University of Saskatchewan Egg and Nest Collection
Citation
Douglas M (2023). University of Saskatchewan Egg and Nest Collection. Version 2.0. Natural History Collection, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.5886/u7ojw6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-19.Description
This database contains over 3,500 bird eggs in 997 egg sets, and 153 bird nests which have been collected since the late 1800s. The database has egg sets collected worldwide although nearly 50% were collected in Canada.Taxonomic Coverages
Twenty-seven orders and eighty-six families are represented.
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Accipitriformesrank: order
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Anseriformesrank: order
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Anseriformesrank: order
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Apodiformesrank: order
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Caprimulgiformesrank: order
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Charadriiformesrank: order
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Charadriiformesrank: order
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Columbiformesrank: order
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Coraciiformesrank: order
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Cuculiformesrank: order
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Falconiformesrank: order
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Falconiformesrank: order
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Galliformesrank: order
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Galliformesrank: order
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Gaviiformesrank: order
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Gruiformesrank: order
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Gruiformesrank: order
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Passeriformesrank: order
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Pelecaniformesrank: order
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Pelecaniformesrank: order
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Phaethontiformesrank: order
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Phoenicopteriformesrank: order
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Piciformesrank: order
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Podicipediformesrank: order
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Procellariiformesrank: order
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Spheniscidaerank: order
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Strigiformesrank: order
Geographic Coverages
Eggs and nests were collected from the following countries: Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Suriname, Sweden, Tasmania, Trinidad, United Kingdom, United States, and Wales.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Madison Douglasoriginator
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
CA
Madison Douglas
metadata author
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
CA
email: mld661@mail.usask.ca
Tracy Marchant
administrative point of contact
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
CA
email: tracy.marchant@usask.ca