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    DOI10.15468/vmdzin

    Occurrence dataset Registered September 05, 2017

    Winter Bird Census

    Published by Finnish Museum of Natural History - Zoology Unit
    LicenceCC BY 4.0

    Description

    Censuses cover all observed bird species. Annual counts have been done in the winter time since 1957. Methodology is explained in link: http://www.luomus.fi/seurannat/methods.htmData quality: From year 2019, 390 documents are incorrectly missing MY.taxonCensus: aves -key/value, which tell that all observed birds have been recorded during the census.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    Finland

    Latitude
    From 59.2172 to 70.0078
    Longitude
    From 17.9894 to 31.5291

    Temporal scope

    range
    January 01, 1956 - December 31, 2025

    Taxonomic scope

    Coverage
    AnimaliaPlantaeFungi

    Methodology

    Sampling

    In Finnish: https://tietopankki.luomus.fi/linnustonseurannat/lintulaskennat-ja-seurannat/talvilintulaskenta/

    Metrics

    Contacts

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    September 05, 2017
    Metadata last modified
    July 13, 2025
    Publication date
    July 13, 2025
    Hosted by
    Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility
    Installation
    FinBIF Repository
    Endpoints
    EML
    Darwin Core Archive
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/vmdzin
    Alternative identifiers
    GBIF registration details

    Citation

    Finnish Museum of Natural History - Zoology Unit (2025). Winter Bird Census. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vmdzin accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-16.