binocular. Photographs were made with a Canon 60D camera. Whenever needed, the following field guides were used: Collins (DATE) and
 
 

Methods

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description
The data has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardised format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table (events) contains 2003 records and one data table extension also exists (occurrence), with 12528 records. The extension supplies extra information about the core record.

Sampling

Study Extent

This study covers a small coastal area with 3.58 km extension between PPV and PPCP.

Sampling Description
At the three wetland sites more than 788 days of observations were carried out for a total of ca. 11.820 h of direct observations. Each observation lasted 15 minutes in which every sighted bird is registered. These were made by experienced birdwatchers using a Swarovski 20-60 telescope and Opticron Verano HD 10-42 binocular. Photographs were made with a Canon 60D camera.
 
 

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