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CCBER Ornithology Collection

Dataset homepage

Citation

Beas-Moix M, Hannah L (2016). CCBER Ornithology Collection. Version 6.1. Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/conul6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-17.

Description

The collection contains about 8000 study skins and skeletons, of which 400 specimens are specifically allocated for teaching.

Additional info

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

Taxonomic Coverages

The collection has especially large series of several species that have figured prominently in the literature on ornithology, evolution, behavior and physiology, such as the White-crowned Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Grebes, Acorn Woodpecker, Wrentit, Savannah Sparrow, and Spotted Towhee.
  1. Aves
    common name: birds rank: class

Geographic Coverages

There is a good representation of species found in southern California, including the near ocean and the Channel Islands, and also many species found elsewhere in North America, Mexico, and Europe. Special efforts have been made to collect species of particular biogeographic interest in southern California, such as those that have subspecies boundaries within the region.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Mireia Beas-Moix
originator
position: Collections Manager
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
Harder South, Building 578, MS-9615
Santa Barbara
93106-9615
CA
US
Telephone: +01 805-893-2401
email: beas-moix@ccber.ucsb.edu
homepage: http://ccber.ucsb.edu/
Laurie Hannah
metadata author
position: Digital Resources Coordinator
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
Harder South, Building 578, MS-9615
Santa Barbara
93106-9615
CA
US
Telephone: +01 805-893-2506
email: hannah@ccber.ucsb.edu
homepage: http://ccber.ucsb.edu/
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
Mireia Beas-Moix
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
Harder South, Building 578, MS-9615
Santa Barbara
93106-9615
CA
US
Telephone: +01 805-893-2401
email: beas-moix@ccber.ucsb.edu
homepage: http://ccber.ucsb.edu/
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