Description
The data set contains occurrence records of five papyrus endemic birds sampled from Papyrus wetlands around Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Mutanda, Lake Mulehe, Lake Chahafi, Lake Kayumbu and Maziba dam between June and November 2023
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 533 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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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Nachuha S, Ainaitwe J, Mutekanga F, Maclean I, Chad E, Natukunda L, Hughes P, Natukunda S, Ryde S, Rolls B, Katungi S (2025). Site selection to protect Endemic birds in South western Uganda. Version 1.1. Kabale University. Occurrence dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/africa/resource?r=papyrusbirds&v=1.1
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Kabale University. 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: da6a263a-933e-4a2c-ab2a-6208b1c40c6b. Kabale University publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Uganda.
Keywords
Endemic bird species; Papyrus wetlands; Uganda; Observation
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Geographic Coverage
Data was collected in papyrus wetlands around Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale and Rubanda districts, Lake Mutanda, Lake Mulehe, Lake Kayumbu, Lake Chahafi in Kisoro and Maziba dam in Kabale.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-1.49, 29.592], North East [-1.14, 30.048] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
The dataset contains five species that are endemic to papyrus wetlands.
| Species | Bradypterus carpalis (White-winged Swamp Warbler), Acrocephalus rufescens (Greater Swamp Warbler), Calamonastides gracilirostris (Papyrus Yellow Warbler), Cisticola carruthersi (Carruthers’s Cisticola), Crithagra koliensis (Papyrus Canary) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2023-06-01 / 2023-11-30 |
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Project Data
This study was part of a 3-year project being funded by the JRS Biodiversity Foundation through Kabale University that aimed at generating data for evidence-based biodiversity conservation planning, monitoring, and policy advocacy within the papyrus swamps in the Albertine rift region. Data on the abundance and distribution of endemic bird species were collected through point-count surveys between 7am and 11:30am.
| Title | Site Selection to Protect Papyrus Endemic Biodiversity in Uganda |
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| Funding | JRS Biodiversity Foundation |
| Study Area Description | The study was carried out in South Western Uganda in the districts of Rubanda, Kabale and Kisoro. The study was carried out in 15 wetland patches near adjacent lakes. |
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Sampling Methods
Surveys were conducted from the swamp edge often by boat or from elevated areas to offer the best detection probability. The number of species were identified aurally or visually within 15 minutes with distance from the observers to the individual bird in distance bands90-10m, 10-0m, 20-40m, 40-70m, 70-100m, 100-150m, 150-200m).
| Study Extent | Point count surveys were conducted around papyrus wetlands in Kabale, Kisoro, Rubanda district. |
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| Quality Control | Quality control measures included observer training on species identification and distance estimation before fieldwork. Daily reviews of field data ensured accuracy and completeness, and field guides and recorded calls were used to verify species identification. |
Method step description:
- • Conducted preliminary training on distance estimation and species identification. • Established survey points at 150-meter intervals around the wetland. • Allow a settling period before of 2-3 minutes starting each point count. • Conducted 10-minute counts, recording all papyrus-endemic bird species and estimating their distance from the observer. • Used call playback when necessary to confirm the presence of target species. • Documented coordinates using GPS and recorded data on field sheets.
Bibliographic Citations
- Stevenson, T., & Fanshawe, J. (2020). Field guide to the birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi. Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Bibby, C. J., Burgess, N. D., Hill, D. A., & Mustoe, S. H. (2000). Bird Census Techniques (2nd ed.). Academic Press.
- Donaldson, L., Bennie, J. J., Wilson, R. J., & Maclean, I. M. D. (2019a). Quantifying resistance and resilience to local extinction for conservation prioritization. Ecological Applications, 29(8), e01989. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1989
- Maclean, I. M. D., Hassall, M., Boar, R. R., & Lake, I. R. (2006). Effects of disturbance and habitat loss on papyrus-dwelling passerines. Biological Conservation, 131(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2005.12.003
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://cloud.gbif.org/africa/resource?r=papyrusbirds |
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