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
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