Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Birds :: Collections :: Browse our digital library of type specimens

Here you will find images and data about the original specimens that were used to describe new species. These specimens are part of the collection housed at the Bird Division in the University of Michigan's Museum of Zoology.
Orders of birds from which we have type specimens:
Rheiformes Tinamiformes Podicipediformes Ciconiiformes Falconiformes Galliformes Gruiformes Charadriiformes Columbiformes	Psittaciformes Cuculiformes Strigiformes Caprimulgiformes Apodiformes Coraciiformes Piciformes Passeriformes
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