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Ornithological Collection of the Museu Oceanográfico D. Carlos I

Citation

Silva A S (2018). Ornithological Collection of the Museu Oceanográfico D. Carlos I. Version 1.2. Aquário Vasco da Gama. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/q4g4q9 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-25.

Description

The collection of the Museu Oceanográfico D. Carlos I is a historical specimen, instrument and document collection that has been housed at the Aquário Vasco da Gama since 1935. The ornithological collection is made up of 189 surviving records, consisting of mounted specimens and eggs. All specimens were caught in Portugal, except for the two Polysticta stelleri (Pallas, 1769) specimens, offered to D. Carlos I by Edward VII of the United Kingdom. The specimens were captured between 1888 and 1906, as part of the king's hunting parties and oceanographic campaigns.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The specimens in D. Carlos's ornithological specimens were captured in Portugal, mostly from the Berlengas archipelago to the Algarve. Two specimens were caught north of the Berlengas, in Figueira da Foz. One specimen has an ambiguous locality datum depending on whether official or vernacular toponymy was used. There are two specimens of Steller's eiders caught outside Portugal, gifted to D. Carlos I by Edward VII of the United Kingdom. The specimens were captured as part of D. Carlos's hunting parties, and also during his oceanographic expeditions, starting in 1896 (Ceríaco, 2014).

Sampling

There are no surviving records of the sampling methods used, as all documents pertaining to the bird collection are drafts of the Catalogo Illustrado das Aves de Portugal (Bragança 1903), and correspondence, including letters from Prof. Paulino de Oliveira (Ferreira 1987).

Quality Control

The validity of species' names was checked using the Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (del Hoyo et al., 2017).

Method steps

  1. The work consisted of cross checking the card and electronic catalogues for transcription errors. Once the cross checking was completed, recorded species names were checked for synonymy using the Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (del Hoyo et al., 2017).
  2. Generate a Darwin Core compatible electronic catalogue with all verified information.

