Bird skull Quiz
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Bird skull photographs
An amount of appr. 1200 skulls can be found in the database, most of which have been photographed. Go
to the skull database seach page to view more pictures
Example of pictures in
database: Megalaima australis (Blue-eared Barbet); side-, top-, and bottom
view
cleaning tutorial
Learn all about cleaning skulls and skeletons by maceration. Click here
for a comprehensive tutorial
Determination
On the determination
page you can identify skulls on the basis of morphological characteristics
such as bill shape and skull dimensions...
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3D models of bird skeletons
black woodpecker skeleton
3-D rotating skeletons of a Greater Rhea, Northern Gannet, Great Cormorant,
Common Buzzard, Northern Goshawk, common swift, Crossbill, Moorhen, Curlew, Tawny owl, Fulmar, Black woodpecker, Congo peafowl, Griffon vulture, Hyacinth macaw, Maguari stork, Papua hornbill. Many more to come.
Search the database
To search for specific birds, use our skull
database search page. It is possible to search for dutch, english, french, spanish, german
and scientific names.
Skeleton of griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
(Click on image to enlarge)
For a complete overview of specimens in our collection you can
view the scientific list.
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Contact us
Please contact us via email:
Jan Jansen
Wouter van Gestel
(Conservators EDC / WUR)

Phoenicopterus ruber
(Greater Flamingo)
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Index of bird orders and families
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Anseriformes
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Anatidae
swans, geese and ducks, zwanen, ganzen, eenden
Anhimidae
screamers, hoenderkoeten
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Apodiformes
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Apterygiformes
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Caprimulgiformes
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Casuariiformes
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Charadriiformes
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Laridae
gulls, meeuwen
Alcidae
auks, alken
Jacanidae
jacanas, jacana's
Haematopodidae
oystercatchers , scholeksters
Stercorariidae
Skuas, (Grote) Jagers
Glareolidae
pratincoles coursers Egyptian Plover, vorkstaartplevieren, renvogels, krokodilwachters
Scolopacidae
Curlews, Sandpipers, Godwits, Dowitchers, Snipe and woodcocks, Phalaropes, Shanks and tattlers, Calidrids and turnstones, Wulpen, grutto's, ruiters, oeverlopers, strandlopers, franjepoten, snippen
Charadriidae
plovers, dotterels, lapwings, plevieren, kieviten
Rostratulidae
painted snipes, goudsnippen
Recurvirostridae
avocets, stilts, kluut, steltkluut
Burhinidae
Stone-curlews, Grielen
Sternidae
terns, sterns
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Ciconiiformes
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Threskiornithidae
ibises, spoonbills, ibissen, lepelaars
Ciconiidae
storks, ooievaars
Ardeidae
herons, egrets, bitterns, reigers, kwakken, woudaapjes, roerdompen
Scopidae
Hammerkop, Hamerkop
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Coliiformes
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Columbiformes
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Coraciiformes
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Bucerotidae
(ground) hornbills, neushoornvogels, hoornraaf
Upupidae
Hoopoe, Hoppen
Alcedinidae
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Phoeniculidae
woodhoopoes, scimitars, kakelaars, boomhoppen
Meropidae
bee-eaters, bijeneters
Coraciidae
rollers, scharrelaars
Momotidae
motmots, motmots
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Cuculiformes
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Falconiformes
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Galliformes
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Meleagridae
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Numididae
guineafowl, parelhoenders
Cracidae
chachalacas, guans, curassows, sjakohoenders, hokko's
Tetraonidae
grouse, capercaillie, Prairie-Chickens, Ruigpoothoenders, sneeuwhoenders, korhoenders, auerhoenders, prairiehoenders
Odontophoridae
New World quail, Amerikaanse kwartels
Phasianidae
pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, quail, peafowl, fazanten, kwartels, patrijzen, pauwen
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Gaviiformes
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Gruiformes
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Ploceidae
weavers, wevers
Rallidae
rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules, rallen, koeten, bleshoenders
Gruidae
cranes, kraanvogels
Cariamidae
seriemas, seriema's
Eurypygidae
sunbittern, zonneral
Otidae
bustards, trappen
Aramidae
limpkin, koerlan
Turnicidae
buttonquail, vechtkwartels
Psophidae
trumpeters, trompetvogels
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Opisthocomiformes
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Passeriformes
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Paridae
tits, chickadees, mezen
Troglodytidae
wrens, winterkoningen
Dicaeidae
flowerpeckers, bastaardhoningvogels
Corviidae
crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, kraaien, roeken, raven, kauwen, gaaien, eksters, notenkrakers
Monarchidae
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Pycnonotidae
bulbuls, buulbuuls
Dicruridae
drongos, drongo's
Tyrannidae
tyrant flycatchers, tirannen
Aegithalidae
Long-tailed tits, staartmezen
Fringillidae
true finches, vinken
Pipridae
manakins, manakins
Pachycephalidae
whistlers, shrike-thrushes, shrike-tits, pitohuis, Crested Bellbird, dikkoppen, fluiters
Timalidae
babblers, timalia's
Campephagidae
cuckoo-shrike, rupsvogels
Certhiidae
treecreepers, boomkruipers
Melliphagidae
honeyeaters, honingeters
Prunellidae
accentors, heggenmussen
Vireonidae
vireos, vireo's
Icteriidae
icterids, troepialen
Emberizidae
buntings, gors, gorzen
Ptilonorhynchidae
bowerbirds, catbirds, prieelvogels
Eurilaimidae
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Oriolidae
, wielewalen, vijgvogels
Sturnidae
starlings, spreeuwen
Zosteropidae
white-eyes, brilvogels
Bombycillidae
waxwings, pestvogels
Laniidae
shrikes, klauwieren
Cotingidae
cotingas, cock-of-the-rocks, cotinga's, rotshaan
Ploceidae
weavers, wevers
Nectariniidae
sunbirds, spiderhunters, honingzuigers
Artamidae
woodswallows, butcherbirds, spitsvogels
Estrildidae
Estrildid Finches, prachtvinken
Muscicapidae
Old World flycatchers, vliegenvangers
Sittidae
nuthatches, boomklevers
Paradisaeidae
birds of paradise, paradijsvogels
Alaudidae
larks, leeuwerikken
Irenidae
fairy-bluebirds, bladvogels
Furnariidae
ovenbirds, ovenvogels
Passeridae
Old World sparrows, mussen
Turdidae
thrushes, lijsters
Pittidae
pittas, pitta's
Cracticidae
woodswallows, butcherbirds, fluitvogels, orgelvogels, klauwierkraaien
Motacillidae
pipits, wagtails, longclaws, kwikstaarten, piepers
Sylviidae
sylviid warblers or true warblers, zangers van de Oude Wereld
Grallinidae
, moddervogels
Mimidae
thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, spotlijsters
Aegithinidae
loras, lora's
Hirundinidae
swallows, martins, zwaluwen
Parulidae
New World warblers, Amerikaanse zangers
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Pelecaniformes
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Phoenicopteriformes
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Piciformes
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Podicipediformes
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Procellariiformes
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Psittaciformes
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Pteroclidiformes
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Rheiformes
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Sphenisciformes
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Strigiformes
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Struthioniformes
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Tinamiformes
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Trogoniformes
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