4.53 LONG-DISTANCE BIRD MOVEMENTS

 

Data ID

 

Description:

Samples of movements of birds between Namibia and other places: points of ringing and recovery

 

Chapter:

4 Living Resources

 

File name:

long-distance bird movements

 

File type:

Arcview shapefile

 

Geographical area:

Europe

 

 

Namibia

 

Keywords:

bird

 

 

movements

 

 

long-distance

 

Notes on data, analysis and

Data on ringing and recovery sites were provided by Dieter Oschadleus of the South African Bird Ringing Unit,

 

compilation:

University of Cape Town. This shapefile contains lines connecting ringing and recovery sites and information on

 

 

distance between ringing and recovery sites.

 

Data quality and organisation

 

Positional Accuracy:

Original data accurate to nearest minute of latitude and longitude.

 

Vector/Raster:

Vector

 

Spatial reference

 

Projection:

Geographic

 

Fields

 

Field name

Field description

 

TYPE

Type of data i.e. ringing or recovery

 

LAT

Latitude

 

LONG

Longitude

 

REF

SAFRING reference code

 

SPECIES

Species name

 

Source/Distribution

 

Data Source:

SAFRING

 

Contact:

Dieter Oschadleus

 

Online/Offline Address:

SAFRING, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701 RSA

 

 

tel: (021) 650-2421/2; fax: (021) 650-3434; cell: 083-285-6889

 

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted