The Hummingbird Collection of the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP), Portugal
Abstrak
The hummingbird (Family Trochilidae) collection of the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP) is one of the oldest collections of this family harboured in European museums. Almost 2,000 specimens, that encompass most of the taxonomic range of this family, were collected in the late 19th Century. It is relevant due its antiquity and because all specimens were bought from the same provider, mainly as mounted specimens, for a Portuguese private collection of Neotropical fauna. In the early 20th Century it was donated to the museum that is now the MHNC-UP.The information about the majority of these specimens is now available for consultation on the GBIF platform after a process of physical curation of all specimens and digital cleaning of the associated metadata. In the process, hundreds of non-catalogued specimens were found, and taxonomic and spatial information was updated for many of the specimens.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (5)
Ricardo Lopes
Pedro Faria
Daniela Gomes
Bárbara Freitas
Judit Málinger
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2021
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.3897/BDJ.9.e59913
- Akses
- Open Access ✓