4.35 COASTAL BIRDS - SOURCE DATA
Data ID
Description: Distribution of coastal birds along the coast
Chapter: 4 Living Resources
File name: coastal birds
File type: Excel file
Geographical area: Atlantic Ocean

Namibia
Keywords: marine

coastal

bird

wetland
Notes on data, analysis and Derived from counts of birds assembled over the years by the Ornithology Section of the Ministry of Environment and
compilation: Tourism. Numbers of birds recorded during each count were averaged, as were the counts for wetlands close to each

other, e.g. groups of islands off the south coast and various wetlands around Swakopmund
Data quality and organisation
Positional Accuracy: Original data collected at quarter degree square (approx 27 x 27 km) resolution or better
Vector/Raster:
Spatial reference
Projection:
Fields
Field name Field description
Source/Distribution
Data Source: Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Contact: Rob Simmons
Online/Offline Address: Schubert Haus

Private Bag 13306

Windhoek



Tel: 272766
Distribution notes: Unrestricted