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Namib Flyway (Namibia)

Statistics

Occurrence records	1,934
Species level	1,671
Species	362
Taxa	427
Datasets	53
Time range	1758 - 2024

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	18
No WoRMS match	46
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	8
No accepted name available	11

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	1,802	3
eventDate	151	0
maximumDepthInMeters	1,799	0
minimumDepthInMeters	1,685	0
occurrenceStatus	1,499	0
scientificName	7	0
scientificNameID	84	21

Spatial issues

Records on land	11
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	9

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
Animal Demography Unit - South African Bird Ringing Unit (SAFRING) Published 2020-12-02	423
Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (AfrOBIS) Published 2020-12-02	289
BCLME III Coastal Biodiversity Surveys - rocky shores Published 2023-02-02	180
Marine and Coastal Management - Seal Surveys Published 2020-12-02	178
Occurrence records of southern African aquatic biodiversity Published 2024-05-09	112
Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Atlantic Ocean Published 2025-03-17	71
Namibian West Coast Biodiversity Published 2020-12-02	55
Biological Reference Collections ICM CSIC Published 2025-03-20	52
iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection Published 2020-12-02	50
Biological observations from the Discovery Investigations 1925-1952 Published 2019-03-15	46

Distribution

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Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Top taxa

Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa

Scientific name	Records
Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus (Schreber, 1776) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	179
Phalacrocorax capensis (Sparrman, 1789) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	164
Sternula balaenarum (Strickland, 1852) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	145
Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen, 1791) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	103
Argyrosomus De la Pylaie, 1835 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	78
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	77
Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	56
Galeichthys Valenciennes, 1840 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	51
Diplodus capensis (Smith, 1844) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	42
Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	37

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Bryopsis hypnoides J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 Phylum Chlorophyta > Class Ulvophyceae	3	2019
Grateloupia doryphora (Montagne) M.Howe, 1914 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	2	2019
Gastroclonium reflexum (Chauvin) Kützing, 1849 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	2	2019
Nothogenia erinacea (Turner) P.G.Parkinson, 1983 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	2	2019
Ahnfeltiopsis glomerata (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva & DeCew, 1992 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	3	2019
Chondria capensis (Harvey) Askenasy, 1888 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	3	2019
Afrolittorina knysnaensis (R. A. Philippi, 1847) Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	3	2019
Patella swakopmundensis Massier, 2009 Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	3	2019
Vertebrata urbana (Harvey) Kuntze, 1891 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	3	2019
Ralfsia verrucosa Phylum Heterokontophyta > Class Bacillariophyceae	3	2019

Data providers

Name	Records
CSIR / SADCO / AfrOBIS	1,099
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	516
Marine and Coastal Management Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism	467
Marine and Coastal Management; Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism	467
University of Cape Town; Department of Zoology	423
National Marine Information and Research Centre Namibia	180
iziko South African Museum	156
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	115
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity	112
Duke University	89