Rafnuss/Digitization-of-A-Bird-Atlas-of-Kenya

Digitize the distribution maps of "A Bird Atlas of Kenya" (doi: 10.1201/9781315136264). # Digitalization of A Bird Atlas of Kenya Raphaël Nussbaumer 1, , Sidney Shema 2 , Sikenykeny Kennedy 2 , Colin Jackson 1, 1 A Rocha Kenya, Watamu, Kenya 2 National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya **Corresponding author**: Raphaël Nussbaumer (raphael.nussbaumer@arocha.org) --- **Keywords:** africa; kenya; bird; atlas; breeding; nest; presence; distribution; long-term; change; map; quarter degree grid cell; Occurrence; Observation ## Description This dataset contains the digitized bird atlas data from "A Bird Atlas of Kenya" (Lewis & Pomeroy, 1989) (doi.org). The data consists of the breeding code (presence, probable or confirmed) for all species and quarter degree grid cells in Kenya for two periods: pre-atlas (up to 1970) and during the atlas (1970-1984). **Geographical coverage:** Covering all of the Republic of Kenya, using quarter degree grid cells (QDGC) (or quarter square degree) (Larsen et al. 2009). On this geographic system, Kenya covers 228 squares. **Taxonomic coverage:** All 1065 bird species (*aves sp.*) recorded in Kenya by 1985. These comprise the 1053 mentioned by Britton (1980), 13 added since then (EABR; Scopus 9:53-54, 110-111) and one deleted (Parker, 1984). The book seems to follow the taxonomy adopted by Britton (1980). While the data preserves the original common and scientific names (as `originalNameUsage`), the `scientificName` uses the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Since the atlas has been published, several species have been changes: - 7. Broad-billed Prion (*Pachyptila vittata*) Reindentified (Fanshawe et al., 1992) - 13. Matsudaira's Storm Petrel (*Oceanodroma matsudairae*) Uncertain (Hunter, 2019) (Taylor, 1982) - 14. Red-tailed Tropicbird (*Phaeton rubricauda*) Rejected (Fisher & Hunter, 2016) - 63. Ruddy Shelduck (*Tadorna ferruginea*) Rejected (Fisher & Hunter, 2016) - 144. Barbary Falcon (*Falco pelegrinoides*) Lumped with 143. Peregrine Falcon (*Falco peregrinus*) - 178. Kenya Crested Gui …