Batis Bird Calculator User Manual
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1. This can be located on the landing page under the Galleries button Scroll down to Birds of the world The names appear under different bird areas Africa Oceania etc Click on any bird you would like to read more about or to view an image Terms and conditions belong to Wikipedia i One can either compile a personal gallery or submit your bird images to the world bird list which will be available for public viewing on all lists Personal and shared galleries 1 Shared gallery e Click on the bird s name on any list to get access to the page where you can submit your images Sighting Information Submit Photos e Return to the home page and click on Galleries and then on My Galleries Bird Ashy Tit List Clements 6 Image Approved Public visible Delete Bird Falcated Duck List Clements 6 Image Approved Public visible Delete e You will have access to all your photos with the option to make it available for public viewing e The image will be directed to our admin page for final approval e Once approved see criteria below your photo will appear on the word list o ail Only bird names with a camera icon next to it indicates that a photo of the species is available e Click on the bird s name to view the photo or add your own personal photo which can also be used to help you to identify your bird 2 My Gallery For your personal bird gallery click on any bird s name and a simil2. create the Batis Bird Calculator Checklist Cornell lab of Ornithology for using the Clements 6 checklist Southern African Bird Finder Callan Cohen et al Birds of South East Asia Craig Robson Birds of New Zealand Hugh Robertson amp Barrie Heather Field Guide To Australian Birds Michael Morecombe Collins Pocket Guide Birds of Britain amp Europe Hermann Heinzel et al Birds of North America American Bird Conservancy s Field Guide Birds of Southern Africa Third Edition lan Sinclair et al Kingfishers Bee Eaters amp Rollers C Hilary Fry et al Pitas Broadbills amp Asities Frank Lambert et al Collins Field Guide Birds South America Jorge R Rodriguez et al Collins Bird Guide of Britain amp Europe Lars Swenson et al Birds of New Zealand Stuart Chambers Birds of Africa South of Sahara lan Sinclair et al Birds of the West Indies Herbert Raffaele et al Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands lan Sinclair et al Where to watch birds in Africa Nigel Wheatley Seabirds Peter Harrison Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere Richard Chandler Shorebirds Peter Hayman et al We also recommend the following internet web sites None are profitable organizations Please support these dedicated organizations that care about the future of the birds Birdlife international e bird Avibase Europe bird guide Blog The blog will include articles on interesting bird facts frequently asked questions bird
3. seasonal Rare ndicates that it is most unlikely to locate the species regularly Scarce Species whose numbers are very low Uncertain Not enough information to confirm either the status or the existence of the species Report a wrong status Any honest bird authority will tell you that statuses are not 100 correct but only a general guideline in many cases Updating the status of each species needs your help Please help us to update the data by reporting any incorrect status toinfo batisbirdcalculator com Bird areas The calculator divides the world into 10 main bird areas 1 Africa Including the following islands Madagascar Reunion Mayotte Mauritius Seychelles St Helena Sao Tome and Principe and Cape Verde Northern America ncluding Haiti Bahamas and Bermuda Central America and the Caribbean South America ncluding the Falkland Islands Oceania Australia and Tasmania to New Zealand the Polynesian Islands and Papua New Guinea Europe Uk East Europe Iceland Greenland and Mediterranean Islands Middle east Asia From the Russian Federation to India and Sri Lanka in the South surrounding countries in Central Asia to China and Japan to the far East 9 South East Asia ncluding Borneo Island Philippines and Indonesia 10 Antarctica Antarctica and surrounding countries O O AOUN CO N Gallery We offer more than 5000 links to only a selection of Wikipedia s finest bird images
4. to all your different scores If you want to move to another country click on back to world map If a map does not appear on your screen you have to update flash media player that runs the map Follow the instructions and remember to restart your computer before you resume with the calculator How to search for countries not mapped Ee Find 39 other countries not mapped The international program used for the world map does not list all the countries of the world especially Islands Islands could be a bit difficult to locate on the map and it is recommended to use this button to locate Islands The following countries and their checklists are available under the following continents when you click on this button e Arctic Region Buvet Island Heard Island and MacDonald Islands e Africa Cape Verde Saint Helena and Seychelles e Asia Maldives e Central America and the Caribbean Aruba British Virgin Isle Cayman Isle Netherlands Antilles Saint Vincent and the Grenadines e Europe Andorra Gibraltar Faroe Islands Guernsey Madeira Malta San Marino Sardinia Channel Islands and Isle of Man are not listed e Middle East Socotra is not listed but birds can be found under Yemen e North America Saint Pierre and Miquelon e Oceania American Samoa Cook Isl French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshal Islands Niue North Folk Islands Northern Mariana Islands Palau Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Tuvalu Wake Island
