Repository details

eBird

Name of repository
eBird
Repository URL
https://ebird.org/home
Subject(s)
Description
eBird is among the world’s largest biodiversity-related science projects, with more than 1 billion records, more than 100 million bird sightings contributed annually by eBirders around the world, and an average participation growth rate of approximately 20% year over year. A collaborative enterprise with hundreds of partner organizations, thousands of regional experts, and hundreds of thousands of users, eBird is managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. eBird data document bird distribution, abundance, habitat use, and trends through checklist data collected within a simple, scientific framework. Birders enter when, where, and how they went birding, and then fill out a checklist of all the birds seen and heard during the outing. Data can be accessed from the Science tab on the website.
Contact
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
more than 1 billion records and more than 100 million bird sightings contributed each year
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://ebird.org/about/
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish; Castilian
  • Portuguese
  • Chinese
Data and/or service provider
  • data provider
  • service provider
Institution name
Audubon
Additional name(s)
  • National Audubon Society
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:039bbm920
Contact(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
DataONE
Identifier(s)
  • RRID:SCR_003999
  • RRID:nlx_158410
  • ROR:00hr5y405
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
National Science Foundation
Additional name(s)
  • NSF
Identifier(s)
  • RRID:SCR_012938
  • RRID:nlx_inv_1005118
  • ROR:021nxhr62
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:00k86w020
Contact(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (2)

Policy Name
Privacy Policy
Policy Name
Terms of Use

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (2)

Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data licenses (2)

DataLicense
other
DataLicense
other

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
eBird Media licensing agreement
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://ebird.org/about/citation/
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

API type
other

Metadata standards (1)

Metadata standard name
Repository-Developed Metadata Schemas
Metadata standard scheme
DCC

Remarks

Remarks
eBird is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index. eBird data are part of the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN), which integrates observational data on bird populations across the western hemisphere.
Entry date
2016-08-16
Last update
2024-02-02
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re3data.org: eBird; editing status 2024-02-02; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3SW7J last accessed: 2024-04-19