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Kenya Bird Map

Subject: Kenya Bird Map       Project Leader: Colin Jackson

The Kenya Bird Map project is an exciting project that is a joint initiative by A Rocha Kenya together with National Museums of Kenya, Tropical Biology Association, Nature Kenya and the the Fitzpatrick Institute for African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town.

The project aims to map all of Kenya’s bird species and describe their status with the help of valued input from Citizen Scientists – volunteer members of the public who are keen to contribute through going birding and submitting their observations to the project.

A species’ distribution is the most fundamental information needed in order to conserve it. In the 1970’s, bird records were collected across Kenya that resulted in the book, ‘A Bird Atlas of Kenya’ that mapped and described the status of all the 1,065 species of birds then recorded in the country. Since then much has changed in terms of habitats and climatic conditions in Kenya and as a result the distributions and status of many of our birds have also dramatically changed – but we don’t know how or to what extent. 

By pooling the effort of many Citizen Scientist birders, Kenya Bird Map will tell this story and in so doing provide a powerful tool for conservation.

Join the bird mapping team

If you are at all interested in watching birds, have any concern for the conservation of Kenya’s birds and enjoy being outside and exploring new places, then the Kenya Bird Map project is for you!

It is an exciting and stimulating project that combines a lot of excellent birding, exploring new and fascinating parts of the country, state-of-the-art technology and communication and serious science to produce dependable results that can be used to take real action for conservation.

This project has its own website which allow the capture of data and to show species maps in real time. Observers can register and field work is always continuing. 
Upon registration, you will receive an Observer Number and password allowing you to login to Kenya Bird Map. Your login details will also allow you access to the other Virtual Museum for Africa sites. 

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