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BIRD COLLECTION |
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With emphasis on the birds of northwesternmost
North America, including taxa endemic to Beringia and the circumpolar
North, the Bird Collection is the best in existence of avian material
from Alaska. Almost all bird species and subspecies known in Alaska are
represented and are preserved primarily as skins, skeletons, and tissues.
The collection consists of over 30,000 birds. Most recent preparations
include skin, partial skeleton, tissue, and stomach samples for each individual.
Tissues are part of the Genomic Resources
Collection. Specimens are regularly loaned for scientific research.
Specimen loan policies and a summary
database are available for interested researchers. Checklist of Alaska Birds (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
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Curator of Birds |
Jack Withrow |
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North American Uniques -- taxa documented by voucher specimens from North America only in the University of Alaska Museum Bird Collection. Recent publications and theses based in whole or in part on specimens in the collection.
The University of Alaska
Museum at the University
of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960. |
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