CAREC Birds

Mike G. Rutherford; Renoir J. Auguste

doi:10.15468/myhsnn

CAREC Birds

Citation

Rutherford M G, Auguste R J (2018). CAREC Birds. Version 1.3. The University of the West Indies Zoology Museum (UWIZM). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/myhsnn accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-12.

Description

This dataset contains records from some of the CAREC (now CARPHA - Caribbean Public Health Agency) bird collections.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname

Sampling

Specimens were collected by hand or brought in.

Quality Control

Specimen identifications were checked by at least two people.

Method steps

1. Specimens in the collection were assessed for existing data (labels in jars, details in registers, etc,) 2. Identifications were confirmed or made using a variety of literature sources (scientific papers, books, online resources) 3. Specimens were photographed and properly stored then the data was uploaded to the UWIZM Past Perfect database.

Taxonomic Coverages

Birds were identified to species level.

Accipitriformes
rank: order
Anseriformes
rank: order
Apodiformes
rank: order
Caprimulgiformes
rank: order
Charadriiformes
rank: order
Columbiformes
rank: order
Coraciiformes
rank: order
Cuculiformes
rank: order
Gruiformes
rank: order
Passeriformes
rank: order
Pelecaniformes
rank: order
Piciformes
rank: order
Procellariiformes
rank: order
Psittaciformes
rank: order
Strigiformes
rank: order
Tinamiformes
rank: order
Trogoniformes
rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Records are from Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Mike G. Rutherford
originator
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Renoir J. Auguste
originator
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike G. Rutherford
metadata author
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Renoir J. Auguste
metadata author
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike Rutherford
curator
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike Rutherford
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu