NHMD Ornithology Collection ...

• Main Author: Hosner, Peter Andrew
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Natural History Museum of Denmark 2024
• Subjects: Copenhagen; ornithology; Denmark; birds; zoology; Specimen; Occurrence; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/zq2fhw; https://www.gbif.org/dataset/e5c5cad9-b987-4bb4-b07b-85488c5fdd80

The Natural History Museum of Denmark's ornithology collection is one of the world's most extensive and diverse collections of bird specimens. With ca. 200,000 specimens representing ~ 6000 species, it provides a comprehensive record of avian diversity from around the globe, spanning more than two centuries of scientific exploration and discovery. The collection contains a wide variety of specimens and preparation types representing a vast array of species from all over the world. The predominant largest is the 150,000-strong skin collection, about half of which come from Denmark and the North Atlantic. Other geographical strengths include the Neotropics, East Africa, Central Asia, and certain portions of the Indo-Pacific. The egg collection includes 16,000 clutches, mostly from Denmark and the North Atlantic. Anatomical collections include 15,000 skeletons and 10,000 birds preserved in alcohol. Since 1987 tissue samples for genetic and genomic research accompany each specimen, about 40,000 in total. ...