Elevation and landscape change drive the distribution of a montane, endemic grassland bird

Lele, Abhimanyu, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2766-3077

Robin, V. V., Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3109-5498

Arasumani, M., Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3532-6767

Vishnudas, C. K., Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati

Jathanna, Devcharan, Wildlife Conservation Society, Wildlife Conservation Society, Wildlife Conservation Society, Wildlife Conservation Society, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7962-4582

Joshi, Viral, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati

abhimanyu.lele@gmail.com, robin@iisertirupati.ac.in, arasustat@gmail.com, ck.vishnudas@gmail.com, devcharan@gmail.com

Published Sep 23, 2020 on Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ksn02v70t

Cite this dataset

Lele, Abhimanyu et al. (2020). Elevation and landscape change drive the distribution of a montane, endemic grassland bird [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ksn02v70t

Abstract

This dataset documents the presence and abundance of the Nilgiri pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis) in 170 survey sites across most of its global range. Between one and four surveys were carried out at each site between November 2017 and May 2018 by experienced observers. Survey duration was proportional to site area. A wide range of habitat characteristics were also surveyed, and additional habitat characteristics for each site were gathered from remotely sensed data.

Funding

National Geographic Society, Award: WW‐186EC‐17