5. Batis Bird Calculator User Manual Table of Contents How TO Register sssstr tesa toernexersenanssnensaredbetticuenstn tanasasensaundbetieusnotneantonetcnadbertaausnoeasnumbadatmpadoareassnonntn 2 UDAJE S so sees aces cesses ea layec inna eee E E 2 INOMMCTICIARUR CS ea E canada holsseus E Asser EE E 2 Search locate all country checklists and Corrections cccccesscesesteeeesseeeeeneees 3 T OUDIESNOO detente ae te Sennre E ee eee ere 5 Statuses and Biology esi caicccicscscsnen ceasece sree ora cecasacansheececaesaneanenancgareeaes anes uecheaine eaten anes 6 BS A AS oie hetrcruree mnie nase E E E E 9 GE Aenean ee no eS ee ee eee ee ee eee 9 Sighting informati n ssenarini E tena rousewstadsi coe eientaeaene 13 Aig og TEDO orere tee eta terete tn inerrant nner re tearn hare nett E etre ener tr 13 MY ISIS ass ects E 15 Recognition and donations eee ccccccsscccssseeessseeeesseeceeseseeeseeeecseaeeesenseessaseessneeeessaeeess 16 How To Register Log On Please enter your username and password Register if you don t have an account Step 1 Click on Register Step 2 Complete the registration form and submit Create your own username your e mail address and password Step 3 Read the Terms and Conditions and click agree Step 4 Click Subscribe Now You will get redirected to PayPal It will only take a few minutes to complete your payment if you allready have an account If not follow the guidelines to create a P
6. Trips Ei b 2 Create new trip report Title ethiopia max 255 characters Report E Source fa E y A e fal a EEN b B 7 U as X x i Il r y a E SEEE ME You can either compile trip reports for personal purposes or make it available for public viewing View Settings Make this trip publicly accessible V Above The checkbox marks the report to display under the TRIP REPORTS menu button located on the top of the page 2 Write and share your trip reports photos with non subscribers e How to share trip reports with non subscribers Share link _ http www batisbirdcalculator com Trip Share fof603fa 422b 4ab1 Copy this link from the textbox and send it by email to a friend and they can access your trip report just by clicking the link 3 Trip report lists My Irips ethiopia Save as many trip reports as you want When you get back to this folder you can opt for any saved trip report My lists My Trips Log Out Change Password e Click on My lists and select the country which check list you want to print e Create copies of lifelists and wishlists e Export your files to one of your preferred programs and print i e Word or Excel Fa Generate Checklist A Show Seen True False Search TE Taxonomy Clements 6 Continent ALL f l Country ea a Province ALL lw Laiad Recognition and donations 1 0 C 1 0 U for using their world checklists to
7. Wallis and Vutuna e South America Galapagos e South East Asia Island of Borneo Christmas Island Macau Find other countries and checklists a Click on this icon x Location Continent Province State x Done Select the continent and wait for the country list to load Select the country then state if you want to locate a state province and click Done Bird species search Q Common Name This search window as displayed above appears above every checklist Type in a few letters i e to find the Black necked Grebe type in Black n and all species starting with Black n will be listed lf a species cannot be located by its common name use the scientific name family or order Quick return to your last saved tick 2 2 4 5 amp Next Page 1 Select All None Use the button to the right to quickly return to your last saved tick Before you log out make a note of the last page you were working on for ex page 70 When you return type in page 70 and press enter on your keyboard Please notify us at info batisbirdcalculator com about species or countries not listed on the calculator lf you are still unable to locate a specific species we recommend the following websites Avibase What bird e Bird Birdlife International or Euro Bird Guide Rectifying a wrong tick Left click on Q icon and the tick will change to normal The calculator will automatically deduct the species cou
8. ar screen will appear on the left side of your screen Sighting Information Submit Photos e Import your photos by clicking on submit photos e Browse the file or folder from where you want to import the photos for ex my pictures e Click on Submit wait until the program directs you to your photo gallery e Click on a folder and select the photo you want to import and click on open The photo will appear in the submit window Click done The photo will immediately appear You can add as many images as you want to but make sure you have cropped them to less than 100kb e You can view the photo by returning to your list and then click on its name e The camera icon will only appear when you browse further and then return to the same species again e Click on Gallery and then on My Galleries to view all your photos e Birds listed with an image will receive a i camera icon if the photo was added for the first time 3 Criteria for uploading bird photos Watermark your photos Most photo editing programs come with a watermark protection and resizing photo sizes We recommend that you add your email address or name to the photos you want to share with other subscribers This offers an opportunity to advertise your photography Resizing your images Recommended size is 100 KB or less is sufficient for the database and will open the photos the quickest e Crop your photos put the emphasis on the bird not the backgroun
9. ayPal account in only a few minutes Step 5 Once logged on you can change your profile by clicking on your name that will appear on the top of your calculator You can also opt to set one of the checklists as your default checklist You will receive a receipt from PayPal and a welcome notification from Batis Bird Calculator via e mail Updates We are committed to keep the bird data updated and encourage you to report any faults errors or suggestions Send suggestions to info batisbirdcalculator com and we will give recognition for your contribution Nomenclatures We have opted for the two most popular international standard bird nomenclatures I O C and Clements 6 July 2012 latest update e 1 0 C 10 509 species 229 Bird Families 41 Bird orders and 248 countries 3 455 endemic species e Clements 6 9 947 Species 227 Bird Families 29 Bird orders and 248 Countries 3 336 endemic species Any one of these lists can be set as your default checklist You may also tick manually from the other list Search locate all country checklists and corrections How to search for countries using the world map Once logged on you will be directed to the calculator with a world map on the left and a world list on the right hand side of your screen Begin to click on a continent then on a country When the list appears you are ready to tick your birds of by clicking on the watermarked ticks They will turn green and it will be added
