Electronic inventory of European bird collections
Zoological Museum (ZM SPBU)
What is in the bird collection?
| Skins | 4500 |
| Egg sets | 800 |
| Skeletons | 150 |
| Mounts | n/a |
| Spirits | 150 |
| Nests | 100 |
| Other Items | 1300 |
People
Current staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| Irina Savinich | No |
Important past bird staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| V. Andreevsky | No | |
| V. Bianki | No | |
| M. Bogdanov | No | |
| E. Buchner | No | |
| K. Derjugin | No | |
| P. Kashkarov | No | |
| A. Malchevsky | No | |
| A. Nikolsky | No | |
| Th. Pleske | No | |
| W. Shimkevich | No | |
| L. Shulpin | No |
Collectors
Important collections from
- Bilkevich
- Meves
- Alexis of Russia
Zoological Museum
Dept of Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Soil Sciences, St Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Nabereshnaya 7/9, 199034 Sankt- Peterburg, Russia
- Email:
- irene@isav.usr.pu.ru
- Website:
- http://www.zin.ru/museum/index.html
- Tel:
- 7 (812) 328-0112
- Fax:
Brief history
Founded 1819, but real increase not until arrival of S. Kutorga in 1833 and especially K. Kessler in 1862. Now part of the University
Updates
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