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    Collection code BIRDS

    Vertebrate Zoology, Birds (USNM)

    From Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
    naturalhistory.si.edu
    United States of AmericaWashington
    Unknown size

    Description

    USNM bird specimens are cited without a collection code (USNM:xxxxx) 610,000+ specimens representing ~80% of bird species. Skins, skeletal and fluid-preserved tissue collections, egg sets, nests, frozen tissues. Almost 4,000 type specimens.
    Taxonomic description
    No information
    Geographic description
    No information
    Temporal description
    No information
    Code
    BIRDS
    Online Catalog/Database
    Homepage
    Content types
    • LivingCellOrTissueCultures
    Preservation types
    • SampleFluidPreserved
    Accession status
    Institutional

    Contacts

    Country
    United States of America
    State/Province
    District of Columbia
    City/Town
    Washington
    Postal/Zip Code
    20560-0116
    Address
    10th St. & Constitution Ave, NW
    Mailing address
    Country
    United States of America
    State/Province
    District of Columbia
    City/Town
    Washington
    Postal/Zip Code
    20013-7012
    Address
    PO Box 37012; MRC 116
    B

    Brian K. Schmidt

    Data Manager
    CM

    Christopher Milensky

    Collection Manager

    Identifiers

    Code
    BIRDS
    Identifiers
    Entry created: April 23, 2013
    Last modified: June 04, 2024
    Modified by: mgrosjean