UWBM Ornithology Collection
Citation
Epperly K (2024). UWBM Ornithology Collection. University of Washington Burke Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/a2cmfl accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-16.Description
The ornithological collections at the Burke Museum are relatively modern, with more than 85% of the collection built in the past 20 years. These bird specimens are used for teaching, research, and art. We are particularly known for our special collections such as spread wings (the largest such collection in the world) and bird tissues (probably the world's second largest collection).Sampling Description
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http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.htmlTaxonomic Coverages
Specific research projects began driving Ornithology collecting programs by the mid-1980s. These special research collections now include: an extensive series of hybrid warblers, a large series of North Pacific seabirds, a series of most of the pipits of the world, a superb series of most of the grouse of the world, and late-summer samples of various western North American birds that depend on the Mexican Monsoon for their fall molt.
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Geographic Coverages
We maintain a comprehensive collection of birds from the Pacific Northwest, North America, and many other parts of the world including unsurpassed modern collections from many localities throughout the former Soviet Union and Mongolia, samples from transects crossing major Australian biogeographic divides, and major new bird collections from the Solomon Islands.
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Contacts
Kevin Epperlyoriginator
position: Collections Manager
University of Washington Burke Museum
Box 353010
Seattle
98195
WA
US
Telephone: +1 206-543-1668
email: kepperly@uw.edu
homepage: http://www.burkemuseum.org/
Kevin Epperly
metadata author
position: Collection Manager
University of Washington Burke Museum
Box 353010
Seattle
98195
WA
US
Telephone: +1 206-543-1668
email: kepperly@uw.edu
homepage: http://www.burkemuseum.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
Alejandro Rico-Guevara
curator
position: Curator
University of Washington, Burke Museum
Seattle
US
email: colibri@uw.edu
Chris Wood
point of contact
position: Colections Manager
University of Washington, Burke Museum
Seattle
Washington
US
email: puffinus@uw.edu
Kevin Epperly
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Manager
University of Washington Burke Museum
Box 353010
Seattle
98195
WA
US
Telephone: +1 206-543-1668
email: kepperly@uw.edu
homepage: http://www.burkemuseum.org/