Image Gallery: Ornithology highlights gallery

There are so many amazing specimens in the Museum's collections that it is impossible to display them all. Here is a selection of the Ornithology Collection's highlights.

Oldest specimen in Ornithology database Oldest specimen in Ornithology database
King Penguin collected during Mawson's Antarctic expedition King Penguin collected during Mawson's Antarctic expedition
Paradise Parrot Paradise Parrot
Night Parrot dorsal view Night Parrot dorsal view
Night Parrot ventral view Night Parrot ventral view
The only Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) to have been collected in Australia The only Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) to have been collected in Australia
O.13172 Grey Falcon with Mallee Ringneck Parrot skull O.13172 Grey Falcon with Mallee Ringneck Parrot skull
Closeup of Grey Falcon and Mallee Ringneck Parrot skull Closeup of Grey Falcon and Mallee Ringneck Parrot skull
Willie Wagtail nest built on snaffle bit Willie Wagtail nest built on snaffle bit