Bird Community of the Regional Protected Landscape of the Vila do Conde Shoreline and the Mindelo Ornithological Reserve (PPRLVCROM) (2013-2014) 

Daniel Santos1, Tiago Rodrigues2, Pedro Andrade3, David Gonçalves1, Tiago Múrias4

1 Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, Porto 4169-007, Porto, Portugal; 2 Direção Regional dos Recursos Florestais, Rua do Contador, 23, Ponta Delgada 9500-050, Ponta Delgada - Ilha São Miguel (Açores), Portugal; 3 CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, nº 7, Vairão 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal; 4 CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e RecursosCIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, nº 7, Vairão 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal

Corresponding author(s): Daniel Santos (daniel@danielsantosphoto.com)Tiago Rodrigues (tmgrodrigues@gmail.com)Pedro Andrade (pandrade@cibio.up.pt)David Gonçalves (drgoncal@fc.up.pt), Tiago Múrias (tdsantos@cibio.up.pt)

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Resource Citation

Santos D, Rodrigues T, Andrade P, Gonçalves D (2021): Bird Community of the Regional Protected Landscape of the Vila do Conde Shoreline and the Mindelo Ornithological Reserve (PPRLVCROM) (2013-2014). v1.2. CIBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources) Portugal. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=cibio_pplvcrom_birds&v=1.2

Abstract

This dataset includes systematic bird counts data collected from the “Regional Protected Landscape of the Vila do Conde Shoreline and the Mindelo Ornithological Reserve (PPRLVCROM – “Paisagem Protegida Regional do Litoral de Vila do Conde e Reserva Ornitológica de Mindelo”), a protected area in Northern Portugal. Data were collected in winter of 2013-2014 and spring 2014, in 18 observation points (10-minute recording time per point), in which all birds detected by sight and/or sound were recorded. A total of 612 records were made (average of 3.1 individuals per record), collected from 116 sampling events. Fifty-three species of 27 families were recorded.

Keywords: birds; Aves; point counts; Vila do Conde, PPRLVCROM

General description

Purpose: This dataset is part of a broader initiative whereby the CIBIO-InBIO will make available biodiversity data collected for research purposes (when using public funding) and provision of services (with the authorization of the respective contractors).

Project details

Project title: Bird Community of the Regional Protected Landscape of the Vila do Conde Shoreline and the Mindelo Ornithological Reserve (PPRLVCROM) (2013-2014) 
Personnel: Daniel Santos, Tiago Rodrigues, Pedro Andrade, David Gonçalves, Tiago Múrias
Study area descriptions/descriptor: PPRLVCROM is a protected area located in the North of Portugal (Vila do Conde municipality, Porto district), with an area of 379.61 ha. It is located along the Atlantic coast from the estuary of the river Ave to the estuary of river Onda. The main habitat types within the protected area are forest (usually mixed forests with native and exotic species), agricultural areas, coastal dunes and beaches, small riparian corridors and a medium-sized estuarine area.
Design description: PPRLVCROM is a protected area located in the North of Portugal (Vila do Conde municipality, Porto district), with an area of 379.61 ha. It is located along the Atlantic coast from the estuary of the river Ave to the estuary of river Onda. The main habitat types within the protected area are forest (usually mixed forests with native and exotic species), agricultural areas, coastal dunes and beaches, small riparian corridors and a medium-sized estuarine area.

