UCM Bird Collection (Arctos)

Christy McCain

doi:10.15468/ajtd6v

UCM Bird Collection (Arctos)

Citation

McCain C (2018). UCM Bird Collection (Arctos). University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ajtd6v accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-12-16.

Description

Vertebrate Zoology in the CU Museum of Natural History is a biodiversity repository of more than 120,000 specimens from five taxa: Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles (Herpetology), Birds, and Mammals. With the exception of birds, our collections are the largest collections of their kind in Colorado. Since our specimens document changes in biodiversity over the last 200 years, they are treasures of biological and historical significance. The geographic scope of our bird specimens is global, representing 38 countries. As in all of our collections, the emphasis is on Colorado species (over 80% represented) with material dating from the early 1800s to the present. Nearly 6,000 specimens were donated by the Colorado College Museum in Colorado Springs in the 1960s. This material includes the collection of Charles E. Aiken, a pioneer ornithologist in Colorado, and dates back to 1805. The Bird collection is also home to several specimens of iconic extinct species such as Passenger Pigeons and Carolina Parakeets.

Additional info

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

Taxonomic Coverages

7 type specimens (1 holotype & 6 paratypes). The bird collection is home to several specimens of iconic extinct species such as Passenger Pigeons and Carolina Parakeets.

Aves
common name: birds rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The geographic scope of our bird specimens is global representing 38 countries, including over two hundred from Colombia. But as in all of our collections, the emphasis is on Colorado species (over 80% represented).

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Christy McCain
originator
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-735-1016
email: christy.mccain@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/

Christy McCain
metadata author
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-735-1016
email: christy.mccain@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/

Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@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

Emily Braker
point of contact
position: Collection Manager of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-492-8466
email: Emily.Braker@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/

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

Christy McCain
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-735-1016
email: christy.mccain@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/