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BIRDS (AVES)

ORDERS & FAMILIES

PALAEOGNATHAE​

Casuariiformes (Cassowarys, Emus)

  • Casuariidae

Rheiformes (Rheas)

Struthioniformes (Ostriches)

NEOGNATHAE​

Accipitriformes (Eagles, Harriers, Hawks, Kites, Ospreys, Vultures)

Anseriformes (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Bucerotiformes (Hornbills, Hoopoes)

Charadriiformes (Auks, Curlews, Gulls, Plovers, Skimmers, Snipes, Terns)

Ciconiiformes (Storks)

Columbiformes (Pigeons, Doves)

Coraciiformes (Kingfishers, Rollers, Bee-eaters)

  • Coming Soon!

Falconiformes (Falcons)

  • Falconidae

NEOGNATHAE​ (Continued)

Galliformes (Chickens, Grouse, Guineafowl, Pheasants, Quail)

  • Coming soon!

Gaviiformes (Loons)

  • Coming Soon!

Gruiformes (Cranes)

Musophagiformes (Turacos)

Passeriformes (Songbirds, Crows, Broadbills, Tits & allies)

Pelecaniformes (Hammerkop, Herons, Ibis, Pelicans)

Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)

  • Coming Soon!

Piciformes (Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans)

Podicipediformes (Grebes)

  • ​Coming Soon!

Procellariiformes (Petrels, Shearwaters, Albatrosses, Storm Petrels)

Psittaciformes (Parrots)

Sphenisciformes (Penguins)

  • Coming Soon!

Strigiformes (Owls)

Suliformes (Boobies, Cormorants)

Mobile Users - Please note that on the mobile version of the Skull Index, due to the layout of the columns, species listed will not be in alphabetical order. We apologise for the inconvienience, we aim to fix this issue in the future.

Accipitridae

IN NEED OF

Bald Eagles
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

IN NEED OF

European Honey Buzzards
Pernis apivorus

IN NEED OF

Red Kites
Milvus milvus

COMING SOON

White Backed Vultures
Gyps africanus

COMING SOON

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Lappet Faced Vultures
Torgos tracheliotos

IN NEED OF

Stellars Sea Eagles
Haliaeetus pelagicus

IN NEED OF

Wedge Tailed Eagles
Aquila audax

Alcidae

Atlantic Puffins
Fratercula arctica

COMING SOON

Common Murres
Uria aalge

COMING SOON

Little Auks
Alle alle

Razorbills
Alca torda

Anatidae

Mallards
Anas platyrhynchos

Ardeidae

COMING SOON

Eurasian Bitterns
Botaurus stellaris

IN NEED OF

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Grey Herons
Ardea cinerea

IN NEED OF

Little Egrets
Egretta garzetta

Bucerotidae

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Southern Red-Billed Hornbills
Tockus rufirostris

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Congo Pied Hornbill
Lophpocerus fascinatus 

Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni

Southern Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri

Ciconiidae

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Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii

Columbidae

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Common Wood Pigeons
Columba palumbus 

Emerald Doves
Chalcophaps indica

Corvidae

COMING SOON

American Crows
Corvus brachyrhynchos

Rooks
Corvus frugilegus

IN NEED OF

Carrion Crows
Corvus corone

COMING SOON

Eurasian Magpies
Pica pica

Thick-Billed Ravens
Corvus crassirostris

COMING SOON

Eurasian Jays
Garrulus glandarius

Red-Billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Western Jackdaws
Corvus monedula

Falconidae

COMING SOON

Common Kestrels
Falco tinnunculus

IN NEED OF

COMING SOON

Eurasian Hobbies
Falco subbuteo

Fringillidae

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Eurasian Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Gruidae

Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum

Laridae

African Skimmers
Rynchops flavirostris

COMING SOON

Common Gulls
Larus canus

COMING SOON

European Herring Gulls
Larus argentatus

COMING SOON

Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Larus fuscus

COMING SOON

Black-legged Kittiwakes
Rissa tridactyla

Great Black-backed Gulls
Larus marinus

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