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GBIF Taxonomic Comparison

To get a better understanding of the GBIF data, we examined the data at various taxonomic levels. By sorting the data by the number of occurrences, we found out  that sea slugs (order: Nudibranchia) made up 40% of the GBIF observations. Human observations usually tend to photograph animals.

To find out how eDNA complements GBIF data, we  looked at whether or not there was a eDNA match for each GBIF taxa. While eDNA and GBIF have a high match rate at the higher taxonomic levels (phylum, class, order), there is low match rate at lower taxonomic levels (genus and species). 

GBIF unique species: 726

GBIF unique species with NCBI ID: 622

GBIF unique species with eDNA match: 48

Taxon GBIF Occurences NCBI Match eDNA Match
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Gaviiformes, Gaviidae, Gavia, Gavia immer

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Gaviiformes, Gaviidae, Gavia, Gavia immer

GBIF ID: 2481962

NCBI
41
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Gaviiformes, Gaviidae, Gavia, Gavia pacifica

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Gaviiformes, Gaviidae, Gavia, Gavia pacifica

GBIF ID: 2481955

NCBI

Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Aves, Gaviiformes, Gaviidae, Gavia, Gavia pacifica

NCBI ID: 85097, CALeDNA page

2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Gaviiformes, Gaviidae, Gavia, Gavia stellata

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Gaviiformes, Gaviidae, Gavia, Gavia stellata

GBIF ID: 2481958

NCBI
13
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Gruiformes, Rallidae, Fulica, Fulica americana

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Gruiformes, Rallidae, Fulica, Fulica americana

GBIF ID: 2474393

NCBI
8
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Inguania, Phrynosomatidae, Sceloporus, Sceloporus occidentalis

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Phrynosomatidae, Sceloporus, Sceloporus occidentalis

GBIF ID: 2451234

Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Phrynosomatidae, Sceloporus, Sceloporus occidentalis

GBIF ID: 6159810

NCBI
5
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Corvidae, Aphelocoma, Aphelocoma californica

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Corvidae, Aphelocoma, Aphelocoma californica

GBIF ID: 2482414

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Corvidae, Corvus, Corvus corax

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Corvidae, Corvus, Corvus corax

GBIF ID: 2482492

NCBI
13
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Melospiza, Melospiza melodia

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Melospiza, Melospiza melodia

GBIF ID: 2492196

NCBI
3
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Melozone, Melozone crissalis

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Melozone, Melozone crissalis

GBIF ID: 7341600

NCBI
2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Molothrus, Molothrus ater

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Molothrus, Molothrus ater

GBIF ID: 2484391

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Passerculus, Passerculus sandwichensis

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Passerculus, Passerculus sandwichensis

GBIF ID: 5231142

NCBI
2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Pipilo, Pipilo maculatus

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Pipilo, Pipilo maculatus

GBIF ID: 9709230

NCBI
4
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Zonotrichia, Zonotrichia albicollis

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Zonotrichia, Zonotrichia albicollis

GBIF ID: 5231140

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Zonotrichia, Zonotrichia leucophrys

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Zonotrichia, Zonotrichia leucophrys

GBIF ID: 5231132

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Emberizidae, Zonotrichia, Zonotrichia leucophrys

GBIF ID: 6173256

NCBI
21
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Fringillidae, Haemorhous, Haemorhous mexicanus

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Fringillidae, Haemorhous, Haemorhous mexicanus

GBIF ID: 8323485

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Fringillidae, Haemorhous, Haemorhous purpureus

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Fringillidae, Haemorhous, Haemorhous purpureus

GBIF ID: 7804446

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Fringillidae, Spinus, Spinus psaltria

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Fringillidae, Spinus, Spinus psaltria

GBIF ID: 5231647

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Hirundinidae, Hirundo, Hirundo rustica

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Hirundinidae, Hirundo, Hirundo rustica

GBIF ID: 9515886

NCBI
2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Icteridae, Euphagus, Euphagus cyanocephalus

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Icteridae, Euphagus, Euphagus cyanocephalus

GBIF ID: 2484183

NCBI
12
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Mimidae, Mimus, Mimus polyglottos

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Mimidae, Mimus, Mimus polyglottos

GBIF ID: 5231677

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Muscicapidae, Turdus, Turdus migratorius

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Muscicapidae, Turdus, Turdus migratorius

GBIF ID: 9510564

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Paridae, Poecile, Poecile rufescens

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Paridae, Poecile, Poecile rufescens

