University of Nebraska State Museum Birds Collection

Thomas Labedz

doi:10.15468/peacbt

University of Nebraska State Museum Birds Collection

Citation

Labedz T (2021). University of Nebraska State Museum Birds Collection. University of Nebraska State Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/peacbt accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-05-29.

Description

The collection of birds consists of over 13,000 specimens inclusive of early oological collections (1,400 egg sets) and more recent skeletal material (4,000 specimens). Early UNSM birds contain specimens from the 1870s and into the early 1900s that are primarily from Nebraska, Mexico, and Central America. They include birds collected by M.A. Carriker and J.T. Zimmer while students at Nebraska. Lawrence Bruner, head of the Department of Entomology and Ornithology, collected specimens from Argentina and Mexico primarily for exhibits. Myron Swenk oversaw the collection from 1900 until 1940, and his "Birds and Mammals of Nebraska" (1920) was largely based on specimens in the Museum. "The Birds of Nebraska" (2001) has roots in these collections and continues with the "Birds of Nebraska - Online". Collections currently grow primarily through salvage.

Additional info

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

Taxonomic Coverages

Aves
common name: Birds rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Primarily Nebraska collections (8,215) and the central United States, but also with many specimens from California (685) and other states. Some collections from Central and South America. Minor collections from elsewhere in the world.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Thomas Labedz
originator
position: Collection Manager
Division of Zoology, University of Nebraska State Museum
645 N 14th St
Lincoln
68588-0338
NE
US
Telephone: +01 402-472-8366
email: tlabedz1@unl.edu
homepage: https://museum.unl.edu/collections/zoology/index.html

Thomas Labedz
metadata author
position: Collection Manager
Division of Zoology, University of Nebraska State Museum
645 N 14th St
Lincoln
68588-0338
NE
US
Telephone: +01 402-472-8366
email: tlabedz1@unl.edu
homepage: https://museum.unl.edu/collections/zoology/index.html

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
VertNet
email: tuco@berkeley.edu

Thomas Labedz
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Manager
Division of Zoology, University of Nebraska State Museum
645 N 14th St
Lincoln
68588-0338
NE
US
Telephone: +01 402-472-8366
email: tlabedz1@unl.edu
homepage: https://museum.unl.edu/collections/zoology/index.html

Robert Zink
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Division of Zoology, University of Nebraska State Museum
645 N 14th St
Lincoln
68588-0338
NE
US
Telephone: +01 612-590-4215
email: rzink2@unl.edu
homepage: https://museum.unl.edu/collections/zoology/index.html