Electronic inventory of European bird collections
Centro de Zoologia (CZ/IICT)
What is in the bird collection?
| Skins | 6340 |
| Egg sets | n/a |
| Skeletons | n/a |
| Mounts | n/a |
| Spirits | 250 |
| Nests | n/a |
| Other Items | n/a |
People
Current staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Mendes | No | |
| Pedro Santos | No | |
| Maria José Teixeira | No |
Important past bird staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| João Crawford-Cabral | No | |
| F. Frade | No |
Special collections
| Name | Country (from) |
|---|---|
| Missão Científica de S. Tomé (1954–1956) | Portugal |
| Missão de Estudos Zoológicos do Ultramar (1963–1970) | Portugal |
| Missão Zoologíca da Guiné 1944–1946 | Portugal |
| Missão Zoologíca de Moçambique 1948 &1955 | Portugal |
Collectors
Important collections from
- A. A. da Rosa Pinto
- R. de Naurois
- G. Stein
Centro de Zoologia
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Rua da Junqueira 14, 1300-344 Lisboa, Portugal
- Email:
- iict@.iict.pt
- Tel:
- 21 361 63 40
- Fax:
Brief history
Founded as Junta das Missões Geográficas e de Investigações Coloniais in 1936, which organised expeditions; to keep the colls., the Centro de Zoologia was founded in 1948; a governmental institution
Updates
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