EDP Baixo Sabor: Land Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases (Sabor river valley) [2010-2014]

Study Extent

The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the lower Sabor river and its main tributaries in the area affecvted by the dam, from the river mouth up to 42 km upstream, in the municipalities of Torre de Moncorvo, Alfândega da Fé, Mogadouro e Macedo de Cavaleiros.

Sampling

Sampling was designed to cover the most relevant habitats for land birds in a buffer of 5 km around the lower reach of the Sabor river and its main tributaries. A total of 143 point counts were distributed in a grid of 42 5x5 km squares. The sampling was centered in suitable habitats for land birds along the valley and its main tributaries. At each point, a 10-minute sampling session was performed, in which all birds detected by sight or sound were recorded. The identification was made "in situ" by experienced observers, with the support of appropriate field guides.

Quality Control

All individual identifications were performed by qualified technicians

Method steps

1. To be completed

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 class, 16 orders, 43 families, 88 genera and 118 species.

1. Aves
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2. Accipitriformes
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3. Apodiformes
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4. Bucerotiformes
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5. Charadriiformes
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6. Ciconiiformes
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7. Columbiformes
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8. Coraciiformes
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9. Cuculiformes
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10. Falconiformes
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11. Galliformes
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12. Gruiformes
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13. Passeriformes
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14. Pelecaniformes
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15. Piciformes
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16. Podicepediformes
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17. Suliformes
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18. Accipitridae
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19. Apodidae
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20. Upupidae
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21. Charadriidae
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22. Scolopacidae
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23. Ciconiidae
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24. Columbidae
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25. Alcedinidae
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26. Meropidae
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27. Cuculidae
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28. Falconidae
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29. Phasianidae
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30. Rallidae
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31. Acrocephalidae
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32. Aegithalidae
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33. Alaudidae
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34. Certhiidae
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35. Cetiidae
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36. Cinclidae
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37. Cisticolidae
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38. Fringillidae
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39. Motacillidae
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40. Muscicapidae
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41. Corvidae
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42. Emberizidae
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43. Estrildidae
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44. Hirundinidae
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45. Laniidae
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46. Oriolidae
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47. Paridae
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48. Passeridae
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49. Phylloscopidae
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50. Prunellidae
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51. Regulidae
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52. Sittidae
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53. Sturnidae
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54. Sylviidae
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55. Troglodytidae
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56. Turdidae
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57. Ardeidae
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58. Picidae
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59. Podicepedidae
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60. Phalacrocoracidae
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Data were collected in a 5-km buffer around the lower Sabor river valley and its main tributaries in the influence of the dam, from the river mouth up to 42 km upstream, in the municipalities of Torre de Moncorvo, Alfândega da Fé, Mogadouro and Macedo de Cavaleiros.