A-Rocha-Kenya / MadPrat

Analysis of the Madagascar Pratincole Trend in Eastern Kenya

MadPrat

Analysis of the Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis Trend in Eastern Kenya.

Data

We collected all available sightings of Madagascar Pratincole outside of their breeding ground (Madagascar)

• Scopus: Journal of East African Ornithology
• Bulletins of the African Bird Club
• Kenya Bird Map: using API (http://api.adu.org.za/sabap2/v2/DwC/2000-01-01/2030-01-01/country/kenya/data/species/898?format=CSV)
• eBird: copy paste data from specie map (https://ebird.org/map/madpra1)
• inaturalist.org: no obs in East Africa
• observation.org: no obs in East Africa
• various publications

All these sightings were aggregated in a spreasheet.

Analysis

Currently in progress, preliminary analyis is performed with R and some visualization are avaiable.

References

• Ash, S. (1975). Four species of birds new to Ethiopia and other notes. 97(1), 4–9.
• Maclean, G. L., & Kirwan, G. M. (2020). Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis). Birds of the World. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.madpra1.01
• Delany, S., Scott, D., Dodman, T., & Stroud, D. (2009). An atlas of wader populations in Africa and Western Eurasia. Wageningen: Wetlands International.
• Ash, J. S., & Miskell, J. E. (1998). Birds of Somalia.
• Pearson, D., & Jackson, C. (2016). Review of Kenya bird records 2011-2014. Scopus, 36(1), 21–32.
• Gerhart, J. D., & Turner, D. A. (1978). Birds of latham island. Scopus, 2(March), 1–6.
• Ash, J. S. (1977). Four species of birds new to Ethiopia and other notes. Bulletin of The British Ornithologists’ Club, 97(1), 4–9.
• Feare, C. J., & High, J. (1977). Migrant Shorebirds in the Seychelles. Ibis, 119(3), 323–338. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1977.tb08251.x
• Mathews, T. (1973). Boat trip through Southern Kenya and Tanzania waters to mafia Island. EANHS Bulletin, 18–20.
• Harvey, W. G. (1973). The madagascar prtincole Glareola Ocularis in Tanzania. EANHS Bulletin, 115–116.
• Benson, C. W. (1978). The Madagascar Pratincole Glareola Ocularis in Somalia. Scopus, 2, 21.
• Ryall, C. (1991). Avifauna of Nguuni near Mombasa, Kenya, between September 1984 and October 1987: Part I —Afrotropical species. Scopus, 15, 1–23.
• Dowsett-Lemaire, F., & Dowsett, R. J. (2014). Checklist of the birds of Kipini conservancy, Lamu and Tana river districts, coastal Kenya. Scopus, 33(November 1988), 1–44.
• Britton, P. L. (1977). Madagascar Pratincole glareola ocularis in Africa. Scopus, (December), 94–97.