Ornithology (Birds) Collection

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The Museum's Ornithology Collection contains eggs, nests, skeletons, taxidermy, alcohol preserved birds and also tissue used for genetic analysis. The bird specimens are sourced from all over Western Australia as well as Christmas Island and Indonesia. This collection also contains a reference collection of specimens from around Australia and the world.

Collection data from this collection is available online through the Atlas of Living Australia: http://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/co121

Number of items
37000

Representative Birds

Collections

Donate to the collection


Please view the Terrestrial Zoology department guidelines for donation.

Guidelines for identification


Please view the Terrestrial Zoology department guidelines for identification.

Collection contact


Ron Johnstone
Curator – Ornithology
Phone: (08) 9212 3739
ron.johnstone@museum.wa.gov.au