Taxonomic Coverages

The collection is entirely made up of specimens in the class Aves. The orders Accipitriformes, Gaviiformes and Phoenicopteriformes are each represented by a single species. There are 10 orders and 20 families represented. Of 188 records, 186 are identified to the species level and 2 to the genus level, representing a total of 54 genera, and 74 species. One record is identified only to the class level, and it is comprised of unidentified eggs.
  1. Animalia
    rank: kingdom
  2. Chordata
    rank: phylum
  3. Aves
    rank: class
  4. Accipitriformes
    rank: order
  5. Pandionidae
    rank: family
  6. Pandion
    rank: genus
  7. Pandion haliaetus
    rank: species
  8. Anseriformes
    rank: order
  9. Anatidae
    rank: family
  10. Anas
    rank: genus
  11. Anas acuta
    rank: species
  12. Anas platyrhynchos
    rank: species
  13. Aythya
    rank: genus
  14. Aythya fuligula
    rank: species
  15. Aythya nyroca
    rank: species
  16. Mareca
    rank: genus
  17. Mareca penelope
    rank: species
  18. Marmaronetta
    rank: genus
  19. Marmaronetta angustirostris
    rank: species
  20. Melanitta
    rank: genus
  21. Melanitta nigra
    rank: species
  22. Mergus
    rank: genus
  23. Mergus serrator
    rank: species
  24. Polysticta
    rank: genus
  25. Polysticta stelleri
    rank: species
  26. Somateria
    rank: genus
  27. Somateria mollisima
    rank: species
  28. Spatula
    rank: genus
  29. Spatula clypeata
    rank: species
  30. Spatula querquedula
    rank: species
  31. Tadorna
    rank: genus
  32. Tadorna ferruginea
    rank: species
  33. Tadorna tadorna
    rank: species
  34. Charadriiformes
    rank: order
  35. Alcidae
    rank: family
  36. Alca
    rank: genus
  37. Alca torda
    rank: species
  38. Fratercula
    rank: genus
  39. Fratercula arctica
    rank: species
  40. Uria
    rank: genus
  41. Uria aalge
    rank: species
  42. Charadriidae
    rank: family
  43. Charadrius
    rank: genus
  44. Charadrius alexandrinus
    rank: species
  45. Charadrius dubius
    rank: species
  46. Charadrius hiaticula
    rank: species
  47. Pluvialis
    rank: genus
  48. Pluvialis apricaria
    rank: species
  49. Pluvialis squatarola
    rank: species
  50. Glareolidae
    rank: family
  51. Glareola
    rank: genus
  52. Glareola pratincola
    rank: species
  53. Haematopodidae
    rank: family
  54. Haematopus
    rank: genus
  55. Haematopus ostralegus
    rank: species
  56. Laridae
    rank: family
  57. Chlidonias
    rank: genus
  58. Chlidonias niger
    rank: species
  59. Gelochelidon
    rank: genus
  60. Gelochelidon nilotica
    rank: species
  61. Hydrocoloeus
    rank: genus
  62. Hydrocoloeus minutus
    rank: species
  63. Larus
    rank: genus
  64. Larus argentatus
    rank: species
  65. Larus andouinii
    rank: species
  66. Larus fuscus
    rank: species
  67. Larus marinus
    rank: species
  68. Larus melanocephalus
    rank: species
  69. Larus ridibundus
    rank: species
  70. Rissa
    rank: genus
  71. Rissa tridactyla
    rank: species
  72. Sterna
    rank: genus
  73. Sterna hirundo
    rank: species
  74. Sternula
    rank: genus
  75. Sternula albifrons
    rank: species
  76. Thalasseus
    rank: genus
  77. Thalasseus sandvicensis
    rank: species
  78. Recurvirostridae
    rank: family
  79. Recurvirostra
    rank: genus
  80. Recurvirostra avosetta
    rank: species
  81. Scolopacidae
    rank: family
  82. Actitis
    rank: genus
  83. Actitis hypoleucos
    rank: species
  84. Arenaria
    rank: genus
  85. Arenaria interpres
    rank: species
  86. Calidris
    rank: genus
  87. Calidris alba
    rank: species
  88. Calidris alpina
    rank: species
  89. Calidris canutus
    rank: species
  90. Limosa
    rank: genus
  91. Limosa limosa
    rank: species
  92. Numenius
    rank: genus
  93. Numenius arquata
    rank: species
  94. Numenius phaeopus
    rank: species
  95. Tringa
    rank: genus
  96. Tringa nebularia
    rank: species
  97. Tringa ochropus
    rank: species
  98. Tringa totanus
    rank: species
  99. Stercorariidae
    rank: family
  100. Stercorarius
    rank: genus
  101. Stercorarius parasiticus
    rank: species
  102. Gaviiformes
    rank: order
  103. Gaviidae
    rank: family
  104. Gavia
    rank: genus
  105. Gavia immer
    rank: species
  106. Gruiformes
    rank: order
  107. Rallidae
    rank: family
  108. Fulica
    rank: genus
  109. Fulica atra
    rank: species
  110. Gallinula
    rank: genus
  111. Gallinula chloropus
    rank: species
