Biodiv Sci ›› 2025, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (10): 25165.  DOI: 10.17520/biods.2025165  cstr: 32101.14.biods.2025165

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A camera-trapping dataset of avian and mammalian diversity in Ma’anshan Provincial Nature Reserve and surrounding areas, Ganluo County, Sichuan Province

Han Li1,#(), Wei Dong2,#, Jiangtao Lu1(), Yongjie Wu1(), Xingcheng He1(), Lin Liu2, Liha Muliu2, Xuelin Zhang2,*()   

  1. 1 Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
    2 Conservation Center of Ma’anshan Provincial Nature Reserve, Ganluo, Sichuan 616850, China
  • Received:2025-05-04 Accepted:2025-10-09 Online:2025-10-20 Published:2025-11-17
  • Contact: * E-mail: 2658256518@qq.com
  • About author:# Co-first authors
  • Supported by:
    Sichuan Ma’anshan Nature Reserve Infrared Camera Monitoring Project and National Natural Science Foundation of China(32470533)

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Abstract:

Wildlife diversity monitoring is a crucial approach for biodiversity conservation and an essential task within nature reserves. The Ma’anshan Provincial Nature Reserve in Ganluo County, Sichuan Province, is located in a mountainous canyon area transitioning from the western edge of the Sichuan Basin to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. It serves as an important distribution area for the southernmost marginal population of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). This study compiled a total of 1,136.08 GB of infrared camera monitoring data collected from 2021 to 2024 in the region. After screening and species identification, a comprehensive dataset of bird and mammal observations from infrared cameras was provided. The dataset covers 59 effective camera sites, accumulating 17,586 camera days and capturing 38,482 video records. Among these, there were 12,325 mammal records, with 5,911 independent valid detections, covering 24 mammal species across 4 orders and 14 families. Additionally, 5,427 bird records were documented, with 1,578 independent valid detections, involving 51 bird species across 5 orders and 21 families. This dataset provides a checklist of the bird and mammal species and spatiotemporal distribution information, offering fundamental data for understanding the current state of biodiversity in the reserve and supporting subsequent conservation management as well as further research.

Database/Dataset Profile

Title A camera-trapping dataset of avian and mammalian diversity in Ma’anshan Provincial Nature Reserve and surrounding areas, Ganluo County, Sichuan Province
Data author(s) Han Li, Wei Dong, Jiangtao Lu, Yongjie Wu, Xingcheng He, Lin Liu, Liha Muliu, Xuelin Zhang
Data corresponding author Xuelin Zhang (2658256518@qq.com)
Time range 2021-2024
Geographical scope The Ma’anshan Provincial Nature Reserve in Sichuan spans a geographical range of 28°31'-29°01' N, 102°30'-102°54' E, covering an area of 27,981 ha. The elevation of the camera trap deployment sites: 1,530-3,040 m
File size 4.3 MB
Data format *.xlsx, *.pdf
Data Link https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.24008
https://www.biodiversity-science.net/fileup/1005-0094/DATA/2025165.zip
Database/Dataset composition The dataset consists of 4 data files and 1 compressed photo of representative species. The data file contains: (1) Camera location and camera working days; (2) Number of camera records; (3) Number of independent effective detections of species; (4) List of animal and bird species; (5) Camera location information; (6) Initial species information table.

Key words: Ma’anshan Provincial Nature Reserve, infrared camera, diversity monitoring, bird, mammal, checklist

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