Birds
Find out about the Museum's collections of Natural History Birds
These collections include approximately 20,000 specimens. Most of our birds are preserved as study skins. A full catalogue has been completed, with all specimens of skins, mounted skins and skeletons in a spreadsheet.
Online Resources
Books
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The Complete Guide to Ireland’s Birds, Eric Dempsey and Michael Gill, 2002, Gill and Macmillan, London
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The Life of Birds, David Attenborough, 1998, BBC Books, London
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Ireland’s Lost Birds, Gordon D’Arcy, 1999, Four Courts Press, Dublin
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A List of the Birds of Ireland, Robert Ruttledge, 1980, National Museum of Ireland, Dublin