University of Montana Zoological Museum (UMZM) Bird Specimens (Arctos)

Angela Hornsby

doi:10.15468/6bvnf6

University of Montana Zoological Museum (UMZM) Bird Specimens (Arctos)

Citation

Hornsby A (2024). University of Montana Zoological Museum (UMZM) Bird Specimens (Arctos). Version 1.18. Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/6bvnf6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-03-27.

Description

The Bird collection at the UMZM consists of over 6000 specimens, including more than 5100 bird skins and 600 bird skeletons, as well as frozen tissues, spread wings, eggs and nests. The majority of specimens were collected from 1900 to the present and emphasize avian biodiversity of the Northern Rocky Mountains.

Purpose

The Bird collection is used primarily for research, but also for teaching and outreach as relevant.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Additional info

Arctos Data Ownership and Use: http://arctosdb.org/home/data/; http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Birds primarily from Montana and the US northern Rocky Mountain region

Aves
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Primarily Montana and the US northern Rocky Mountain region

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Angela Hornsby
originator
position: Curator
University of Montana Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum
DBS Health Sciences 104, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive
Missoula
59812
Montana
US
Telephone: 1-406-243-4743
email: angela.hornsby@mso.umt.edu
homepage: https://www.umt.edu/zoological-museum/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0927-2101

Angela Hornsby
metadata author
position: Curator
University of Montana Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum
DBS Health Sciences 104, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive
Missoula
59812
Montana
US
Telephone: 1-406-243-4743
email: angela.hornsby@mso.umt.edu
homepage: https://www.umt.edu/zoological-museum/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0927-2101

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
VertNet
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

Angela Hornsby
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
University of Montana Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum
DBS Health Sciences 104, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive
Missoula
59812
Montana
US
Telephone: 1-406-243-4743
email: angela.hornsby@mso.umt.edu
homepage: https://www.umt.edu/zoological-museum/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0927-2101