Vulture and other ornithological survey data in Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation regions
This dataset presents geo-referenced summaries of vulture and raptor sightings (from field work as well as from published sources 1977-2013), as well as general avian species lists and their detected abundances, for the Annapurna (ACA) and Manaslu Conservation Areas (MCA). In addition, compiled ...
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ftunivalaska:oai:scholarworks.alaska.edu:11122/2592 2023-05-15T16:10:00+02:00 Vulture and other ornithological survey data in Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation regions Karmacharya, Dikpal Krishna Gyawali, Seejan Virani, Munir Huettmann, Falk 2013-10-01 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/2592 en eng http://hdl.handle.net/11122/2592 Dataset 2013 ftunivalaska 2023-02-23T21:35:52Z This dataset presents geo-referenced summaries of vulture and raptor sightings (from field work as well as from published sources 1977-2013), as well as general avian species lists and their detected abundances, for the Annapurna (ACA) and Manaslu Conservation Areas (MCA). In addition, compiled 'presence only' data of vultures are provided for Nepal and Northern India as well. The bounding box (decimal degrees) of the data coverage is 77.4966 til 87.0667 latitude and 26.3666 til 28.58333 longitude, and Altitude covers 100m til 7969m. The data consist of MS Excel and include 6 worksheets (all bird list, number of bird sighting and counting, descending number of individuals, vulture survey in ACA, raptors in Manaslu, and compiled presence only sightings of vultures for Nepal and Northern India). While this data set is reatively small, it includes a large and complex set of information for a vast and globally relevant region. The following raptor species are primarily covered in this data set: Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius, TSN 175385), Himalayan Griffon (Gyps fulvus, 175487), Golden Eagler (Aquila chrysaetos, 175407), Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis,175488), Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus,175483), Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus, 175481) and White-Rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis, 175485). Smaller predators like Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus, 175620), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus,175604), Shikra (Accipiter badius, 55890), Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata, 175565), Black Kite (Milvus migrans,175469), Mountain Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus nipalensis, 175580), Spotted Owlet (Athene brama, 555472), Western Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, 175590) and Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela, 175506) were also reported, In addition, overall app. 763 sighting locations of 143 species of birds are also featured in the data (english names as well as scientific names). Naturalists, bird watchers, modelers as well as investigators of raptors and other birds in the Nepal and Northern Indian regions will find ... Dataset Falco peregrinus peregrine falcon Aquila chrysaetos osprey Pandion haliaetus University of Alaska: ScholarWorks@UA Brama ENVELOPE(-58.467,-58.467,-62.208,-62.208) Indian Watchers ENVELOPE(-56.115,-56.115,50.750,50.750) |
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This dataset presents geo-referenced summaries of vulture and raptor sightings (from field work as well as from published sources 1977-2013), as well as general avian species lists and their detected abundances, for the Annapurna (ACA) and Manaslu Conservation Areas (MCA). In addition, compiled 'presence only' data of vultures are provided for Nepal and Northern India as well. The bounding box (decimal degrees) of the data coverage is 77.4966 til 87.0667 latitude and 26.3666 til 28.58333 longitude, and Altitude covers 100m til 7969m. The data consist of MS Excel and include 6 worksheets (all bird list, number of bird sighting and counting, descending number of individuals, vulture survey in ACA, raptors in Manaslu, and compiled presence only sightings of vultures for Nepal and Northern India). While this data set is reatively small, it includes a large and complex set of information for a vast and globally relevant region. The following raptor species are primarily covered in this data set: Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius, TSN 175385), Himalayan Griffon (Gyps fulvus, 175487), Golden Eagler (Aquila chrysaetos, 175407), Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis,175488), Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus,175483), Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus, 175481) and White-Rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis, 175485). Smaller predators like Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus, 175620), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus,175604), Shikra (Accipiter badius, 55890), Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata, 175565), Black Kite (Milvus migrans,175469), Mountain Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus nipalensis, 175580), Spotted Owlet (Athene brama, 555472), Western Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, 175590) and Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela, 175506) were also reported, In addition, overall app. 763 sighting locations of 143 species of birds are also featured in the data (english names as well as scientific names). Naturalists, bird watchers, modelers as well as investigators of raptors and other birds in the Nepal and Northern Indian regions will find ... |
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Karmacharya, Dikpal Krishna Gyawali, Seejan Virani, Munir Huettmann, Falk Vulture and other ornithological survey data in Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation regions |
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Vulture and other ornithological survey data in Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation regions |
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Vulture and other ornithological survey data in Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation regions |
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Vulture and other ornithological survey data in Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation regions |
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Vulture and other ornithological survey data in Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation regions |
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Vulture and other ornithological survey data in Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation regions |
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vulture and other ornithological survey data in annapurna and manaslu conservation regions |
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ENVELOPE(-58.467,-58.467,-62.208,-62.208) ENVELOPE(-56.115,-56.115,50.750,50.750) |
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Falco peregrinus peregrine falcon Aquila chrysaetos osprey Pandion haliaetus |
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Falco peregrinus peregrine falcon Aquila chrysaetos osprey Pandion haliaetus |
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