Occurrence dataset of birds in the Yancheng World Heritage Site, Jiangsu, China

This dataset is the first open-access occurrence dataset covering a complete annual cycle for both waterbirds and terrestrial birds in the Site. It contains 14,092 occurrence records of 308 species belonging to 20 orders and 60 families, with 910,569 individuals counted across 24 survey dates and 51 fixed survey sites.

All records are based on HumanObservation, have occurrenceStatus = present and are georeferenced in WGS84. The dataset follows the Darwin Core standard and is intended for GBIF publication and further ecological analyses.