OCCURRENCE

CMNH Birds Collection

Latest version published by Cleveland Museum of Natural History on 11 April 2018 Cleveland Museum of Natural History
The Department of Ornithology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History encompasses approximately 35,000 research specimens and more than a century of ornithological exploration around the world. The department was established in 2006 through a generous bequest from William A. and Nancy R. Klamm, whose donation created an endowed chair for the curator and department head.
Publication date:
11 April 2018
License:
CC0 1.0

Data Records

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How to cite

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CMNH Birds Collection

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GBIF Registration

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Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Who created the resource:

Andy Jones
William A. and Nancy R. Klamm Endowed Chair and Curator of Ornithology
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1 Wade Oval Drive
44106 Cleveland
OH
US
+01 216-231-4600 x3332
https://www.cmnh.org/ornithology/collection-database

Who can answer questions about the resource:

Andy Jones
William A. and Nancy R. Klamm Endowed Chair and Curator of Ornithology
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1 Wade Oval Drive
44106 Cleveland
OH
US
+01 216-231-4600 x3332
https://www.cmnh.org/ornithology/collection-database

Who filled in the metadata:

Andy Jones
William A. and Nancy R. Klamm Endowed Chair and Curator of Ornithology
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1 Wade Oval Drive
44106 Cleveland
OH
US
+01 216-231-4600 x3332
https://www.cmnh.org/ornithology/collection-database

Who else was associated with the resource:

Programmer
Laura Russell
VertNet Programmer
http://www.vertnet.org
Programmer
David Bloom
VertNet Coordinator
http://www.vertnet.org
Programmer
John Wieczorek
Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley​

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Class  Aves (Birds)

Additional Metadata