tissue | specimen
Selasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827)
Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Apodiformes > Trochilidae > Selasphorus

Identification

Accepted NameSelasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827)
TaxonomyAnimalia > Chordata > Aves > Apodiformes > Trochilidae > Selasphorus
Name According toCatalogue of Life
Original NameSelasphorus platycercus
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Chordata > Aves > Caprimulgiformes > Trochilidae > Selasphorus > platycercus
Status Original Nameaccepted species
Resolving Stateresolved on species level

Gathering Event

CountryUnited States (Central or North America)
LocalityLafayette, 1231 James Circle
Collector(s)Collector(s): Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center; Megan Flemming
Collector's numbers.n.
Collection Date2015-09-04
Collecting Sourcewild

Tissue

GGBN IDhttp://devportal.ggbn.org/ggbndev_portal/33DA1V
GUID/Occurrence IDhttp://arctos.database.museum/guid/DMNS:Bird:44127?pid=25872218
Catalog NumberDMNS:Bird:44127
Previous IDsDZTB: Denver Zoology Tissue Bird=2468, GWRC: Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center=2622
Collection CodeBird
Institution CodeDMNS
Institution Full NameArctos/Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Record BasisPreservedSpecimen
Sample Typetissue
Establishment Meanswild caught

Preparation

Typewhole organism (frozen)
StaffAndrew Charles Doll

Permits

Status: Permit not available
Unknown permit type

Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) Bird specimens (Arctos) for GGBN

DescriptionThe Denver Museum of Nature & Science Bird Collection houses approximately 57,400 specimens from around the world (1842 - present), with a focus on the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions. The collection includes study skins, skeletal material, taxidermy mounts, frozen tissue samples (~10000 individuals), and associated parasites (ecto and endo; curated separately). Growth of the collection continues primarily through field collection and salvage activities. A collection of approximately 7,000 egg sets and nests is curated separately.
RightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.
CitationDenver Museum of Nature & Science Bird Collection

Contacts

Assistant Collections Manager, Department of Zoology
Andrew Doll, andrew.doll@dmns.org , 2001 Colorado Blvd., CO US, 80205-5798, 303-370-8387
Curator of Ornithology
Garth Spellman, Garth.Spellman@dmns.org , 2001 Colorado Blvd., CO US, 80205-5798, 303-370-6469
Information Architect
John Wieczorek, gtuco.btuco@gmail.com , Bariloche, Río Negro AR, 8401
Arctos Database Programmer
Dusty McDonald, dustymc@gmail.com
Collections Manager, Department of Zoology
Jeffrey Stephenson, jeffrey.stephenson@dmns.org , 2001 Colorado Blvd., CO US, 80205-5798, 303-370-8319

Identification

Accepted NameSelasphorus platycercus (Swainson, 1827)
TaxonomyAnimalia > Chordata > Aves > Apodiformes > Trochilidae > Selasphorus
Name According toCatalogue of Life
Original NameSelasphorus platycercus
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Chordata > Aves > Caprimulgiformes > Trochilidae > Selasphorus > platycercus
Status Original Nameaccepted species
Resolving Stateresolved on species level

Gathering Event

CountryUnited States (Central or North America)
LocalityLafayette, 1231 James Circle
Collector(s)Collector(s): Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center; Megan Flemming
Collector's numbers.n.
Collection Date2015-09-04
Collecting Sourcewild

Specimen

GGBN IDhttp://devportal.ggbn.org/ggbndev_portal/35S9DF
GUID/Occurrence IDhttp://arctos.database.museum/guid/DMNS:Bird:44127
Catalog NumberDMNS:Bird:44127
Collection CodeBird
Institution CodeDMNS
Institution Full NameArctos/Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Record BasisPreservedSpecimen
Sample Typespecimen
Establishment Meansnot provided

Arctos Cataloged Items for GGBN

DescriptionExtract of cataloged item records from all of Arctos for use only with GGBN as parent records to tissue samples published for Arctos participant collections.
RightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.

Contacts

Programmer
Dusty MacDonald, dustymc@gmail.com , US, N/A
Information architect
John Wieczorek, gtuco.btuco@gmail.com , 3622 33rd Ave W, WA US, 98199, 2242088267
N/A
John Wieczorek, tuco@berkeley.edu , N/A, N/A
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Disposition: In collection
This taxon (familia) was found on the CITES checklist (Appendix I/II.) More details

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