Data from ornithological studies on the Zmiinyi island (Black Sea, Ukraine) for the 1975-1992 period and spring 2006

Study Extent

The dataset consists of records of birds made on the territory of Zmiinyi island during catches in the migration periods. These records were kept in field notebooks and punched cards of A. I. Korzukov. The dataset is an attempt to save the collected data of this remarkable ornithologist and make it available for the global scientific community and future generations and save the data from physical destruction due to full-scale war initiated by Russia agains Ukraine.

Sampling

The information was taken from field journals (notebooks) kept by a world known ornithologist A. I. Korzukov for the period 1975-1992 and an electronic document presenting the results of catching birds on the Zmiinyi island (Odesa region) by A. I. Korzukov and M. V. Yakovliev in the spring of 2006. Most of the data in the description are the results of catching birds on the island using mist webs. Data on visual observations of birds are partially provided, and separate data on birds that were found dead are presented. Birds were identified, measured and ringed using the commonly accepted methods.

Quality Control

The collection of scientific material and its processing was carried out by qualified ornithologists (e. g. Korzukov A. I. - remarkable and world known ornithologist) who worked in the region for a long time.

Method steps

1. Collection of field data in a field notebook.
2. Transferring information to punched cards.
3. Transferring information from punched cards and notebook to the electronic database using MS Excel and organizing of the dataset according to Darwin Core requirements.

The dataset consists of records of birds (Aves class) only.

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Chordata
   rank: phylum
3. Aves
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4. Accipitriformes
   rank: order
5. Anseriformes
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6. Apodiformes
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7. Bucerotiformes
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8. Caprimulgiformes
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9. Charadriiformes
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10. Ciconiiformes
    rank: order
11. Columbiformes
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12. Coraciiformes
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13. Cuculiformes
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14. Falconiformes
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15. Galliformes
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16. Gaviiformes
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17. Gruiformes
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18. Otidiformes
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19. Passeriformes
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20. Pelecaniformes
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21. Piciformes
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22. Podicipediformes
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23. Strigiformes
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24. Suliformes
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The dataset consists of records from Zmiinyi island (Odesa administrative region of Ukraine, Black Sea). As the dataset shows results of studies of migratory birds spotted on the relatively small island - centroid of this island (45.254466 N 30.202416 E) is provided as a coordinate with relevant coordinate inaccuracy in meters, as the birds were migrating and therefore are not the sedentary inhabitants of the island.