Canadian Breeding Bird Census Plots

The Canadian Breeding Bird Census (BBC) Database contains data for 928 breeding bird plot censuses representing all known censuses of breeding birds carried out in Canada during the period 1929–1993. The 928 records in the database represent 640 unique census plots located in all provinces and territories, except Prince Edward Island. The BBC, which was replaced by the current Breeding Bird Survey, is one of the longest-running surveys of bird populations in North America, and was designed to help determine abundance and distribution patterns of bird species. An important feature of the BBC Database is the habitat data associated with each census plot. The most prevalent vegetation species in different layers (canopy, shrub and ground cover) were recorded to reflect the assumption that birds respond principally to vegetative structure.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
0a2dfadd-57eb-4d64-a56d-ff53c431aaaa XML
Date Stamp
2025-04-01T19:58:29.086Z
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3,
1-800-668-6767

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change.html
 

Data identification

Title

Canadian Breeding Bird Census Plots
Date (Creation)
2017-11-15
Date (Publication)
2018-05-01
Status
Completed
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Biota
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Not planned
Spatial representation type
Vector
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; CWS - Marc-André Cyr ( Wildlife Biologist)

351 St-Joseph Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3, Canada
819-938-3983

Hours of Service

8:30 am to 4:30 pm EST

Keywords

Theme

  • Breeding Bird Census; Mapping; Habitat; Bird Densities; Birds; Census Plots

  • Location

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Birds

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Nature and Biodiversity

Business Functions

  • Protect Species Well-Being

  • Assess Status of Species

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Environmental Stewardship Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Canadian Wildlife Service

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 1.1.3. Migratory Birds

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified

Geography

  • National (CA)
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Access Constraints
Unrestricted
Use Constraints
Unrestricted
Begin Date
1937-04-01
End Date
1993-09-30

Extent

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • SHP ( 10.2)

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3,
1-800-668-6767

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change.html
 
 

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Keywords

Breeding Bird Census; Mapping; Habitat; Bird Densities; Birds; Census Plots Location
Business Functions

Assess Status of Species Protect Species Well-Being
ECCC Information Category EN

Nature and Biodiversity
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Birds
external.theme.EC_Branch

Environmental Stewardship Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate

Canadian Wildlife Service
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

1.1.3. Migratory Birds
external.theme.GC_Security_Level

Unclassified


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