Birds

The bird bone reference collection includes a diverse range of species found in Iceland, with 150 specimens.This includes bones from iconic birds such as puffins, northern gannets, and arctic terns. Most of the bird specimens are whole skeletons. The collection includes 22 skeletons of Icelandic chickens, both males and females and of various ages.

The provided spreadsheet is a simplified version. Download here for the full version. If you want any further information or wish to reference the reference collection please contact Albína Hulda Pálsdóttir.

Species English	Species Icelandic	Species Latin	Family	Subfamily. Tribe. Genus.	Sex	Age	Country of origin	Completeness	Bone pathology	Date of collection	Date in reference collection	Specimen number
Artic tern	Kría	Sterna paradisea	null	null	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Sumarið 2007	19/07/13	A080
Artic tern	Kría	Sterna paradisea	Sternidae	Sterna	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Jul-09	17/07/13	A067
Common Redshank	Stelkur	Tringa totanus	Scolopacidae	Tringa	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 1 August 09	null	A002
Common blackbird	Svartþröstur	Turdus merula	Turdidae	Turdus	male	one year old	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 5 December 15	null	A120
Common eider	Æðarfugl	Somateria mollissima	Anatidae	Anas	female	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	null	Thursday, 16 June 16	14/08/17	A139
Domestic chicken	Hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianinae. Genus: Gallus	unknown	Juvenile	Iceland	almost whole skeleton	no	Vor 2011	null	A059
Domestic duck/American Pekin Duck	Dönsk peking önd	Anas platyrhynchos domesticus	Anatidae	Anas	unknown	Ekki fullvaxinn fugl.	Denmark	almost whole skeleton	no	Jan-12	29/07/13	A062
Eider	Æðarfugl	Somateria mollissima	Anatidae	Subfamily: Merginae. Genus: Somateria	female	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Wednesday, 15 July 09	2012	A015
Eider	Æðakolla, ungi	Somateria mollissima	Anatidae	Subfamily: Merginae. Genus: Somateria	female	fledling	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 1 August 09	null	A003
Eider	Æðarfugl	Somateria mollissima	Anatidae	Subfamily: Merginae. Genus: Somateria	male	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Wednesday, 15 July 09	2012	A014
Eider	Æðarfugl	Somateria mollissima	Anatidae	Anas	unknown	adult	Iceland	wings and sternum	no	unknown	null	A121
Eider	Æðarfugl	Somateria mollissima	Anatidae	Anas	male	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	03/06/16	18/08/16	A122
Eider	Æðarfugl	Somateria mollissima	null	Somateria	unknown	chick	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Friday, 12 July 13	28/06/16	A078
Eider	Æðarfugl	Somateria mollissima	Anatidae	Subfamily: Merginae. Genus: Somateria	female	about 12 years	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Wednesday, 15 July 09	2012	A017
Eider	Æðarfugl	Somateria mollissima	Anatidae	Anas	unknown	chick	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Monday, 15 July 13	13-Jun-13	A076
Eider	Æðarfugl	Somateria mollissima	Anatidae	Subfamily: Merginae. Genus: Somateria	unknown	chick	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Wednesday, 15 July 09	2012	A018
Eider	Æðarfugl	Somateria mollissima	Anatidae	Anas	unknown	chick	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Monday, 15 July 13	13-Jun-13	A075
Falcon	Fálki	Falco rusticolus	null	Falco	unknown	adult	Iceland	1	no	Monday, 8 October 12	08/10/12	A071
Fulmar	Fýll	Fulmaris glacialis	Procellariidae	Fulmarus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	Haust 2012	A037
Fulmar	Fýll	Fulmaris glacialis	Procellariidae	Fulmarus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	Haust 2012	A035
Fulmar	Fýll	Fulmaris glacialis	Procellariidae	Fulmarus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	Haust 2012	A034
Fulmar	Fýll	Fulmaris glacialis	Procellariidae	Fulmarus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	11/07/13	A033
Fulmar	Fýll	Fulmaris glacialis	Procellariidae	Fulmarus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	Haust 2012	A036
Glaucous Gull	Hvítmávur/Silfurmáfur	Larus hyperboreus	Laridae	Larus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Monday, 4 August 08	Amk 2012	A010
Great Black-backed Gull	Svartbakur	Larus marinus	Laridae	null	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Thursday, 1 July 10	20/06/16	A048
Great Black-backed Gull	Svartbakur	Larus marinus	Laridae	Larus	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	15-Jul-11	17/07/13	A061
