Christopher Milensky

• B.S. New Mexico State University (1994), Wildlife Science

Responsible for collection management activities, including specimen preparation, cataloging, curation, loans, information requests, and assisting visitors. Interests are in field work, specimen preparation, bird song recording and archiving, and South American birds.

Journal Article

• Dove, Carla J., Whatton, James F., Milensky, Christopher M., Boss, Will, Rayaleh, Houssein, and Awaleh, Djama G. 2024. "Notable records and observations of four passerines in Djibouti, 2020." Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club, 144, (1). https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v144i1.2024.a6.
• Claramunt, Santiago, Aldabe, Joaquín, Etchevers, Ismael, Di Giacomo, Adrián S., Kopuchian, Cecilia, and Milensky, Christopher M. 2022. "Distribution, migratory behavior, and conservation of Hudson's Canastero Asthenes hudsoni (Furnariidae): a grassland specialist from the humid Pampas." Avian Conservation and Ecology, 17, (1). https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-02152-170125.
• Reese, Devin and Milensky, Christopher M. 2021. "An Improbable Journey: The Story of Three Arctic Gull Specimens Surviving an Expedition Calamity." Natural History, 129, (5) 12–15.
• Early, Catherine M., Morhardt, Ashley C., Cleland, Timothy P., Milensky, Christopher M., Kavich, Gwénaëlle M., and James, Helen F. 2020. "Chemical effects of diceCT staining protocols on fluid-preserved avian specimens." PLOS One, 15, (9) Article e0238783. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238783.
• Graves, Gary R., Matterson, Kenan O., Milensky, Christopher M., Schmidt, Brian K., O'Mahoney, Michael J. V., and Drovetski, Sergei V. 2020. "Does solar irradiation drive community assembly of vulture plumage microbiotas?" Animal Microbiome, 2, (1) 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-020-00043-7.
• Paeckert, Martin, Milensky, Christopher M., Martens, Jochen, Kyaw, Myint, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Thaw, Win Naing, Oo, Sai Sein Lin, Wolfgramm, Hannes, and Renner, Swen C. 2020. "Pilot biodiversity assessment of the Hkakabo Razi passerine avifauna in northern Myanmar - implications for conservation from molecular genetics." Bird Conservation International, 30, (2) 267–288. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270919000273.
• Saucier, Jacob R., Milensky, Christopher M., Caraballo-Ortiz, Marcos, Ragai, Roslina, Dahlan, Nor Faridah, and Edwards, David P. 2019. "A distinctive new species of flowerpecker (Passeriformes: Dicaeidae) from Borneo." Zootaxa, 4686, (4) 451–464. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4686.4.1.
• Renner, Swen C., Rappole, John H., Kyaw, Myint, Milensky, Christopher M., and Packert, Martin. 2018. "Genetic confirmation of the species status of Jabouilleia naungmungensis." Journal of Ornithology, 159, (1) 63–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-017-1493-0.
• Dove, Carla J., Milensky, C., Llactahuaman, S., and Thrasher, B. H. 2017. "Two Harpy Eagles Harpia harpyja at high elevation in Peru." Cotinga, 40 98–100.
• Glowska, Eliza, Laniecka, Izabella, and Milensky, Christopher M. 2015. "Two new picobiin mite species (Acari: Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) parasitizing passerine birds in Guyana." Acta Parasitologica, 60, (3). https://doi.org/10.1515/ap-2015-0069.
• Glowska, Eliza and Milensky, Christopher M. 2014. "New species of the genus Picobia (Cheyletoidea: Syringophilidae) parasitizing tyrannid birds (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae)." Zootaxa, 3821, (3). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3821.3.6.
