On Five Monotomid Species Deposited in the Museum of Natural History of the Humboldt-University in Berlin (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea)

Alexander von Humboldt's Vasa Parrot Cor

Alexander von Humboldt's Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa in the collection of the Museum of Natural History, Berlin

✍ Rüdiger Becker; Jürgen Fiebig 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 Pensoft Publishers 🌐 English ⚖ 576 KB

The history of an old mounted bird specimen in the ornithological collection of the Natural History Museum in Berlin is described. This female bird, called "Jacob" by its owner, is a Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa) which lived 30 years up to its death as Alexander von Humboldt's pet. In contrast to mo