This data-set comprises validated species occurrence records of Birds of the African continent. It is a collection of data from citizen science contributions. Records range from 1980 to present.

BirdPix curates interesting and important photos of birds. There are no particular constraints on what can and cannot be submitted, apart from needing the locality and date information. It is an excellent place to deposit photos of species which are out of their normal ranges. For SABAP2 observers, it can be used to keep the photos of species for which “Out of Range Forms” were generated. For bird ringers, it can be used to store photos of birds in the hand which were for some reason interesting: for example, pictures showing unusual patterns of wing moult, plumage variation with age and sex, etc. Records submitted to BirdPix will be included in SABAP2 as incidental records for mapping bird distributions.

Identification of citizen science records, based on the photos uploaded, is done by a panel of experts in the relevant taxa. The taxonomy is kept up-to-date by the project coordinator.

All data, excepting records for sensitive taxa, are available to the public. Records are provided at the recorded precision, usually point coordinates. The coverage is moderate for South Africa, but very sparse for the rest of Africa.