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Seabird Tracking Database

Seabird Tracking Database - Tracking Ocean Wanderers

African Penguins from Robben Island, South Africa breeding 2008-2019 clean
African Penguin, Robben Island, GPS, 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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Data provider / contact information
Eleanor Weideman
Richard Sherley
Azwianewi Makhado
Location
Country
South Africa
Site
South Africa
Colony
Robben Island
Dataset information
Dataset ID
2213
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Species
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Device Type
GPS
Data are interpolated
Yes
Notes
This dataset contains duplicate tracks and supersedes the following 3 datasets, with updated cleaning, and interpolation:

African Penguin from Robben Island, GPS, chick-rearing 2012
https://data.seabirdtracking.org/dataset/1444

African Penguin from Robben Island, GPS, chick-rearing 2013
https://data.seabirdtracking.org/dataset/1445

African Penguin from Robben Island, GPS, chick-rearing 2011
https://data.seabirdtracking.org/dataset/1446
Meta Data
Breed Stages
Chick-rearing
Sexes
Unknown
Number of Tracks
207
Number of Points
180360
Bird Count
185
Geodata Information
Geodata Years
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Geodata Years Text
2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Admin Fields
Permission Pre-approval -- All
50
Permission Pre-approval -- Non-commercial
5
Permission Pre-approval -- Conservation only
1
Permission Pre-approval -- BirdLife only
1