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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, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Synthliboramphus, Synthliboramphus scrippsi GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Synthliboramphus, Synthliboramphus scrippsi GBIF ID: 8363918 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Uria, Uria aalge GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Uria, Uria aalge GBIF ID: 2481342 NCBI	19
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius, Charadrius semipalmatus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius, Charadrius semipalmatus GBIF ID: 2480295 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius, Charadrius vociferus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Charadrius, Charadrius vociferus GBIF ID: 2480320 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Pluvialis, Pluvialis squatarola GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Charadriidae, Pluvialis, Pluvialis squatarola GBIF ID: 2480327 NCBI	27
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Haematopodidae, Haematopus, Haematopus ater GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Haematopodidae, Haematopus, Haematopus ater GBIF ID: 2480262 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Haematopodidae, Haematopus, Haematopus bachmani GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Haematopodidae, Haematopus, Haematopus bachmani GBIF ID: 2480272 NCBI	44
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Chroicocephalus, Chroicocephalus philadelphia GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Chroicocephalus, Chroicocephalus philadelphia GBIF ID: 6065818 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Hydroprogne, Hydroprogne caspia GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Hydroprogne, Hydroprogne caspia GBIF ID: 2481236 NCBI	17
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus argentatus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus argentatus GBIF ID: 2481139 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus californicus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus californicus GBIF ID: 2481146 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus canus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus canus GBIF ID: 6178148 Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus canus GBIF ID: 7982160 NCBI	22
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus fuscus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus fuscus GBIF ID: 2481174 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus glaucescens GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus glaucescens GBIF ID: 2481196 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus glaucoides GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus glaucoides GBIF ID: 9509445 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus heermanni GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus heermanni GBIF ID: 2481130 NCBI	28
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus hyperboreus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus hyperboreus GBIF ID: 2481127 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus occidentalis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus occidentalis GBIF ID: 9656686 NCBI	50
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus smithsonianus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Larus, Larus smithsonianus GBIF ID: 6178141 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Rissa, Rissa tridactyla GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Rissa, Rissa tridactyla GBIF ID: 9454939 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Rynchops, Rynchops niger GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Rynchops, Rynchops niger GBIF ID: 2481209 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Sterna, Sterna forsteri GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Sterna, Sterna forsteri GBIF ID: 5229247 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Sterna, Sterna hirundo GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Sterna, Sterna hirundo GBIF ID: 9367409 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Sterna, Sterna maxima GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Sterna, Sterna maxima GBIF ID: 5789281 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Thalasseus, Thalasseus elegans GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Thalasseus, Thalasseus elegans GBIF ID: 2481285 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Xema, Xema sabini GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae, Xema, Xema sabini GBIF ID: 2481221 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Actitis, Actitis macularia GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Actitis, Actitis macularia GBIF ID: 2481798 NCBI	14
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Aphriza, Aphriza virgata GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Aphriza, Aphriza virgata GBIF ID: 7964835 NCBI	13
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Arenaria, Arenaria interpres GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Arenaria, Arenaria interpres GBIF ID: 2481776 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Arenaria, Arenaria melanocephala GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Arenaria, Arenaria melanocephala GBIF ID: 5229406 NCBI	31
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris alba GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris alba GBIF ID: 2481748 NCBI	28
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris alpina GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris alpina GBIF ID: 2481759 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris bairdii GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris bairdii GBIF ID: 2481770 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris mauri GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris mauri GBIF ID: 2481742 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris melanotos GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris melanotos GBIF ID: 2481744 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris minutilla GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris minutilla GBIF ID: 2481745 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris pusilla GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Calidris, Calidris pusilla GBIF ID: 2481764 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Catoptrophorus, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Catoptrophorus, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus GBIF ID: 5789298 Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Catoptrophorus, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus GBIF ID: 6065965 NCBI	31
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Limnodromus, Limnodromus griseus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Limnodromus, Limnodromus griseus GBIF ID: 2481672 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Limosa, Limosa fedoa GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Limosa, Limosa fedoa GBIF ID: 2481684 NCBI	16
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Numenius, Numenius phaeopus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Numenius, Numenius phaeopus GBIF ID: 2481784 NCBI	20
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Phalaropus, Phalaropus fulicarius GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Phalaropus, Phalaropus fulicarius GBIF ID: 5229390 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Phalaropus, Phalaropus lobatus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Phalaropus, Phalaropus lobatus GBIF ID: 5739290 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Tringa, Tringa incana GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae, Tringa, Tringa incana GBIF ID: 9733156 NCBI	12
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Stercorariidae, Stercorarius, Stercorarius parasiticus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Stercorariidae, Stercorarius, Stercorarius parasiticus GBIF ID: 2481621 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Columbiformes, Columbidae, Columba, Columba livia GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Columbiformes, Columbidae, Columba, Columba livia GBIF ID: 2495414 Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Columbiformes, Columbidae, Columba, Columba livia GBIF ID: 9310871 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Columbiformes, Columbidae, Patagioenas, Patagioenas fasciata GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Columbiformes, Columbidae, Patagioenas, Patagioenas fasciata GBIF ID: 2495266 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Columbiformes, Columbidae, Streptopelia, Streptopelia decaocto GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Columbiformes, Columbidae, Streptopelia, Streptopelia decaocto GBIF ID: 2495696 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Coraciiformes, Alcedinidae, Megaceryle, Megaceryle alcyon GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Coraciiformes, Alcedinidae, Megaceryle, Megaceryle alcyon GBIF ID: 2475472 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Falconiformes, Falconidae, Falco, Falco peregrinus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Falconiformes, Falconidae, Falco, Falco peregrinus GBIF ID: 2481047 Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Falconiformes, Falconidae, Falco, Falco peregrinus GBIF ID: 6177976 NCBI	2