White-bellied Heron Breeding Records in Bhutan, 2016-2025

2016–2025 breeding records for the Critically Endangered White-bellied Heron (Ardea insignis) in Bhutan, compiled by Indra Acharja. The data document nest location, river, egg-laying dates, clutch details, hatchlings, fledglings, and breeding outcomes for each nesting attempt. These records were gathered to analyze temporal variation and declining breeding success in the species.

Use Cases

• Modeling temporal trends in breeding success based on annual outcome records.
• Analyzing clutch size and re-nesting behavior using clutch number and size variables.
• Assessing site fidelity and habitat use based on nest location and river data.
• Investigating factors influencing fledgling success rates from hatchling and fledgling counts.

Strengths

• Covers a 10-year time range (2016–2025) for longitudinal analysis.
• Includes detailed breeding metrics such as clutch size, hatchlings, and fledglings.
• Focuses on a Critically Endangered species with specific geographic scope (Bhutan).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Texas Data Repository Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Compiled from field records to support population analyses.

Time Range

2016–2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 04:27:54; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bhutan