Bird Skull Collection
Goliath HeronDutch: Reuzenreiger |
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| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Ardea |
| Species: | Ardea goliath |
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| Male bird. Many thanks to the Royal Belgian institute of natural sciences, Brussels, for allowing us to photograph this specimen. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 278 mm |
| Length cranium: | 88 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 45 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 31 mm |
| Alternative names: Goliathreiher (German), Héron goliath (French), Garza Goliat (Spanish) | |
Lesser AdjutantDutch: Javaanse Maraboe |
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| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ciconiidae |
| Genus: | Leptoptilos |
| Species: | Leptoptilos javanicus |
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| Female bird, rampotheca absent. Many thanks to the Royal Belgian institute of natural sciences, Brussels, for allowing us to photograph this specimen. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 300 mm |
| Length cranium: | 75 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 63 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 46 mm |
| Alternative names: Kleiner Adjutant (German), Marabout chevelu (French), Marabú Menor (Spanish) | |
Erect-crested PenguinDutch: Grote Kuifpinguin |
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| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Genus: | Eudyptes |
| Species: | Eudyptes sclateri |
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| Female bird, ramphotheca absent. Many thanks to the Royal Belgian institute of natural sciences, Brussels, for allowing us to photograph this specimen. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 121 mm |
| Length cranium: | 55 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 49 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 33 mm |
| Alternative names: Sclaterpinguin (German), Gorfou huppé (French), Pingüino de Sclater (Spanish) | |
Emperor PenguinDutch: Keizerpinguin |
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| Order: | Sphenisciformes |
| Family: | Spheniscidae |
| Genus: | Aptenodytes |
| Species: | Aptenodytes forsteri |
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| Rampotheca absent. Many thanks to the Royal Belgian institute of natural sciences, Brussels, for allowing us to photograph this specimen. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 205 mm |
| Length cranium: | 90 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 71 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 46 mm |
| Alternative names: Kaiserpinguin (German), Manchot empereur (French), Pingüino Emperador (Spanish) | |
Pelagornis chilensisDutch: Pelagornis chilensis |
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| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Pelagornithidae |
| Genus: | Pelagornis |
| Species: | Pelagornis chilensis |
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Extinct fossil species which lived in the late Miocene. This specimen is the holotype of a newly described species (G. Mayr and D. Rubilar-Rogers, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(5):1313-1330, September 2010) Many thanks to Gerald Mayr from the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this unique skull. |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 450 mm |
| Length cranium: | 125 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 0 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 0 mm |
| Alternative names: Pelagornis chilensis (German), Pelagornis chilensis (French), Pelagornis Chilensis (Spanish) | |
Ivory-billed WoodpeckerDutch: Grote Ivoorsnavelspecht |
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| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Campephilus |
| Species: | Campephilus principalis |
   
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| This species is (probably) extinct. Many thanks to the American Museum of Natural History, New York, for providing us with these pictures. The pictures were made by Matt Shanley, AMNH staff photographer. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 121 mm |
| Length cranium: | 38 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 35 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 29 mm |
| Alternative names: Elfenbeinspecht (German), Pic à bec ivoire (French), Picamaderos Picomarfil (Spanish) | |
Bush ThickneeDutch: Australische Griel |
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| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Burhinidae |
| Genus: | Burhinus |
| Species: | Burhinus grallarius |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 0 mm |
| Length cranium: | 0 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 0 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 0 mm |
| Alternative names: Bush Stone-Curlew (en) Langschwanztriel (German), Oedicnème bridé (French), Alcaraván Colilargo (Spanish) | |
Yellow-Green GrosbeakDutch: Geelgroene Kardinaal |
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| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Caryothraustes |
| Species: | Caryothraustes canadensis |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 35 mm |
| Length cranium: | 21 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 17 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 15 mm |
| Alternative names: Gelbbauchkardinal (German), Cardinal flavert (French), Picogordo Verde (Spanish) | |
Red-billed GullDutch: Roodsnavelmeeuw |
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| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Laridae |
| Genus: | Larus |
| Species: | Larus scopulinus |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 79 mm |
| Length cranium: | 37 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 26 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 20 mm |
| Alternative names: Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus (sc), Silver Gull (scopulinus) (en) Rotschnabelmöwe (German), Mouette scopuline (French), Gaviota Plateada Neozelandesa (Spanish) | |
Snowy EgretDutch: Amerikaanse Kleine Zilverreiger |
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| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Egretta |
| Species: | Egretta thula |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 0 mm |
| Length cranium: | 0 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 0 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 0 mm |
| Alternative names: Schmuckreiher (German), Aigrette neigeuse (French), Garceta Nívea (Spanish) | |