Bird Skull Collection
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robinDutch: Rosse Waaierstaart |
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| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Cercotrichas |
| Species: | Cercotrichas galactotes |
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| Alternative names: Heckensänger (German), Agrobate roux (French), Alzacola Rojizo (Spanish) | |
White-crowned Black WheatearDutch: Witkruintapuit |
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| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Oenanthe |
| Species: | Oenanthe leucopyga |
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| Alternative names: White-crowned Wheatear (en) Saharasteinschmätzer (German), Traquet à tête blanche (French), Collalba Yebélica (Spanish) | |
Western Black-eared WheatearDutch: Westelijke Blonde Tapuit |
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| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Oenanthe |
| Species: | Oenanthe hispanica |
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| Alternative names: Black-eared Wheatear (en) Maurensteinschmätzer (German), Traquet oreillard (French), Collalba Rubia (Spanish) | |
Water PipitDutch: Waterpieper |
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| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Anthus |
| Species: | Anthus spinoletta |
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| Alternative names: Bergpieper (German), Pipit spioncelle (French), Bisbita Alpino (Spanish) | |
Black-headed LapwingDutch: Zwartkopkievit |
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| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Charadriidae |
| Genus: | Vanellus |
| Species: | Vanellus tectus |
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| Alternative names: Schwarzschopfkiebitz (German), Vanneau à tête noire (French), Avefría Coletuda (Spanish) | |
Freckled DuckDutch: Stippeleend |
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| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Stictonetta |
| Species: | Stictonetta naevosa |
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| Alternative names: Affengans (German), Stictonette tachetée (French), Pato Moteado (Spanish) | |
BushwrenDutch: Struikwinterkoning |
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| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthisittidae |
| Genus: | Xenicus |
| Species: | Xenicus longipes |
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This species is extinct since 1972. Many thanks to the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria, for providing us with these pictures. |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 41 mm |
| Length cranium: | 17 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 19 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 14 mm |
| Alternative names: Neuseelandschlüpfer (German), Xénique des buissons (French), Acantisita de Matorral (Spanish) | |
PiopioDutch: Piopio |
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| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turnagridae |
| Genus: | Turnagra |
| Species: | Turnagra capensis |
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| Subspecies capensis, South-Island Piopio. This species is extinct since 1902. Many thanks to the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria, for providing us with these pictures. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 45 mm |
| Length cranium: | 27 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 22 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 22 mm |
| Alternative names: South Island Piopio (en) Piopio (German), Piopio de Nouvelle-Zélande (French), Charlatán de Nueva Zelandia (Spanish) | |
SaddlebackDutch: Zadelrugspreeuw |
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| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Callaeidae |
| Genus: | Philesturnus |
| Species: | Philesturnus carunculatus |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 58 mm |
| Length cranium: | 25 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 21 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 17 mm |
| Alternative names: South Island Saddleback (en) Sattelvogel (German), Créadion rounoir (French), Tieke de Isla Sur (Spanish) | |
KokakoDutch: Kokako |
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| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Callaeidae |
| Genus: | Callaeas |
| Species: | Callaeas cinerea |
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| subspecies cinerea, South-Island Kokako, extinct subspecies. Many thanks to the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria, for providing us with these pictures. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 60 mm |
| Length cranium: | 32 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 26 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 19 mm |
| Alternative names: South Island Kokako (en) Graulappenvogel (German), Glaucope cendré (French), Kokako (Spanish) | |