Green-winged teal	Rákönd	Anas carolinensis/Anas crecca carolinensis	Anatidae	Subfamily: Anatinae. Genus: Anas	female	adult	Belgium	whole skeleton	no	árið 2014	01-Jun-16	A111
Grey heron	Gráhegri	Ardea cinerea	Ardeidae	Genus: Ardea	unknown	adult	Belgium	whole skeleton	no	árið 2014	02-Jun-15	A110
Greylag goose	Grágæs	Anser anser	Anatidae	Anserinae. Anserini. Anser	unknown	adult	Iceland	almost whole skeleton	No	Thursday, 16 April 15	25/05/16	A098
Greylag goose	Grágæs	Anser anser	Anatidae	Subfamily: Anserinae. Tribe: Anserini. Genus: Anser	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	unknown	11/07/13	A057
Greylag goose	Grágæs	Anser anser	Anatidae	Anserinae. Anserini. Anser	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Friday, 23 August 13	14/08/17	A082
Greylag goose	Grágæs	Anser anser	Anatidae	Subfamily: Anserinae. Tribe: Anserini. Genus: Anser	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Thursday, 22 July 10	2011	A049
Greylag goose	Grágæs	Anser anser	Anatidae	Subfamily: Anserinae Tribe: Anserini Genus: Anser	unknown	adult	Iceland	Wings, sternum, furcula and more	no	24/11/12	01/10/15	A108
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	unknown	young	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	árið 2014	2016	A114
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	male	young rooster	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Friday, 20 September 13	16/12/15	A086
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	female	7 years	Iceland	whole skeleton	Yes	Friday, 4 October 13	22/07/15	A092
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	male	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Friday, 20 September 13	12/07/15	A089
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	male	about 2 years	Iceland	whole skeleton	No	Haust 2014	17/07/15	A095
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	male	born in april 2014 dead in the fall same year	Iceland	whole skeleton	No	Haustið 2014	25/05/16	A105
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	male	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Friday, 20 September 13	Ágúst 2016	A088
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	female	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	unknown	07/06/17	A132
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	male	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	unknown	03/07/17	A130
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	female	4 years	Iceland	whole skeleton	Yes	Friday, 4 October 13	null	A093
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	male	8-9 months	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	unknown	28/06/17	A133
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	male?	young rooster	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Friday, 20 September 13	12/07/15	A087
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	female	born 2010	Iceland	whole skeleton	No	Sumarið 2014	01/06/16	A102
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	male	about 2 years	Iceland	whole skeleton -minnins one wing	yes on phalanges	Sumarið 2014	01/06/16	A104
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	female	not fully adult	Iceland	almost whole skeleton	no	unknown	11/08/16	A131
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae/Genus: Gallus	female	Juvenile	Iceland	whole skeleton	No	Sumarið 2014	01/06/16	A103
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	male	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	unknown	21/07/17	A136
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae. Genus: Gallus	female	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	unknown	Aug-17	A134
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae/Genus: Gallus	male	young rooster	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	árið 2014	11/08/16	A113
Icelandic domestic chicken	Íslensk hænsni	Gallus gallus domesticus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Phasianidae/Genus: Gallus	male	born in april 2014 dead in the fall same year	Iceland	whole skeleton	No	Sumarið 2014	01/06/16	A106
Kittiwake	Rita	Rissa tridactyla	Laridae	Rissa	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	2012	A040
Kittiwake	Rita	Rissa tridactyla	Laridae	Rissa	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	Haust 2012	A041
Kittiwake	Rita	Rissa tridactyla	Laridae	Rissa	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	Haust 2012	A039
