Raccolta Ornitologica Ercole Turati - Picidae di Alfred Malherbe | Ercole Turati's Ornithological Collection - Alfred Malherbe's Picidae
Abstract
Ercole Turati's ornithological collection, donated in 1884 to the Natural History Museum in Milan, included more than 20,000 specimens. The Picidae were well represented in the collection and included Alfred Malherbe's woodpeckers (1200 specimens acquired in 1860), at the time one of the most important collections of this family in the World. In 1943, after an air-raid, Turati's collection was reduced to less than 1,700 specimens, of which woodpeckers still represent an important part (230 specimens).
Fields of Study & Subjects
Avian ecology and behavior
History of Science and Natural History
Libraries and Information Services
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset