Nigeria Bird Atlas (Full Protocol Submissions)

Adams Chaskda1, Talatu Tende2, Samuel T Ivande2, Michael Brooks3, Bello Adamu  Danmallam2, Panshak Solomon Kumdet 4, Iniunam Aniefiok Iniunam4, Nanchin Winifred Kazeh4, Ulf Ottosson5, Bello Adamu Danmallam2

1 A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI), P.O. Box 13404, Laminga, Jos-East LGA, Plateau State, 930001, Nigeria., 13404, Jos, Nigeria; 2 APLORI, Jos, Nigeria; 3 FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, , South Africa; 4 APLORI, , Nigeria; 5 APLORI, 

Corresponding author(s): Adams Chaskda (director@aplori.org)Talatu Tende (talatu.tende15@gmail.com)Samuel T Ivande (Ivande.sam@gmail.com)Michael Brooks (michael.brooks@uct.ac.za)Bello Adamu  Danmallam (adamubello001@gmail.com)Panshak Solomon Kumdet  (ipanshak@gmail.com )Iniunam Aniefiok Iniunam (i.iniunam2@gmail.com )Nanchin Winifred Kazeh (nanchinwinifred@gmail.com)Ulf Ottosson (ulfottossonlux@gmail.com )

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Resource Citation

Chaskda A, Tende T, Ivande S T, Brooks M, Danmallam B A, Kumdet P S, Iniunam I A, Kazeh N W, Ottosson U (2022): Nigeria Bird Atlas (Full Protocol Submissions). v1.8. A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI). Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=nigerian_bird_atlas_project&v=1.8

Abstract

This dataset for birds in Nigeria, is obtained from the Nigeria Bird Atlas Project (NiBAP), a member of the continent-wide project - the African Bird Atlas Project (ABAP). The NiBAP aims to map all of Nigeria’s bird species and describe their status with the help of valued input from Citizen Scientists – volunteer members of the public who are keen to contribute through going birding and submitting their observations to the project. The project has now been running since the end of 2015.  
The dataset published here covers from the beginning of the project in 2015-05-22 to 2022-01-23. To collect/digitize the data, a number of citizen scientists across the country were involved. This was possible with the aid of a digital data collection mobile application (Birdlasser: https://www.birdlasser.com/) and following an established bird atlas protocol for the Bird Map Africa. The submitted data are usually pipelined into a central database for the ABAP and displayed on the BirdMap Africa portal (http://www.birdmap.africa) after a thorough vetting process. 

Keywords: Occurrence, Birds, Citizen science, Nigeria, Africa, NiBAP, ABAP, Biodiversity, Observation, Birds, Nigeria

Project details

Project title: The African Bird Atlas Project
Personnel: Samuel Ivande
Funding: JRS Biodiversity Foundation; GBIF 

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=nigerian_bird_atlas_project

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: All birds were identified to species level by citizen scientists
Taxonomic ranks
Class: Aves
Common names: Birds

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: This dataset covers atlassed pentads in Nigeria.
Coordinates: 3°54'29.16''N and 13°50'17.09''N Latitude; 2°32'55.78''E and 14°38'1.64''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: May 15, 2015 - January 23, 2022

Methods

Method step description: 
- . 	To collect the data, observers spend a minimum of two (2) hours in a pentad to be able to submit a full protocol card. 

- . 	The maximum survey period for a particular pentad is five (5) days after which a new survey can be started for that pentad. 

- . 	Bird species are recorded as they are seen/heard, following a sequence. 

- . 	Number of species observed are recorded every hour and these records are added to the records in subsequent hour(s) to the last hour (e.g., 10th hour), as the total number of species observed. 

- . 	Each observer (citizen scientist) has a unique observer number, and for each submission there is a unique card number generated. 
- . 	Finally, the date for each record and location is captured at the time of the occurrence to allow spatio-temporal analysis.
Study extent description: The study area (Nigeria) is divided into pentads, a 9km × 9km square (5' x 5' grid). Each pentad is surveyed for a minimum of two (2) hours or maximum of five (5) days survey period for a full protocol card (or else it is regarded as an adhoc submission). 
Sampling description: To collect the data, observers spend a minimum of two (2) hours in a pentad to be able to submit a full protocol card. The maximum survey period for a particular pentad is five (5) days after which a new survey can be started for that pentad. Bird species with their unique Spp numbers are recorded as they are seen/heard, following a sequence. Number of species observed are recorded every hour and these records are added to the records in subsequent hour(s) to the last hour (e.g., 10th hour), as the total number of species observed. 
Each observer has a unique observer number, and for each submission there is a unique card number generated. Date for each record is captured in the dataset to allow spatio-temporal analysis.
Quality control description: Individual records are carefully vetted and species captured as out of range records are queried/verified before being added to the database.   

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Nigeria Bird Atlas (Full Protocol Submissions)
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/archive.do?r=nigerian_bird_atlas_project
Publication date of data: 2022-02-01
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2022-01-28
Hierarchy level: Dataset