Global Bird Mortality Records from Onshore Wind Farms, 1,771 Records

1,771 mortality records across 305 bird species and 105 wind farms support a study on context-dependent wind farm impacts. This global dataset integrates species-specific information with local environmental and turbine characteristics, derived from published and grey literature. Each record includes both raw and bias-corrected mortality estimates, with corrections accounting for search effort, carcass persistence, and observer detection probability.

Use Cases

• Modeling species-specific mortality risk based on environmental and turbine characteristics mentioned in the description
• Comparing bias-corrected mortality rates across different wind farm sites and monitoring surveys
• Assessing the global context-dependency of bird fatalities at onshore wind energy facilities

Strengths

• 1,771 mortality records provide a substantial sample size for analysis
• Data includes bias-corrected estimates enabling more reliable cross-study comparisons
• Covers 305 bird species and 105 wind farms, offering broad taxonomic and geographic scope

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Filipa Coutinho Soares

Collection Method

Compiled from published and grey literature sources

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 11:18:53; freshness should be verified

Geography

Global