Ornithology Research 
takes a very broad approach to understanding bird diversity: we combine studies of phylogeny and phylogeography with avifaunal inventories and basic descriptions of bird diversity. Our research interests include pathogens (viruses, blood parasites, etc.) associated with birds, studies of species’ geographic and ecological distributions, and conservation biology related to bird diversity.
Foci: Systematics, Genomics, Population Genetics, and Biogeography of avian systems in SE Asia and the tropical Pacific
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The Ornithology Collection continues to grow thanks to the tireless efforts of the division's curators, students and collaborators. Explore our maps of past expeditions from 1992 until 2012, from the Philippines to Vietnam, Peru to Mexico, and beyond.
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Foci: Systematics, Distributional Ecology, Historical Biogeography, and Disease Transmission
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(Birds) Established: 1873 Collection Strengths: 113,000 specimens Current Research Strengths: Extensive program of avian inventories worldwide, with recent sampling trips to Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Fiji, Sierra Leone, Vietnam, Palau, Guyana and Honduras. Expertise in molecular phylogenetic and phylogeography, niche modeling and biogeography, and pathogen surveillance in birds. Curator in Charge: Robert Moyle Curator: A. Townsend Peterson Collection Manager: Mark Robbins The ornithology collection may be browsed online via our DiGIR Portal and ORNIS. The data associated with all Ornithology specimens are freely available via http://vertnet.org.Ornithology at a Glance
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