26/1941/1
The huia became extinct in the early 20th century.
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102/1907
To the early settlers of New Zealand the brown birds they saw running around on the ground looked and behaved like the familiar thrushes of the northern hemisphere, so became known as New Zealand thrushes.
103/1907
The saddleback, like the huia and kokako, is a member of the wattle bird family - these are the only birds in this family in the world and they are/were all found only on New Zealand.
445/1906
These are some of the heaviest birds capable of flight.
138/1996
The blue-and-yellow macaw has a natural range within the tropical forests of Trinidad and South America.
136/1987
The tawny owl can be found throughout the UK.
151/1987
In his 1758 work Systema naturae, Linnaeus described the bird we know as the blue tit under the name Parus caeruleus.
124/1983
We are most likely to see lapwings in Devon in cold winter weather when they form large flocks.
B1878
Muscovy and mallard are the two species of duck to have been domesticated.
52/1984
Sadly this female sparrowhawk was killed when she flew into a window.
56/1923
Hen harriers are rare winter visitors to Devon, but this bird was shot by game keeper Ernest Isles at Morchard Bishop, mid-Devon, in 1923.
289/1980
The call of a male corn crake during the breeding season is a repetitive crek-crek, like notched sticks rubbed together.
30/2003
The golden eagle is one of the largest birds of prey found in the British Isles with a wingspan of 2m.
295/1980
This specimen was collected on the River Otter.
106/1908/6
This specimen is from Sri Lanka and was collected by Miss GP Downall.
312/1979
Standing motionless in shallow water, the heron is an immediately recognisable and familiar bird.
86/1948/2
The peregrine falcon can reach speeds of 200 mph in a stoop (hunting dive) making it one of the fastest creatures on the planet.
34/1939/4
Flamingos have a unique way of feeding.
49/1933
The Right Honourable Earl of Portsmouth presented this truly magnificent eagle owl to the Museum on the 24 April 1933.
18/1940
This black necked stork or jabiru was formerly a captive bird at Primley Zoo (which later became Paignton Zoo).
47/1952/9
The lanner falcon is a bird of prey that lives in the deserts, plains and mountains of Africa, Southern Italy and Asia Minor.
24/1940/1
This male maleo fowl was collected in Sulawesi in 1940.
890/1904
This species is endemic to China.
50/1932/1
This specimen was collected in south-east New Guinea and was donated to the Museum in 1932.
32/1927/1
It is easy to see the similarities with the cockerels of many modern breeds of domestic chicken.
16/1934/3
This male crested guineafowl was collected in Ghana and donated to the Museum in 1934.
45/1952/2
Indian rollers are common birds of agricultural areas, found throughout India and eastwards into Indo-China.
44/1935/5
Bee-eaters are bird specialists that feed on flying insects such as ants, bees and wasps which they catch in mid air by taking off from an open perch.
47/1952/13
The speckled mousebird is perhaps the most common and largest of the Coliiformes.
1/1949/2
The call of the male cuckoo is one of the most recognised bird sounds of this part of the world and is regarded as the herald of the return of summer.