GBIF ID: 2487783

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Parulidae, Cardellina, Cardellina pusilla

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Parulidae, Cardellina, Cardellina pusilla

GBIF ID: 7341606

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Parulidae, Geothlypis, Geothlypis trichas

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Parulidae, Geothlypis, Geothlypis trichas

GBIF ID: 2489670

NCBI
4
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Parulidae, Setophaga, Setophaga auduboni

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Parulidae, Setophaga, Setophaga auduboni

GBIF ID: 6542061

NCBI
2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Parulidae, Setophaga, Setophaga coronata

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Parulidae, Setophaga, Setophaga coronata

GBIF ID: 7341805

NCBI
4
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Passeridae, Passer, Passer domesticus

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Passeridae, Passer, Passer domesticus

GBIF ID: 5231190

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Regulidae, Regulus, Regulus satrapa

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Regulidae, Regulus, Regulus satrapa

GBIF ID: 2484591

NCBI
2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Sittidae, Sitta, Sitta pygmaea

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Sittidae, Sitta, Sitta pygmaea

GBIF ID: 2484907

NCBI
2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Sturnidae, Sturnus, Sturnus vulgaris

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Sturnidae, Sturnus, Sturnus vulgaris

GBIF ID: 9809229

NCBI
6
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Sturnidae, Toxostoma, Toxostoma redivivum

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Sturnidae, Toxostoma, Toxostoma redivivum

GBIF ID: 5231713

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Troglodytidae, Thryomanes, Thryomanes bewickii

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Troglodytidae, Thryomanes, Thryomanes bewickii

GBIF ID: 2493843

NCBI
2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Contopus, Contopus cooperi

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Contopus, Contopus cooperi

GBIF ID: 5229743

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Empidonax, Empidonax traillii

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Empidonax, Empidonax traillii

GBIF ID: 2482786

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Sayornis, Sayornis nigricans

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Sayornis, Sayornis nigricans

GBIF ID: 2483612

NCBI
6
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Sayornis, Sayornis saya

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Sayornis, Sayornis saya

GBIF ID: 2483607

NCBI
7
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Tyrannus, Tyrannus forficatus

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Tyrannus, Tyrannus forficatus

GBIF ID: 5229687

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Tyrannus, Tyrannus melancholicus

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Tyrannus, Tyrannus melancholicus

GBIF ID: 5229662

NCBI
2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Tyrannus, Tyrannus verticalis

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Tyrannus, Tyrannus verticalis

GBIF ID: 5229675

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae, Ardea, Ardea alba

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae, Ardea, Ardea alba

GBIF ID: 9752617

NCBI
2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae, Ardea, Ardea herodias

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae, Ardea, Ardea herodias

GBIF ID: 9630752

NCBI
54
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae, Bubulcus, Bubulcus ibis

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae, Bubulcus, Bubulcus ibis

GBIF ID: 2480830

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae, Egretta, Egretta thula

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae, Egretta, Egretta thula

GBIF ID: 2480873

NCBI
42
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae, Nycticorax, Nycticorax nycticorax

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae, Nycticorax, Nycticorax nycticorax

GBIF ID: 2480863

NCBI
32
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Pelecaniformes, Pelecanidae, Pelecanus, Pelecanus occidentalis

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Pelecaniformes, Pelecanidae, Pelecanus, Pelecanus occidentalis

GBIF ID: 5229158

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Pelecaniformes, Pelecanidae, Pelecanus, Pelecanus occidentalis

GBIF ID: 5229161

NCBI
56
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Piciformes, Picidae, Colaptes, Colaptes auratus

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Piciformes, Picidae, Colaptes, Colaptes auratus

GBIF ID: 2478259

NCBI
1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae, Aechmophorus, Aechmophorus clarkii

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae, Aechmophorus, Aechmophorus clarkii

GBIF ID: 2482032

NCBI
2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae, Aechmophorus, Aechmophorus occidentalis

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae, Aechmophorus, Aechmophorus occidentalis

GBIF ID: 2482033

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae, Aechmophorus, Aechmophorus occidentalis

GBIF ID: 7191589

NCBI
29
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae, Podiceps, Podiceps auritus

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae, Podiceps, Podiceps auritus

GBIF ID: 2482059

NCBI
7
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae, Podiceps, Podiceps nigricollis

GBIF

Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Podicipediformes, Podicipedidae, Podiceps, Podiceps nigricollis

GBIF ID: 2482065

NCBI
18