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Bell Museum birds (MMNH-Birds)

Records of zoological specimens at J. F. Bell Museum of Natural Hitory (University of Minnesota)
Contact: Dr. Keith Barker (barke042@umn.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 28 June 2018
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Collection Statistics
  • 48,470 specimen records
  • 34,082 (70%) georeferenced
  • 164 families
  • 904 genera
  • 1,983 species
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Click on the specimen record counts within the parenthesis to return the records for that family
  • Aegolius (514)
  • Asio (95)
  • Athene (54)
  • Bubo (230)
  • Ciccaba (18)
  • Glaucidium (51)
  • Micrathene (1)
  • Ninox (11)
  • Nyctea (55)
  • Otus (106)
  • Pulsatrix (2)
  • Strix (137)
  • Surnia (28)
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