Have you seen these animals in your collection?

This should be a Crowned Plover (Vanellus coronatus). This animal resulted because the plover’s record was added to the ARKS database, but its parents’ records were not.

In the plover’s record, the parents’ record card IDs were noted, but these numbers were actually the ARKS IDs for a Bornean Orang (Pongo pygmaeus) and a Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis)!


To create this animal, the parent (ZOO A/356) is recorded as Pan troglodytes; whereas, the offspring (ZOO B/2186) is recorded as Acinonyx jubatus.

The parent ID (ZOO A/356) is the studbook number for the dam. "356" is the ARKS ID at ZOO A for a Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). The actual dam is not accessioned at ZOO A.

This unique bird occurred because a daily report sent by keepers had stated Sire and Dam ID numbers that were different species.

Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata) and Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata).

Photos and examples provided by Dave Brunger, records administrator, Chester Zoo.

Help us avoid creating new species with ISIS data!

When data from the current IISIS system is moved to the new Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS), data conflicts will reduce the quality of information in the worldwide ZIMS database. Because member records are inter-dependent, keeping your data up-to-date and complete helps all members maintain excellent data quality.

We must work together to improve the accuracy of animal and population data in records on the ISIS system. To help you assess your data quality, ISIS provides three data quality indicators.

Transaction Link Rate (TLR) Report
Validated Parents Rate (VPR)
Studbook/Institution Records Reconciliation

When staff at your institution log on to the ISIS Web site, a chart of your institution’s progress on each of the following indicators is visible. (Your data scores are shown only to your institution.)

 

2007 data quality champions

2006 data quality champions

2005 data quality champions