Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
16. International Conference of the European Bird Census Council, Kayseri, Türkiye, 6 - 11 Eylül 2004, ss.48-49
KuşBank is an internet based databank where the bird watchers
can store their bird observation data as a “citizen scientist” to
contribute the conservation of birds. KuşBank Project is executed
by Doğa Derneği and Erciyes University with the support of
RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). KuşBank
is a part of the World Birds Project which is carried on by
BirdLife and RSPB. Worldbirds is a project which aims to
compile all national bird databases and use these data for
conserving the birds throughout the world. Turkey is a rich
country in terms of bird diversity and hosts 456 species. 362
(79%) of those have been seen and entered into the KuşBank
database during 2004. Among those species, 158 are under a
threat category in Europe. During 2004, 2000 field observations
by 400 birdwatchers were collected in KuşBank which include a
total of 28,140 bird sightings.The majority of the observations
and sightings in KuşBank date from spring and autumn. The KuşBank is an internet based databank where the bird watchers
can store their bird observation data as a “citizen scientist” to
contribute the conservation of birds. KuşBank Project is executed
by Doğa Derneği and Erciyes University with the support of
RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). KuşBank
is a part of the World Birds Project which is carried on by
BirdLife and RSPB. Worldbirds is a project which aims to
compile all national bird databases and use these data for
conserving the birds throughout the world. Turkey is a rich
country in terms of bird diversity and hosts 456 species. 362
(79%) of those have been seen and entered into the KuşBank
database during 2004. Among those species, 158 are under a
threat category in Europe. During 2004, 2000 field observations
by 400 birdwatchers were collected in KuşBank which include a
total of 28,140 bird sightings.The majority of the observations
and sightings in KuşBank date from spring and autumn. The breeding data was used to prepare breeding distribution maps of
Turkish birds. KuşBank has become the most important source of
information to update information on the states of birds, their
habitats and the threats on IBAs. Many sightings come from
Important Bird Areas (IBA) and 53% of those source from
Central Anatolian IBAs. Mogan Gölü (Lake Mogan) in Central
Anatolia is the most frequently visited IBA. KuşBank 2004 report
was published in 2005 and it has been compiled from the data
collected in KuşBank by the birdwatchers from different
provinces of Turkey during 2004. In KuşBank, birdwatchers can
store their sightings in a standard way and share with other
birdwatchers. KuşBank, as a citizen science project for bird
conservation, has shown that volunteers can contribute to not
only scientific work and but also Turkey’s Site Protection
strategies while Turkey is on the way to EU membership.