This invention relates to the field of migratory bird distribution detection technology, specifically disclosing a method for detecting migratory bird distribution in
wetland protected areas based on image sensors, including the following steps: Step S1: Divide the
protected area into several sub-regions, set up
image acquisition points in each sub-region, acquire migratory bird images in real time, identify the instantaneous number of migratory birds in the images, and simultaneously
record the acquisition
timestamp and acquisition coordinates; Step S2: Construct a spatiotemporal counting matrix based on the number of migratory birds at different times at each acquisition point, with acquisition coordinates as rows and time as columns, and obtain several basic spatiotemporal patterns and the corresponding linear weights of each pattern through
matrix decomposition; Step S3: Based on the change of the linear weights of each basic
spatiotemporal pattern over time, identify the migration events of migratory bird flocks between sub-regions, combine the migration events with the
spatial distribution preference vectors of each pattern, determine the migratory bird
flock gathering areas and migration channels, and generate the final distribution detection results.