################################# The DeKUWC Recordings Package Version 1.0 2016-07-05 ################################# This file describes the contents of the data package accompanying the paper "A Bioacoustic Record of a Conservancy in the Mount Kenya Ecosystem" by Ciira wa Maina, David Muchiri and Peter Njoroge submitted to the Biodiversity Data Journal We provide acoustic recordings from the Dedan Kimathi University Wildlife Conservancy (DeKUWC) in the Mt. Kenya ecosystem obtained using a low cost acoustic recorder. A total of 2701 minute long recordings are provided including both daytime and nighttime recordings. We present an annotation of a subset of the daytime recordings indicating the bird species present in the recordings. The dataset contains recordings of at least 36 bird species. In addition, the presence of a few nocturnal species within the conservancy is also confirmed. A total of 54 bird species were recorded during the study. Of these, 33 were recorded during the point counts and 36 identified usings recordings of their vocalisations. 15 species were identified during both the point counts and using the audio recordings. The package contains the following files and folders ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1) ReadMe.txt This file which describes the contents of the data package 2) DeKUWCRecordedSpecies.csv This file contains a list of the 54 bird species observed during the study. It contains the following columns: a) Common Name b) Scientific Name c) Four Letter Code 3) AllRecordingsAnnotation.xlsx This file contains a list of the 2701 recordings obtained during the study from the eight recorder locations. Each location has a corresponding sheet in the Excel document. A subset of the 2701 recordings are annotated and for these recordings we have the following information: a) Date b) Time c) Location d) Latitude e) Longitude f) Elevation in meters g) Foreground species h) Background species i) Remarks The species are recorded using the four letter codes described in DeKUWCRecordedSpecies.csv 4) The folder mp3/ contains MP3 files of the 2701 recordings Contacts ********* If you have any questions regarding the dataset, please get in touch. The contact person is Ciira wa Maina. Email: ciira.maina@dkut.ac.ke