The Avian Collection of the Tana River Basin at the National Museums of Kenya's Ornithology Section.

Peter Njoroge; Esther Mwangi

doi:10.15468/bml5pa

The Avian Collection of the Tana River Basin at the National Museums of Kenya's Ornithology Section.

Citation

Njoroge P, Mwangi E (2019). The Avian Collection of the Tana River Basin at the National Museums of Kenya's Ornithology Section.. National Museums of Kenya. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/bml5pa accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-03.

Description

Occurrence data from natural history collections are critical to understanding biodiversity change over time. The ornithology collection at National Museums of Kenya, holds over 30,000 specimens each carrying important information such as their occurrence across space and time. We mined data (species name, locality, collection date etc.) from these specimens collected from the Tana River Basin. Here, we present a geo-referenced dataset of avian species collected from 1911 to 2004.

Taxonomic Coverages

All specimens have been identified to the species level

Aves
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The Tana River Basin with its source from Aberdare mountains through Garissa, Hola and Garsen until it enters the Indian Ocean.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Peter Njoroge
originator
position: Head, Ornithology Section
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: pnjoroge@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Esther Mwangi
originator
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: ewmwangi@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Peter Njoroge
metadata author
position: Head, Ornithology Section
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: pnjoroge@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Lawrence Monda
publisher
position: ICT Manager
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P.O.Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: lmonda@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Esther Mwangi
processor
position: Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: ewmwangi@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke

Peter Njoroge
administrative point of contact
position: Head, Ornithology Section
National Museums of Kenya
Museum Hill Road
Nairobi
P. O. Box 40658 - 00100
Nairobi
KE
email: pnjoroge@museums.or.ke
homepage: http://www.museums.or.ke