Eastern Indonesian collection

Collection Highlights | Updated 10 years ago

A series of preserved bird specimens collected from Indonesia
Eastern Indonesian collection
Photo by Claire Stevenson

The Western Australian Museum has extensive collections from eastern Indonesia collected by WAM staff in the 1980s and 1990s. The collection contains some rare and recently named subspecies including a new Boobook Owl from Roti Island and a new Bush-warbler from Alor Island.

Ornithology (Birds) Collection