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
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