Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN)

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Polioptila melanura Lawrence, 1857

Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Polioptilidae > Polioptila

tissue
specimen

Identification

Accepted Name	Polioptila melanura Lawrence, 1857
Taxonomy	Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Polioptilidae > Polioptila
Name According to	Catalogue of Life
Original Name	Polioptila melanura
Taxonomy Original Name	Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Polioptilidae > Polioptila > melanura
Status Original Name	accepted species
Resolving State	resolved on species level

Gathering Event

Country

United States (Central or North America)

Locality

South of Arrey

Biotope

Creosote bush desert with ocotillo, cactus & junipers

Collector(s)

Collector(s): Christopher C. Witt; Preparator(s): Andrew B. Johnson

Collector's number

s.n.

Collection Date

2010-03-21

Collecting Source

wild

Tissue

Catalog Number

MSB:Bird:29256

Collection Code

Bird

Institution Code

MSB

Institution Full Name

Arctos/Museum of Southwestern Biology

Record Basis

PreservedSpecimen

Sample Type

tissue

Establishment Means

wild caught

Preparation

Type

heart, kidney, lung (frozen)

Staff

Mariel L. Campbell

Permits

Status: Permit not available

Unknown permit type

Dataset Description

Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) Bird specimens (Arctos) for GGBN
Description	The MSB Division of Birds maintains an extensive research collection of over 50,000 bird specimens from western North America and around the world. Taxonomic coverage consists of all avian orders and approximately 85% of avian families. The oldest specimens are from the mid-1870’s, with most collected after the 1950’s. The collection has grown ~7-fold since 1989, and it continues to grow rapidly through salvage and research-driven collecting. The geographical strength of the collection is the American Southwest (Texas, Arizona, New Mexico). Worldwide, the collection has important holdings from Kenya, South Africa, the Solomon Islands, and Peru. Approximately 40% of the specimens have frozen tissues associated with them. All but the most recent research specimens are published online via the database Arctos. Collection highlights include: •Extensive collections from the American Southwest •Modern Andean research collections sampled from elevational transects •Synoptic series of the Birds of New Mexico for ID reference and teaching •100% of bird orders and 85% of the bird families of the world represented •The personal collection of Dale Zimmerman, donated in 2004, contributes significantly to the taxonomic and geographic scope of the collection •Collection of Amadeo Rea, upon which the book Once a River was based •Representative threatened, endangered and extinct species of North America •Raptors and game birds of J.M. Campbell •J. Stokley Ligon collections (in part)
Rights	To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
Citation	Division of Birds, Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM, 87131
Contacts
Curator of Ornithology
Christopher Witt, cwitt@unm.edu
N/A
Mariel Campbell, campmlc@unm.edu
Collection Manager
Andrew Johnson, ajohnson@unm.edu
Information Architect
John Wieczorek, gtuco.btuco@gmail.com , Bariloche, Río Negro AR, 8401
Arctos Database Programmer
Dusty McDonald, dustymc@gmail.com