A global survey of avian tissue resources, co-authored by Mark Stoeckle, appears in the July 2009 issue of The Auk. The survey identifies over 317,000 specimens in 29 collections representing 7,226 species (73% of world birds). This is an outgrowth of work he began in 2005 as part of All Birds Barcoding Initiative and is the first compilation of genetic resources for any large group of organisms.
"A Global Snapshot of Avian Tiss ue Collections: State of the Enterprise" (PDF)