Extinct Birds
Extinct Birds
The 65-70 extinct bird species in the Naturalis collection are a collection highlight which raises much interest among ornithologists. 200 extinct bird specimens are accessible through the BioPortal. Some of these specimens are unique. Naturalis is the only museum in the world to hold a Tahiti-Sandpiper Prosobonia leucoptera (Gmelin, 1789) and a specimen of Sharpe's Rail Gallirallus sharpei (Büttikofer, 1893). You can view the digitized extinct birds from all angles by rotating the 3d-images.
The nomenclature is based on The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World Dickinson, E.C. (Editor) 3rd Edition, Princeton University Press, 2003.
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Specimens (135)
Specimen | Species | Found in |
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RMNH.AVES.107865 | Phalacrocorax perspicillatus Pallas, 1811 | Naturalis - Zoology and Geology catalogues |
RMNH.AVES.110000 | Xenicus longipes longipes (Gmelin, 1789) | Naturalis - Zoology and Geology catalogues |
RMNH.AVES.110001 | Troglodytes aedon martinicensis Sclater, 1866 | Naturalis - Zoology and Geology catalogues |
RMNH.AVES.110002 | Hemignathus lucidus affinis Rothschild, 1893 | Naturalis - Zoology and Geology catalogues |
RMNH.AVES.110003 | Paroreomyza flammea (Wilson, 1890) | Naturalis - Zoology and Geology catalogues |
RMNH.AVES.110004 | Paroreomyza flammea (Wilson, 1890) | Naturalis - Zoology and Geology catalogues |
RMNH.AVES.110005 | Paroreomyza maculata (Cabanis, 1850) | Naturalis - Zoology and Geology catalogues |
RMNH.AVES.110006 | Paroreomyza maculata (Cabanis, 1850) | Naturalis - Zoology and Geology catalogues |
RMNH.AVES.110007 | Paroreomyza maculata (Cabanis, 1850) | Naturalis - Zoology and Geology catalogues |
RMNH.AVES.110008 | Myiagra freycineti Oustalet, 1881 | Naturalis - Zoology and Geology catalogues |