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
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