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Skull type: Slender bills (long)

Upupa epops (Hoopoe)




Length: 84 mm
Dutch: Hop

Plegadis chihi (White-faced Ibis)




Length: 167 mm
Dutch: Witmaskeribis

Scolopax minor (American Woodcock)




Length: 104 mm
Dutch: Amerikaanse Houtsnip

Gallinago delicata (Wilson’s Snipe)




Length: 93 mm
Dutch: Amerikaanse Snip

Apteryx australis (Brown Kiwi)




Length: 151 mm
Dutch: Bruine Kiwi

Geronticus eremita (Northern Bald Ibis)




Length: 165 mm
Dutch: Heremietibis

Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel)




Length: 120 mm
Dutch: Regenwulp

Geronticus calvus (Southern Bald Ibis)




Length: 183 mm
Dutch: Kaapse Ibis

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Skull sizes:

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Skull types:

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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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