Caire-Chabrand Collection
Citation
Gouraud C, Roca Ristol P (2016). Caire-Chabrand Collection. Version 4.2. Musée de la Vallée (Barcelonnette). Occurrence Dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/cirmgs accessed via GBIF.org on 2017-08-17.Description
The Musee de la Vallee of Barcelonnette holds an important collection of mounted birds specimens started by Joseph Adolphe Caire (1809-1884) during the 19th century and completed by Emile Chabrand (1843-1893) who travelled around the world. The Caire-Chabrand Collection houses 880 specimens representing 487 species of birds, collected in all continents but mainly in France and Europe. One extinct species, the Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), is represented by an adult male.Taxonomic Coverages
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Contacts
Christophe Gouraudoriginator
position: Scientific referee/advisor of the Caire-Chabrand Collection
Musee de la Vallee
Musee la Vallee 10 avenue de la Liberation
Barcelonnette
04400
email: kagouilles@gmail.com
Pere Roca Ristol
metadata author
email: pere@gbif.fr
Christophe Gouraud
administrative point of contact
position: Scientific referee/advisor of the Caire-Chabrand Collection
Musee de la Vallee
Musee la Vallee 10 avenue de la Liberation
Barcelonnette
04400
email: kagouilles@gmail.com