Kittiwake	Rita	Rissa tridactyla	Laridae	Rissa	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	Jan-13	A038
Kittiwake	Rita	Rissa tridactyla	Laridae	Rissa	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	25/07/13	A042
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Sílamáfur	Larus fuscus	Laridae	Larus	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	24/07/12	28/08/13	A065
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Sílamávur	Larus fuscus	Laridae	Larus	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Sunday, 28 July 13	null	A081
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Sílamávur	Larus fuscus	Laridae	Larus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Friday, 8 August 08	Amk 2012	A009
Mallard	Stokkönd	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Anas	female	adult	Iceland	Wings and skull. Parts of pelvis and sternum	bitemarks	Wednesday, 1 August 12	01/10/15	A068
Mallard	Stokkönd	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Anas	unknown	fledling	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	24/07/12	09/07/13	A064
Meadow Pipit	Þúfutittlingur	Anthus pratensis	Motacillidae	Anthus	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Monday, 23 July 07	18/07/13	A001
Northern gannet	Súla	Morus bassanus	Sulidae	Order: Suliformes	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	No	Friday, 17 April 15	28/06/17	A100
Northern gannet	Súla	Morus bassanus	Sulidae	Order: Suliformes	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	No	Friday, 17 April 15	01/06/16	A099
Northern gannet	Súla	Morus bassanus	Sulidae	Order: Suliformes	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	No	Friday, 17 April 15	18/08/16	A101
Oystercatcher	Tjaldur	Haematopus ostralegus	null	null	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Tuesday, 27 July 10	2012	A051
Pink-footed Goose	Heiðagæs	Anser brachyrhynchus	Anatidae	Anserinae. Anserini. Anser.	unknown	adult	Iceland	almost whole skeleton	no	unknown	16/08/17	A145
Pink-footed Goose	Heiðagæs	Anser brachyrhynchus	Anatidae	Anserinae. Anserini. Anser.	unknown	adult	Iceland	almost whole skeleton	no	unknown	08/08/17	A144
Pink-footed Goose	Heiðagæs	Anser brachyrhynchus	Anatidae	Anserinae. Anserini. Anser.	unknown	adult	Iceland	almost whole skeleton	no	unknown	null	A147
Pink-footed Goose	Heiðagæs	Anser brachyrhynchus	Anatidae	Anserinae. Anserini. Anser.	unknown	adult	Iceland	almost whole skeleton	no	unknown	07/06/17	A142
Pink-footed Goose	Heiðagæs	Anser brachyrhynchus	Anatidae	Anserinae. Anserini. Anser.	unknown	adult	Iceland	almost whole skeleton	no	unknown	16/08/17	A143
Pink-footed Goose	Heiðagæs	Anser brachyrhynchus	Anatidae	Anserinae. Anserini. Anser.	unknown	adult	Iceland	almost whole skeleton	no	unknown	28/06/17	A146
Pink-footed Goose	Heiðagæs	Anser brachyrhynchus	Anatidae	Anserinae. Anserini. Anser.	unknown	adult	Iceland	feet from A142-A147	no	unknown	28/06/17	A148
Ptarmigan/Rock Ptarmigan	Rjúpa	Lagopus mutus	Phasianidae	Subfamily: Tetraoninae. Genus: Lagopus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	parts	no	unknown	2012	A060
Puffin	Lundi	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Fratercula	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	Jan-13	A029
Puffin	Lundi	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Fratercula	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	11/07/13	A030
Puffin	Lundi	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Fratercula	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	11/07/13	A031
Puffin	Lundi	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Fratercula	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	11/07/13	A025
Puffin	Lundi	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Fratercula	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	unknown	11/07/13	A023
Puffin	Lundi	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Fratercula	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	Haust 2012	A032
Puffin	Lundi	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Fratercula	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	Jan-13	A027
Puffin	Lundi	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Fratercula	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	11/07/13	A024
Puffin	Lundi	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Fratercula	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	Haust 2012	A028
Raven	Hrafn	Corvus corax	Corvidae	Corvus	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Thursday, 20 September 12	23/10/15	A070
