Description
This dataset contains a list of all the bird skeletons, partial skeletons, and skulls in the modern Osteological Collections at the University Museum of Bergen in Bergen, Norway, and associated information such as provenance data and measurements (if available). The material has been collected between the late 19th century and now. The main geographical focus of the collection is Norway and Scandinavia, but the collection also contains specimens from other countries.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Please be aware, this is an old version of the dataset. Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Meijer H J (2023). Bird skeletons in the modern Osteological Collections at the University Museum of Bergen. Version 1.9. University of Bergen. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=osteologi_birds&v=1.9
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Bergen. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 4f059695-36d9-4313-a27e-38e58ed0660c. University of Bergen publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Norway.
Keywords
Occurrence; birds; Aves; osteology; skeleton; skull; Specimen
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Geographic Coverage
The main focus of this collection is Norway and Scandinavia, but it contains specimens of other areas as well.
Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
All bird skeletons, partial skeletons and skulls were identified to species level.
Class | Aves (Birds) |
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date / End Date | 1850-01-01 / 2023-01-01 |
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Collection Data
Collection Name | Bird skeletons in the modern Osteological Collections at the University Museum of Bergen |
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Collection Identifier | https://registry.gbif.org/collection/0932d5d7-523c-450d-8013-12961a009b3b |
Specimen preservation methods | Dried |
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Additional Metadata
Alternative Identifiers | 4f059695-36d9-4313-a27e-38e58ed0660c |
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https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=osteologi_birds |