MCNH Museum of Cultural and Natural History Bird Collection
Latest version published by Museum of Cultural and Natural History - Central Michigan University on Sep 12, 2018
The Natural History collections at Central Michigan University’s Museum of Cultural and Natural History consist of a wide range of representative species typically found in the Great Lakes region. The collection consists predominantly of Michigan vertebrates, with smaller invertebrate collections representation, amassed over the last 50 years. The vertebrate component consists of representative mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish, while the majority of the invertebrate collections are insects. These collections support the educational and research efforts of CMU students and faculty members, as well as any interested researchers.
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| Data as a DwC-A file | download 5,000 records in English (457 KB) - Update frequency: unknown |
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Museum of Cultural and Natural History Bird Collection (MCNH)
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Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen
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Geographic Coverage
The collection consists primarily of Michigan specimens.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [41.47, -89.98], North East [47.73, -82.29] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Class | aves (birds) |
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | http://ipt.idigbio.org/resource?r=mcnh-bird |
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