Description
Bird banding data collected at a private reserve, Shipstern Conservation and Management Area (SCMA), in Belize that is managed by the Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative. The data was collected using the Monitoreo de Sobrevivencia Invernal (MoSI-Monitoring Overwintering Survival) protocol developed by the Institute for Bird Populations (IBP). The dataset includes data collected in November 2017 and January 2018.
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 71 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.
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:
University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (2019) Bird Banding Data for Shipstern Conservation and Management Area, Belize 2017-2018. Version 1. University of Belize Environmental Research Institute and Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative. Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=csfi_bird_banding_data
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Belize Environmental Research Institute. 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: 2594f389-fb9f-4825-abbe-5678bab70cf4. University of Belize Environmental Research Institute publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; birds; banding; Belize; Observation; birds; banding; Belize; MoSI
Contacts
- Metadata Provider ●
- Originator ●
- User ●
- Point Of Contact
- Avian Biologist
- Price Center Road
- 501-8222701
- Metadata Provider
- Monitoring Officer
- Price Center Road
- 501-822-2701
- User
- Executive Director
- Sarteneja Road
- 501-660-1807
Geographic Coverage
Shipstern Conservation & Management Area (SCMA) is a protected area owned and managed by the Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative. It is located in the north-east part of Belize in the Corozal District. SCMA protects approximately 21, 500 acres and includes a variety of habitats centered around the Shipstern lagoon. These habitats include various seasonal forest types and the semi-deciduous Yucatan Forest.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [18.303, -88.186], North East [18.319, -88.163] |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2017-11-28 / 2017-11-30 |
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| Start Date / End Date | 2018-01-16 / 2018-01-17 |
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Project Data
This project aims to compile and analyze several large existing bird datasets of Belize. The University of Belize Environmental Research Institute will coordinate the mobilization of Belize's existing un-compiled bird data through eBird and the GBIF network. This will be done in collaboration with two main partners: the Forest Department, the regulatory agency responsible for enforcing relevant policies and regulations for the sustainable management of Belize's natural resources and the Belize Audubon Society (BAS), a non-governmental Organization who co-manages seven protected areas in Belize.
| Title | Improving Natural Resources Management in Belize through Mobilization of Biodiversity Data |
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| Identifier | BID-CA2016-0011-NAC |
| Funding | This project was made possible through the GBIF BID programme. |
| Study Area Description | Data for this project was collected at several locations in Belize, including protected areas and privately owned area. For this particular dataset, data was collected at Shipstern Conservation & Management Area which is a private reserve located in north-eastern Belize. The data was collected by UB ERI and CSFI. |
| Design Description | Partners/stakeholders were contacted to assist in contributing digitized and un-digitized data towards this project. Data Sharing Agreements were signed between the UB ERI and partners before data was utilized and submitted. |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Point Of Contact
Sampling Methods
The data was collected following the MoSI protocol in which 16 mist-nets are set up at a station covering approximately 9 hectares. The station is operated for three days per month from November to March. Mist-nets are opened at sunrise and checked every half hour for a total of six hours per day. Birds caught are safely extracted and taken back to a processing station where they are identified to the species level and data is collected on fat, age, sex, weight etc. All resident and migrant songbirds captured in the nets are banded except for hummingbirds.
| Study Extent | Data was collected at Shipstern Conservation & Management Area on November 2017 and January 2018. |
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| Quality Control | The station is operated by experienced and certified bird banders and assistants. Ageing and sexing resources and materials are used to properly age and sex birds and photos are taken for references. |
Method step description:
- This data set was collected using the MoSI protocol.
Additional Metadata
| Purpose | This dataset was developed based on MoSI banding data collected at Shipstern Conservation Management Area as part of long term monitoring in Belize. The dataset includes data on both residents of Belize and migrants. Having data on birds in Belize will allow information to be generated on abundance, distribution, diversity etc. |
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| Maintenance Description | The maintenance frequency is not planned. |
| Alternative Identifiers | https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=csfi_bird_banding_data |