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=cibio_pplvcrom_birds

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 1 class, 9 orders, 24 families, 46 genera and 52 species. 
Taxonomic ranks
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes, Charadriiformes, Columbiformes, Cuculiformes, Falconiformes, Passeriformes, Pelecaniformes, Piciformes, Suliformes
Family: Accipiteridae, Alaudidae, Anatidae, Ardeidae, Charadriidae, Cisticolidae, Columbidae, Corvidae, Cuculidae, Falconidae, Fringillidae, Hirundinidae, Laridae, Motacillidae, Muscicapidae, Paridae, Passeridae, Phalacrocoracidae, Phylloscopidae, Picidae, Prunellidae, Recurvirostridae, Scolopacidae, Sturnidae, Sylviidae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The study area in this dataset is the Regional Protected Landscape of the  Vila do Conde Shoreline and Mindelo Ornithological Reserve(PPRLVCROM, Paisagem Protegida Regional do Litoral de Vila do Conde e Reserva Ornitológica de Mindelo), in the Porto district and Vila do Conde municipality. 
Coordinates: 41°16'19.67''N and 41°21'23.23''N Latitude; 8°45'3.43''W and 8°43'20.85''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: November 21, 2013 - May 7, 2015

Methods

Method step description: To be completed
Study extent description: The study area in this dataset is the Regional Protected Landscape of the  Vila do Conde Shoreline and Mindelo Ornithological Reserve(PPRLVCROM, Paisagem Protegida Regional do Litoral de Vila do Conde e Reserva Ornitológica de Mindelo), in the Porto district and Vila do Conde municipality. 
Sampling description: A total of 18 count points were established in PPRLVCROM, using the land use maps from the Vila do Conde municipality (Honrado et al., 2005) and ArcGIS 9.3 (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Redlands, CA, EUA). The points were initially established at random using GIS software, with a minimum distance of 500 meters between them to reduce the possibility of double counts. Afterwards point locations were slightly adjusted to account for field conditions assessed in a preliminary visit.
Counts were conducted between 2013-2014 in two periods, winter (November to January; seven visits) and spring (April and May; six visits). These periods were chosen because they represent periods during which bird communities in Northwestern Portugal are relatively stable. Counts were performed in the morning, beginning, on average (± SD) at 25.54 ± 3.96 minutes after sunrise, by the same observer (J.D.S.), in days with good weather conditions (i.e., without heavy rain, wind or fog). Bird identification was aided by binoculars (Opticron Discovery WP PC 10×50).
In each point counting time was set to 10 minutes, started immediately after arrival at the location. This enabled the recording of birds flushed by the observer’s arrival. For this purpose, all individuals flushed from within a radius of 15 m around the counting point were considered. The date and starting time were recorded. For all observations in the 10-minute period, species identification, number, behavior and location were recorded. The precise location of birds resting or flushed by the arrival of the observer at the point was recorded in an ortophoto map (1:3,500 and 1:12,500), and afterwards used to estimate the distance to the observer with ArcGIS 9.3. For flocks, the central position of the group was recorded as the location (Mardsen 1999). The location of birds that were not seen, but were heard, was estimated in the field and recorded in the ortophoto map. All records except one were found within a radius of 250 m around the count point.
Quality control description: All identifications were made my qualified technicians

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Bird Community of the Regional Protected Landscape of the Vila do Conde Shoreline and the Mindelo Ornithological Reserve (PPRLVCROM) (2013-2014) 
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/archive.do?r=cibio_pplvcrom_birds
Publication date of data: 2021-01-07
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2020-12-11
Hierarchy level: Dataset

References
Honrado, J., Gonçalves, J.A., Figueiredo, J., Caldas, F.B., Lomba, A., Alves, P.C., Ferrand, N., Múrias, T., Grosso, J.M., Soares, C., Gonçalves, D., Loureiro, A., Santos, P., Ribeiro, A., Oliveira, R., Andresen, T., Silva, I., Silva, V., Cunha, M., Vasconcelos, V., Vale, M., and Granja, H. (2005). Estudo Prévio para a Elaboração de um Plano Estratégico com vista ao Ordenamento e Gestão da Reserva Ornitológica do Mindelo e Área Envolvente do Concelho de Vila do Conde, Relatórios Sectoriais.
Marsden, S.J. (1999). Estimation of parrot and hornbill densities using a point count distance sampling method. Ibis 141, 377–390. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1999.tb04405.x