Description
ALMNH Bird specimens
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 1,460 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Alabama Museum of Natural History Bird Collection. Individual specimens should be cited as ALMNH:Bird: followed by the integer catalog number.
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Alabama Museum of Natural History. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 0d28f8a3-b233-4d6e-859b-e7f8c91746d3. Alabama Museum of Natural History publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.
Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence; Specimen
Contacts
- Metadata Provider ●
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
Geographic Coverage
The majority of specimens are from the Southern US. A few from Costa Rica and Colorado
Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Specimens are all from the class Aves and are mainly from the Southern US. Zoo, pet and foreign specimens are also included.
Class | Aves (Birds) |
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Temporal Coverage
Living Time Period | 1879-01-01 through 1980-12-01 |
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Collection Data
Collection Name | Alabama Museum of Natural History Bird specimens |
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Collection Identifier | https://arctos.database.museum/collection/ALMNH:Bird |
Parent Collection Identifier | ALMNH |
Specimen preservation methods |
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Additional Metadata
Arctos Data Ownership and Use: http://arctosdb.org/home/data/; http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html
Purpose | Legacy collection, not currently used other than for teaching. May be used for research. |
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Alternative Identifiers | 0d28f8a3-b233-4d6e-859b-e7f8c91746d3 |
https://ipt.vertnet.org/resource?r=almnh_bird |