Waterbird Activity Entropy: Monthly Distributions for 779 Species Worldwide

779 waterbird species form the basis for a novel ecological indicator called Waterbird Activity Entropy (WAE). The dataset, created by Yuzhe Li and last updated in April 2026, quantifies monthly activity intensity for these species globally. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license as a 51.8 MB ZIP file.

Use Cases

• Modeling seasonal patterns in waterbird activity based on monthly distribution data.
• Developing composite biodiversity indicators based on species-level activity intensity.
• Analyzing global biogeographic patterns for waterbird communities.
• Assessing habitat quality and conservation priorities based on species activity entropy.

Strengths

• Includes data for 779 waterbird species, providing broad taxonomic coverage.
• Proposes a novel, quantified indicator (WAE) for ecological analysis.
• Has a clear, permissive license (CC-BY-4.0) for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific modeling tasks.
• The 51.8 MB size suggests a relatively small dataset, potentially limiting granularity.

Provenance

Source

Yuzhe Li via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely derived from global species occurrence and observation data.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not explicitly stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 07:01:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Worldwide coverage for waterbird species.