Hornbill Watch - Occurrence Dataset (India)

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 1,448 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

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.

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:

Datta A (2023). Hornbill Watch - Occurrence Dataset (India). Version 1.2. Nature Conservation Foundation. Occurrence dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=hornbillwatch-ncfindia&v=1.2

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is Nature Conservation Foundation. 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: de3da1ee-6946-4d54-97a0-779599721359.  Nature Conservation Foundation publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.

Keywords

Aceros nipalensis Ocyceros birostris Anthracoceros albirostris Buceros bicornis Anthracoceros coronatus Ocyceros griseus Rhyticeros undulatus Rhyticeros narcondami Anorrhinus austeni Hornbills India Community Science Citizen Science; Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

Geographic Coverage

Geographic limits of India

Taxonomic Coverage

Hornbills (Family: Bucerotidae)

Temporal Coverage

Project Data

NCF Eastern Himalaya program is primarily focused on various aspects of hornbill biology, frugivory and seed dispersal, tree phenology and ecological restoration in the tropical forests of North-eastern India, combined with community based conservation activities and nature education - in partnership with government and local community institutions.

Sampling Methods

Hornbill Watch has an interactive web interface that allows a person to report hornbill detections, which could be a call, sighting of a live bird, or a report of a dead/hunted/captive bird from anywhere in India. A contributor enters sighting information and uploads photographs through an online form on the website. A photograph is not insisted upon, though it is desirable. The website has a format that also encourages users to document additional details of their hornbill sightings that include, bird numbers, any demographic information such as age or sex of the individuals, the behaviours they observed, and the approximate location of their sighting—all without having to register or log in to the website. This makes it a quick, one-step process where sighting details can be uploaded immediately. More details here http://indianbirds.in/pdfs/IB_14_3_DattaETAL_HornbillWatch.pdf

Method step description:

1. Data was converted to Darwin Core format using an R code. Code is here https://github.com/paintedstork/gbifconvert

Additional Metadata