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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