Ornithology Collection NRM
type: Dataset
distribution: Landing page for the dataset
description: The bird collection is among the largest in the world. The material includes skins, skeletons, alcohol preparations, eggs, as well as blood and tissue samples. The collection of skins is one of the world's largest and most species-rich, with 65% of the world's species represented. The skeleton collection, on the other hand, is relatively incomplete because it was more common to put whole birds in alcohol during collection trips in the past, rather than skeletonizing the animals. The last major review of bird types at the Swedish Museum of Natural History was made by Nils Gyldenstolpe in 1926, and the list includes a total of 283 types.
modified: 2026-08-23T00:00:00Z
issued: 2024-12-18T00:00:00Z
publisher: Swedish Museum of Natural History
qualified attribution: Attribution
  had role: principalInvestigator
  agent: Ulf Johansson
    type: Agent
    account: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2544-8528
    type: PrivateIndividual(s)
keyword: Occurrence
keyword: Specimen
keyword: OCCURRENCE
language: ENG

Landing page for the dataset
type: Distribution
title: Landningssida för datasetet @sv
access URL: Ornithology Collection NRM
availability: stable

Swedish Museum of Natural History
type: Agent
name: Naturhistoriska riksmuseet @sv
type: Academia-ScientificOrganisation
source: 05k323c76