10. c statuses and endangered species We have endeavoured to use the most reliably scientifically correct websites and other references available to describe the status of each Species Some of the references used were Birdlife International Cornell lab of Ornithology e bird Avibase Europe Bird Guide field guides as well as information provided by birders and bird guides The calculator offers 22 different statuses Introduced Migrant New Nomadic Rare scarce Uncertain Uncommon Uncommon Pelagic Vagrant Widespread Breeding Breeding Migrant Breeding Endemic Common Common Pelagic Critically Endangered Endangered Endemic Endemic Endangered Endemic Critically Endangered Endemic Region Red indicates endemic and endangered species Endemic Local and restricted residential breeders found nowhere else Endemic Region Mainly where species occurs in a restricted part of a continent but shared between countries Breeding Endemic Migratory species that return to only one or two restricted breeding sites Endangered ncludes all species listed by Birdlife International as endangered with a 20 percent or greater probability that it will go extinct within the next 20 years Endemic Endangered Local and endangered localised breeder that needs to be protected Critically Endangered Any species on the brink of extinction a 50 percent or higher probability of extinction within 10 years Endemic Critically E
11. d Remember it is only for identification peruses and the sizes of our thumbnails are only 4 cm x 4 cm e You can add more than one image to a specific species e Only the best images will be approved e We will recognise to the top contributors under contributors that can be located under Galleries e Read under Updates or Face book about the latest photo additions 4 The top ten contributors The top ten contributors of any continent country will receive extra exposure on our web under contributors We will list a short resume contact details and place one of your favourite photos as well a summary of the bird images shared with us Sighting information African Pitta to Pitta angolensis e To access this page click on the icon e The Sighting Information window will appear on the left side of the screen e You can add the following additional data date location place GPS Co ordinates sex number of species seen etc e Click save before you close the window Sighting Information x Date Seen 05 22 2012 HA Sex Female a Age Group Adult v Behaviour Breeding Number of birds 2 v GPS or Place Ethiopia Bale Mountains Location Continent Africa v Country iwal Province State w Cancel Save Trip report MY TRIPS Click on this button to get access trip reports 1 Write and share your trip reports photos with other subscribers My Trips Log Out Change Password e Click on my
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13. ndangered Mostly endemic species on the brink of extinction some under protection programs New Recently split species still waiting for final recognition Blue indicates all widespread species Widespread When species migratory behaviour and patterns are very complex or if it is widely distributed Nomadic Confined to species found in arid regions where they have to travel medium distances on a daily basis for food and water Migrant Indicate species that are fully seasonally migratory either intercontinental partly migratory altitudinal migratory or passage migrants Vagrant Migratory species accidently out of their normal range Common Pelagic Ocean species that wanders long distances in search for food but abundant in numbers and often not very far from their breeding grounds Uncommon Pelagic Ocean species that wanders across vast distances in search for food Introduced Species brought into a specific area by humans or escaped from captivity and became successful breeders in the wild Black indicates local species Common Either common due to numbers and or distribution Uncommon Either because they are patchily distributed or because of behaviour which make this species very difficult to locate This status can also refer to uncommon visitors Breeding Migrant Migratory species that returns each year to the same breeding sites to breed Breeding Pelagic species that breeds permanently or
14. nt from your country and world totals and adjust all overlapping globe icons Troubleshoot 1 The map flickers and checklist am looking for does not display You may have e Clicked too many times e Clicked too quickly e Poor internet reception Rectifying the problem Pub Pin e Click on the logo vc 4 vutaror andthe map will refresh without losing any data e To prevent this from happening again wait until the calculator indicates the country and world total before clicking on the next country 2 The download of the web page is very slow and the graphic layout is also very poor You are still using Internet Explorer Rectifying the problem e Install Google Chrome free download 3 The calculator does not add a new tick to my score You are offline To make you aware that you have lost internet connection the name will flicker red when you try to tick it indicating that it is not adding it to your total Rectifying the problem e Connect again without logging off 4 The country am clicking on does not open Recitying the problem e Click twice in order to access the country list 5 My country list shows No results Rectifying the problem e Ensure that you have deleted the species name in the search screen before moving on to the next checklist Statuses and Biology To view the detail of a species status keep the curser on the name and its status will appear The world list only indicates endemi
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