README.md

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.