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Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Anseriformes > Anatidae > Branta

tissue
specimen

Identification

Accepted Name	Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy	Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Anseriformes > Anatidae > Branta
Name According to	Catalogue of Life
Original Name	Branta canadensis
Taxonomy Original Name	Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Anseriformes > Anatidae > Branta > canadensis
Status Original Name	accepted species
Resolving State	resolved on species level

Gathering Event

Country

United States (Central or North America)

Locality

Arvada, Indain Tree Golf Course

Collector(s)

Collector(s): Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center; Jennie Whittle; Preparator(s): Naomi Fitzgerald; Kristin Memmott

Collector's number

s.n.

Collection Date

2016-09-19

Collecting Source

wild

Tissue

GGBN ID

http://devportal.ggbn.org/ggbndev_portal/33DKND

GUID/Occurrence ID

http://arctos.database.museum/guid/DMNS:Bird:47355?pid=28379615

Catalog Number

DMNS:Bird:47355

Previous IDs

DZTB: Denver Zoology Tissue Bird=5619, GWRC: Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center=3229,

Collection Code

Bird

Institution Code

DMNS

Institution Full Name

Arctos/Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Record Basis

PreservedSpecimen

Sample Type

tissue

Establishment Means

wild caught

Preparation

Type

heart, kidney, muscle (frozen)

Staff

Heather Van Benthem

Permits

Status: Permit not available

Unknown permit type

Dataset Description

Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) Bird specimens (Arctos) for GGBN
Description	The 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.
Rights	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.
Citation	Denver 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