Checklist

Bird species found in Benin

Latest version published by Laboratory of Forest Sciences (University of Abomey-Calavi) on 26 July 2017 Laboratory of Forest Sciences (University of Abomey-Calavi)
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26 July 2017
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Description

This checklist holds bird species found in Benin. Species in the checklist is retrieved from datasets published in the framework of the project BID-AF2015-0044-SMA. That list was elaborated from the available literature on birds and the status are according the Redlist of threatened species of Benin.

Data Records

The data in this checklist 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 478 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

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Gangnibo N. C., Gbetoho A. J., Ganglo C. J., 2017. Checklist of bird species found in Benin, in the framework of the BID-AF2015-0044-SMA project, FSA-UAC.

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is Laboratory of Forest Sciences (University of Abomey-Calavi). 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: be6a0901-0116-4629-9211-c89710b993bb.  Laboratory of Forest Sciences (University of Abomey-Calavi) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Benin.

Keywords

Checklist; Birds; Species; Benin

Contacts

Jaures Alain GBETOHO
  • Metadata Provider
Laboratory of Forest Sciences
BP 1493 Calavi Bénin
229 Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
Charles GANGNIBO
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Laboratory of Forest Sciences. University of Abomey-Calavi
BP 1493 Calavi Bénin
229 Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
Jean Ganglo
  • User

Geographic Coverage

This checklist holds bird species found in Benin. Species in the checklist is retrieved from datasets published in the framework of the project BID-AF2015-0044-SMA. That list was elaborated from the available literature on birds and the status are according the Redlist of threatened species of Benin.

Bounding Coordinates South West [6.25, 1.3], North East [12.3, 3.42]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Phylum Aves (Bird)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2016-06-01 / 2017-06-30

Project Data

The data mobilization is focused on bird species found in Benin. The main project activities are: (i) bird species data mobilization, which includes organization of meeting session on biodiversity data importance and their use, training sessions on data digitization and publishing, and digitization and publishing of bird occurrences using the spreadsheet of GBIF; (ii) application of biodiversity data for conservation, which includes training session on ecological niches modelling of species, identification of areas relevant for bird protection in Benin, and suggestion of strategies for bird species conservation in Benin.

Title Gathering of biodiversity data on bird species for their sustainable management in Benin
Identifier BID-AF2015-0044-SMA
Funding The project is funded by the Union European through Biodiversity Information Development (BID) Programme
Study Area Description Mobilization of data on bird species found in Benin.
Design Description The project aims to contribute to the conservation of bird species in Benin through the enhancement of data availability on these species. Two mains goals to achieve: Goal 1: Increase available biodiversity data - Raise of the awareness on the importance of biodiversity data for data holders and policy makers - Enhance capacity for data mobilization - Publish bird occurrence species - Establish a checklist of bird species found in Benin Goal 2: Apply biodiversity data in response to conservation priorities - Achieve the current and potential ecological niche of two threatened bird species in the context of global change - Identification of areas of importance for birds conservation and suggestion of measures for conservation

The personnel involved in the project:

Charles GANGNIBO
  • Principal Investigator

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Dowsett-Lemaire F., Dowsett R.J., 2010. Annotated list of observed birds in W and Pendjari Reserves in Benin. Misc. Rep. 72 Aves of wetlands and protected forests in Benin Dowsett-Lemaire F., Dowsett R.J., 2015. Exploration ornithologique du Bénin et du Togo de fin Août à mi-décembre 2015. Misc. Rep. 85 Houndagba, C.J. (2001) Inventaire et caractérisation des écosystèmes des complexes Est et Ouest des zones humides du Sud-Benin (Sites inscrits sur la liste des sites d’importance internationale de la Convention de RAMSAR). Programme d’aménagement des zones humides, Rapport de synthèse, ABE, 71p Adjakpa, J.B. (2001) Etude des potentialités en espèces aviaires des sites constitutifs de réserves biologiques dans les zones humides du Sud-Bénin. MAB-UNESCO /CBRST, 18p ONAB (2011) Plan Directeur d’Aménagement et de Gestion du Noyau Central de la Forêt Classée de la Lama 2011-2020. 87p PGFTR (2010) Etude de la diversité biologique dans les périmètres de reboisement de Kilir et d'Abomey appartenant à l'aire d'intervention du PGFTR au Bénin, 110p

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