Raven	Hrafn	Corvus corax	Corvidae	Corvus	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Jun-09	10/07/13	A011
Raven	Hrafn ?	Corvus corax	Corvidae	Corvus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	wing	no	unknown	null	A141
Razorbill	Álka	Alka torda	Alcidae	Alca	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	25/07/13	A046
Razorbill	Álka	Alka torda	Alcidae	Alca	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	25/07/13	A047
Razorbill	Álka	Alka torda	Alcidae	Alca	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	25/07/13	A043
Razorbill	Álka	Alka torda	Alcidae	Alca	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	25/07/13	A045
Razorbill	Álka	Alka torda	Alcidae	Alca	unknown	adult	Iceland	almost whole skeleton	no	Wednesday, 17 April 13	null	A072
Razorbill?	Álka?	?	null	null	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	20/06/16	A052
Razorbill?	Álka?	?	null	null	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	20/06/16	A053
Razorbill?	Álka?	?	null	null	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 4 July 09	20/06/16	A054
Redwing	Skógarþröstur	Turdus iliacus	Turdidae	Turdus	unknown	chick	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Sumar 2015	11/08/16	A115
Redwing	Skógarþröstur	Turdus iliacus	Turdidae	Turdus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Thursday, 19 September 13	08/11/16	A085
Redwing	Skógarþröstur	Turdus iliacus	Turdidae	Turdus	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Sumar 2015	18/07/16	A117
Redwing	Skógarþröstur	Turdus iliacus	Turdidae	Turdus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	unknown	null	A006
Redwing	Skógarþröstur	Turdus iliacus	Turdidae	Turdus	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Sumar 2015	03/08/17	A116
Redwing	Skógarþröstur	Turdus iliacus	Turdidae	Turdus	unknown	chick	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Saturday, 7 September 13	08/11/16	A084
Redwing	Skógarþröstur	Turdus iliacus	Turdidae	Turdus	unknown	unknown	Iceland	whole skeleton	No	Sunday, 28 September 14	06/06/16	A096
Redwing	Skógarþröstur	Turdus iliacus	Turdidae	Turdus	unknown	chick	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Sumar 2015	11/08/16	A118
Snow bunting	Snjótittlingur	Plectrophenax nivalis	Calcariidae	Genus: Plectrophenax	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Lok maí 2015	18/07/16	A109
Starling	Stari	Sturnus vulgaris	Sturnidae	Sturnus	unknown	chick	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Wednesday, 6 June 12	09/07/13	A063
Starling	Stari	Sturnus vulgaris	Sturnidae	Sturnus	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	22. maí 2013	06/06/16	A074
Starling	Stari	Sturnus vulgaris	Sturnidae	Sturnus	unknown	chick	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	09/07/12	09/07/13	A066
Tufted duck	Skúfönd	Aythya fuligula	Anatidae	Subfamily: Aythyinae. Genus: Aythya	male	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Tuesday, 1 October 13	08/08/17	A091
Tufted duck	Skúfönd	Aythya fuligula	Anatidae	Subfamily: Aythyinae. Genus: Aythya	male	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Tuesday, 1 October 13	03/07/17	A090
Tystie	Teista	Cepphus grylle	Alcidae	Cepphus	male	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	03/06/16	21/07/16	A129
Tystie	Teista	Cepphus grylle	Alcidae	Cepphus	female ?	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	03/06/16	21/07/16	A126
Tystie	Teista	Cepphus grylle	Alcidae	Cepphus	female	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	03/06/16	21/07/16	A128
Tystie	Teista	Cepphus grylle	Alcidae	Cepphus	female	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	03/06/16	21/07/16	A127
Tystie	Teista	Cepphus grylle	Alcidae	Cepphus	male?	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	03/06/16	21/07/16	A125
White Wagtail	Maríuerla	Motacilla alba	Motacillidae	Motacilla	male	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Sunday, 14 July 13	28/06/16	A079
Whooper swan	Svanur	Cygnus cygnus	Anatidae	Subfamily: Anserinae. Tribe: Cygnini	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Sunday, 5 August 12	01/10/15	A069
Whooper swan	Svanur	Cygnus cygnus	null	Cygnus	unknown	adult	Iceland	whole skeleton	no	Friday, 12 July 13	11/07/16	A077
Whooper swan	Svanur/Álft	Cygnus cygnus	Anatidae	Subfamily: Anserinae. Tribe: Cygnini	unknown	unknown	Iceland	one bone	No	Friday, 1 June 07	Júní 2007.	A094
Whooper swan	Svanur/Álft	Cygnus cygnus	Anatidae	Subfamily: Anserinae. Tribe: Cygnini	unknown	adult	Iceland	only tibio-tarsus	no	árið 2007	2007	A112
X	X	Owl vomit	null	null	unknown	unknown	Iceland	?	no	unknown	null	A140