DMNS Bird Collection (Arctos)

Garth Spellman

doi:10.15468/t3bsxx

DMNS Bird Collection (Arctos)

Citation

Spellman G (2024). DMNS Bird Collection (Arctos). Version 34.92. Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/t3bsxx accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

he Denver Museum of Nature & Science bird collection contains approximately 53,000 specimens from around the world (1842 to the present), with a focus on the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions. The collection is worldwide in scope (six out of seven continents represented) with excellent taxonomic coverage of class Aves (205 out of ~224 families represented). Ordinal representation is excellent; however, more than half of the birds in the collection belong to Passeriformes. The collection includes study skins, skeletal material (~5,000, most with associated skin), taxidermy mounts, frozen tissue samples (~12,000), and associated parasites (ecto- and endoparasites). Growth of the collection continues primarily through salvage activities. The 7,000 egg sets/nests are curated separately - this collection is also global in scope with a focus on North America and Europe.

Purpose

Natural History Research and Education

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Aves
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The DMNS bird collection is global, with the largest holdings from the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Garth Spellman
originator
position: Curator of Ornithology
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver
80205-5798
CO
US
Telephone: +01 303-370-6469
email: Garth.Spellman@dmns.org
homepage: https://www.dmns.org/science/zoology/staff/garth-spellman/

Garth Spellman
metadata author
position: Curator of Ornithology
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver
80205-5798
CO
US
Telephone: +01 303-370-6469
email: Garth.Spellman@dmns.org
homepage: https://www.dmns.org/science/zoology/staff/garth-spellman/

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
email: dbloom@vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu

Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum

Garth Spellman
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Ornithology
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver
80205-5798
CO
US
Telephone: +01 303-370-6469
email: Garth.Spellman@dmns.org
homepage: https://www.dmns.org/science/zoology/staff/garth-spellman/

Andrew Doll
administrative point of contact
position: Zoology Collections Manager
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver
80205-5798
CO
US
Telephone: 303-370-8387
email: andrew.doll@dmns.org
homepage: https://www.dmns.org/science/zoology/staff/andrew-doll/