  112. Rallus
    rank: genus
  113. Rallus aquaticus
    rank: species
  114. Pelecaniformes
    rank: order
  115. Ardeidae
    rank: family
  116. Ardea
    rank: genus
  117. Ardea cinerea
    rank: species
  118. Ardea purpurea
    rank: species
  119. Botaurus
    rank: genus
  120. Botaurus stellaris
    rank: species
  121. Bubulcus
    rank: genus
  122. Bubulcus ibis
    rank: species
  123. Egretta
    rank: genus
  124. Egretta garzetta
    rank: species
  125. Ixobrychus
    rank: genus
  126. Ixobrychus minutus
    rank: species
  127. Nycticorax
    rank: genus
  128. Nycticorax nycticorax
    rank: species
  129. Threskiornithidae
    rank: family
  130. Platalea
    rank: genus
  131. Platalea leucorodia
    rank: species
  132. Plegadis
    rank: genus
  133. Plegadis falcinellus
    rank: species
  134. Phoenicopteriformes
    rank: order
  135. Phoenicopteridae
    rank: family
  136. Phoenicopterus
    rank: genus
  137. Phoenicopterus roseus
    rank: species
  138. Podicipediformes
    rank: order
  139. Podicipedidae
    rank: family
  140. Podiceps
    rank: genus
  141. Podiceps cristatus
    rank: species
  142. Podiceps nigricollis
    rank: species
  143. Tachybaptus
    rank: genus
  144. Tachybaptus ruficollis
    rank: species
  145. Procellariiformes
    rank: order
  146. Hydrobatidae
    rank: family
  147. Hydrobates
    rank: genus
  148. Hydrobates pelagicus
    rank: species
  149. Procellariidae
    rank: family
  150. Calonectris
    rank: genus
  151. Calonectris diomedia
    rank: species
  152. Puffinus
    rank: genus
  153. Puffinus puffinus
    rank: species
  154. Suliformes
    rank: order
  155. Phalacrocoracidae
    rank: family
  156. Phalacrocorax
    rank: genus
  157. Phalacrocorax aristotelis
    rank: species
  158. Phalacrocorax carbo
    rank: species
  159. Sulidae
    rank: family
  160. Morus
    rank: genus
  161. Morus bassanus
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Most specimens were collected south of the Cabo da Roca, and in the Berlengas archipelago, especially in the Tagus estuary (Lezíria) and mouth, and along the Guadiana. Two specimens were caught to the north of the Cabo da Roca, in Figueira da Foz. One specimen has ambiguous locality data, as official toponymy implies it was captured in Vila Franca, Viana do Castelo, but vernacular toponymy allows for at least two other possible localities. Two specimens, gifted by king Edward VII of the United Kingdom, do not have locality data.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J, Christie D A and de Juana E (eds.) (2017). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/ on [22/05/2017]). -
  2. Ceríaco L M P (2014) A Evolução da Zoologia e dos Museus de História Natural em Portugal. PhD thesis, Évora, Portugal: Universidade de Évora. -
  3. Bragança C (1903) Catalogo Illustrado das Aves de Portugal. Imprensa Nacional, Lisboa, 2 vol. -
  4. Ferreira A (1987) Catálogo da Biblioteca do Museu Oceanográfico D. Carlos I. Relatórios de Actividades do Aquário Vasco da Gama 14. -

Contacts

Ana Serra Silva
originator
position: Volunteer
Aquário Vasco da Gama
Rua Direita do Dafundo
Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo
1495-718
PT
email: anasilva@g.ucla.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8020-3227
Ana Serra Silva
metadata author
position: Volunteer
Aquário Vasco da Gama
Rua Direita do Dafundo
Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo
1495-718
PT
email: anasilva@g.ucla.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8020-3227
Rui Figueira
distributor
position: Researcher
Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Herbário, Tapada da Ajuda
Lisboa
1349-017
PT
Telephone: +351213653165
email: ruifigueira@isa.ulisboa.pt
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8351-4028
Cornelis J. Hazevoet
content provider
position: Researcher
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical
Rua da Junqueira 14
Lisboa
1300-343
PT
email: cjhazevoet@gmail.com
Paula Leandro
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Aquário Vasco da Gama
Rua Direita do Dafundo
Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo
1495-718
PT
Telephone: +351214205008
email: paula.leandro@marinha.pt
Maria Pitta Groz
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Aquário Vasco da Gama
Rua Direita do Dafundo
Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo
1495-718
PT
Telephone: +351214205000
email: avg.museu@marinha.pt
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