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Skull type: Slender bills (long)

Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)




Length: 120 mm
Dutch: Regenwulp

Geronticus calvus (Southern Bald Ibis)




Length: 183 mm
Dutch: Kaapse Ibis

Haematopus ostralegus (Pied Oystercatcher)




Length: 120 mm
Dutch: Scholekster

Eudocimus albus (White Ibis)




Length: 170 mm
Dutch: Witte Ibis

Recurvirostra avocetta (Avocet)




Length: 111 mm
Dutch: Kluut

Limosa lapponica (Bar-tailed Godwit)




Length: 134 mm
Dutch: Rosse Grutto

Gallinago gallinago (Common Snipe)




Length: 93 mm
Dutch: Watersnip

Limosa limosa (Black-tailed Godwit)




Length: 130 mm
Dutch: Grutto

Numenius arquata (Eurasian Curlew)




Length: 200 mm
Dutch: Wulp

Scolopax rusticola (Woodcock)




Length: 107 mm
Dutch: Houtsnip

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Disclaimer

No bird has been killed to get its skull or skeleton for this collection. All wild birds died of natural causes or accidental, and in a few cases due to legal hunting by others, or died in captivity. The Experimental Zoology Group of Wageningen University has been authorized by the Dutch authorities to own protected European birds after their death. The permit nr is: FEF 27/06/2/98/0051. The Wageningen University also has a CITES exemption, nr NL004.
Who wants to keep (part of) a found bird should inform oneself about the local laws on bird protection.

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