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Skull type: Spear or dagger shaped

Ardea melanocephala (Black-headed Heron)




Length: 152 mm
Dutch: Zwartkopreiger

Gavia arctica (Black-throated Diver)




Length: 118 mm
Dutch: Parelduiker

Ixobrychus minutus (Little Bittern)




Length: 92 mm
Dutch: Woudaapje

Anthropoides virgo (Demoiselle Crane)




Length: 123 mm
Dutch: Jufferkraanvogel

Uria lomvia (Brunnich’s Guillemot)




Length: 105 mm
Dutch: Kortbekzeekoet

Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron)




Length: 205 mm
Dutch: Blauwe Reiger

Botaurus stellaris (Great Bittern)




Length: 142 mm
Dutch: Roerdomp

Bubulcus ibis (Cattle Egret)




Length: 100 mm
Dutch: Koereiger

Egretta garzetta (Little Egret)




Length: 131 mm
Dutch: Kleine Zilverreiger

Ciconia ciconia (White Stork)




Length: 250 mm
Dutch: Ooievaar

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This site offers a large amount of information on bird skulls and anatomy, displaying species from all over the world.

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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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