Dr.Sylke Frahnert (she/her)

Scientific Head of Collection

Sylke.Frahnert@mfn.berlin+49 0 30 889 140 - 8512

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As scientific director of the ornithological collection, I particularly research the topics of morphology, taxonomy and systematics of birds. The history of the bird collection with all its facets from cataloging to colonial contexts is another research focus.

I work in the collections:
Ornithology

Publications

Marx, M., Schumm, Y.R., Kardynal, K.J., Hobson, K.A., Rocha, G., Zehtindjiev, P., Bakaloudis, D., Metzger, B., Cecere, J.G., Spina, F., Cianchetti-Benedetti, M., Frahnert, S., Voigt, C.C., Lormée, H., Eraud, C., Quillfeldt, P. (2023). Correction to: Feather stable isotopes (δ2 Hf and δ13Cf) identify the Sub-Saharan wintering grounds of turtle doves from Europe. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 69(5), 97. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-023-01724-9Open Access

Schweizer, M., Frahnert, S., Shepherd, L.D., Miskelly, C.M., Tennyson, A.J., Bretagnolle, V., Shirihai, H., Kirwan, G.M. (2024). Genetic data confirm that Diomedea platei Reichenow, 1898, is the correct name for the population of Buller’s albatross Thalassarche bulleri breedingat the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Notornis, 71(4), 165-175. DOI: https://doi.org/10.63172/000374tvcnwrOpen Access

Frahnert, S., Fiebig, J., Knittel, M. (2023). Zur Herkunft von Präparaten aus der Gründungszeit der ornithologischen Sammlung am Museum für Naturkunde Berlin – die Interdisziplinarität von Provenienzforschung. Vogelwarte, 61(4), 299. URL: https://www.do-g.de/fileadmin/Ablage/Veroeffentlichen/Vogelwarte/2023_Band_61/Vowa_Heft_4_2023.pdfOpen Access

Frahnert, S., Turner, D.A., Bracker, C. (2023). Type specimens and type localities of birds (Aves) collected by Gustav Adolf Fischer (1848–1886) in East Africa. Zootaxa, 5334(1), 1-84. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5334.1.1

Dowsett, R.J., Frahnert, S., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (2024). A taxonomic revision of Arnot’s Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti (family Muscicapidae). Ostrich, 95(2), 113-124. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2024.2366097

Guerrini, M., Berg, H.M., Frahnert, S., Biscoito, M., Barbanera, F. (2025). Genetic Identity of the Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa, Phasianidae) from the Island of Madeira. Birds, 6(4), 59. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/birds6040059Open Access

Schirmer, S., Kaiser, K., Bisong, P.T., Eckhoff, P., Frahnert, S. (2023). Koloniale Verflechtungen: Transparenz und Forschung am Beispiel der ornithologischen Sammlung Georg Zenkers am Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. Die Vogelwarte. Zeitschrift für Vogelkunde, 61(4), 313–315. URL: https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Vogelwarte_61_2023_0312-0350.pdfOpen Access

Liebers-Helbig, D., Frahnert, S. (2025). Die Bibliothek der Deutschen Ornithologischen Gesellschaft: Ihre Zusammenführung und Zukunft am Standort Berlin. Vogelwarte, 63(1), 34-41. Open Access

Thörn, F., Soares, A.E.R., Müller, I.A., Päckert, M., Frahnert, S., Van Grouw, H., Kamminga, P., Peona, V., Suh, A., Blom, M.P.K., Irestedt, M. (2024). Contemporary intergeneric hybridization and backcrossing among birds-of-paradise. Evolution Letters, 8(5), 680-694. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrae023Open Access