SPI-Birds is a network of researchers who collect data on breeding, individually marked birds. SPI-Birds Network offers expert advice on:
SPI-Birds Database, where those within and outside the Network can request the data:
The network and database membership is open to anybody who collects data on individually marked birds, including researchers or members of the general public. Please use our webform to get in touch, or email our coordinator Dr. Antica Culina
Anyone can use the database to search for populations of interest, and to request the access to the data. Please go to the 'Find a population' tab.
SPI-Birds standard protocol, agreed within the community, can be found here. This document defines the standard data format. The SPI-Birds team creates tailored pipelines to convert any data format (as stored with the data owner) into a standard one.
The pipelines are available via an R package, and can be found here.
The project is funded by NWO (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research) grant to Dr. Antica Culina, and Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics (NTNU, Trondheim), and NIOO-KNAW.
The structure of SPI-Birds includes two main components:
18/11/2020
Two exciting news!
First, the SPI-birds paper is out in Journal of Animal Ecology. It is Open Access and you can read it here.
Second, SPI-Birds has received Dutch Data Prize. A nice cover of both topics (the paper and the Prize) can be found in the press release here.
02.07.2020
02.07.2020
Job - we are looking for a postdoc to join SPI-Birds team for one year. More info here.
12.03.2020
Our first 2020 newsletter is now out. We brief on a steep income of new data, our logo, and version contol protocol.
18.12.2019
16.12.2019
21.10.2019
In our third Newsletter we introduce: 1) new data and pipelines added to the database; 2) the pipeline code that transforms data into a standard format has now been published online 3) data quality checks preformed on the original data to detect any potential errors.
19.08.2019
Our second Newsletter updates on:1) several new populations for which the pipelines have been created; 2) the newest version of the standard protocol (i.e. a standard format in which any data are mapped onto using the pipelines); 3) construction of the quality check of the data, currently underway.
Version 1.0.0 of the standard protocol for bird breeding data is available here.
20.06.2019
We are excited to publish the first SPI-Birds Newsletter! With this first issue, we officially launch SPI-Birds, and introduce SPI-Birds team members.
Please use the form to:
1) get advice on setting up a new population with individually marked breeders.
2) enquire about student projects and interships.
3) ask any other questions, or give comments on SPI-Birds.
NB. Please send your data request or any questions to Antica Culina (a.culina@nioo.knaw.nl)