• Milensky, Christopher M., Austin, Claudia J., Epler, John H., Gebhard, Christina A., and Graves, Gary R. 2014. "Chironomid Midge Hatch Leads to Mass Mortality Event for Chimney Swifts (Chaetura Pelagica)." Banisteria: a journal devoted to the natural history of Virginia, (43) 99–101.
• Beehler, Bruce M., Diamond, Jared M., Kemp, Neville, Scholes III, Edwin, Milensky, Christopher M., and Laman, Timothy G. 2012. "Avifauna of the Foja Mountains of western New Guinea." Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 132, (2) 84–101.
• Schindel, David E., Stoeckle, Mark, Milensky, Christopher M., Trizna, Michael, Schmidt, Brian K., Gebhard, Christina, and Graves, Gary R. 2011. "Project Description: DNA Barcodes of Bird Species in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA." ZooKeys, 152 87–91. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.152.2473.
• Dove, Carla J. and Milensky, Christopher M. 2010. "Black Vulture Nest in Pendleton County, West Virginia." The Redstart, 77, (4) 136–139.
• Milensky, Christopher M., Wilkinson, Fiona A., and Holland, Ashley. 2009. "First Record of Todd's Nightjar Caprimulgus heterurus in Guyana." Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 129, (2) 119–120.
• Rappole, John H., Rasmussen, Pamela C., Aung, T., Milensky, Christopher M., and Renner, Swen C. 2008. "Observations on a new species: the Naung Mung Scimitar-Babbler Jabouilleia naungmungensis." Ibis, 150, (3) 623–627. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00815.x.
• Ishtiaq, F., Gering, E., Rappole, John H., Rahmani, A. R., Jhala, Yadvendradev, Dove, Carla J., Milensky, Christopher M., Olson, Storrs L., Peirce, M. A., and Fleischer, Robert C. 2007. "Prevalence and diversity of avian haematozoan parasites in Asia: A regional survey." Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 43, (3) 382–398.
• O'Shea, B. J., Milensky, Christopher M., Claramunt, Santiago, Schmidt, Brian K., Gebhard, Christina A., Schmitt, C. Gregory, and Erskine, Kristine T. 2007. "New records for Guyana, with descriptions of the voice of Roraiman Nightjar(Caprimulgus whitelyi)." Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 127, (2) 118–127.
• Robbins, M. B., Braun, Michael J., Milensky, Christopher M., Schmidt, Brian K., Prince, W., Rice, N. H., Finch, D. W., and O'Shea, B. J. 2007. "Avifauna of the Upper Essequibo River and Acary Mountains, Southern Guyana." Ornitologia Neotropical, 18, (3) 339–368.
• Durrant, K. L., Beadell, J. S., Ishtiaq, F., Graves, Gary R., Olson, Storrs L., Gering, E., Peirce, M. A., Milensky, Christopher M., Schmidt, Brian K., Gebhard, C., and Fleischer, Robert C. 2006. "Avian haematozoa in South America: a comparison of temperate and tropical zones." Ornithological Monographs, 60 98–111.
• Milensky, Christopher M., Hinds, W., Aleixo, A., and Lima, M. C. 2005. "Birds, in Checklist of the Terrestrial Vertebrates of the Guiana Shield." Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 13 43–74.
• Rice, Nathan H. and Milensky, Christopher M. 2005. "The Nest and Nestlings of the Wing-Banded Antbird (Myrmornis torquata) from Southern Guyana." Wilson Bulletin, 117, (1) 103–105.
• Robbins, M. B., Braun, Michael J., Huddleston, Christopher J., Finch, Davis W., and Milensky, Christopher M. 2005. "First Guyana records, natural history and systematics of the White-naped Seedeater Dolospingus fringilloides." Ibis, 147, (2) 334–341.
• Braun, Michael J., Robbins, M. B., Milensky, Christopher M., O'Shea, B. J., Barber, B. R., Hinds, W., and Prince, W. S. 2003. "New birds for Guyana from Mts Roraima and Ayanganna." Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 123, (1) 24–33.
• Dickinson, E. C., Eck, S., and Milensky, Christopher M. 2002. "Eastern Races of the Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758." Zoologische Verhandelingen, 201–203.