Хребетні - Vertebrata Безхребетні - Invertebrata
Риби - Pisces
Земноводні - Amphibia
Плазуни - Reptilia
Птахи - Aves
Ссавці - Mammalia
Комахи - Insecta
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Птахи - Aves


  • Official acronym (abbreviation): Absent
  • Person(s) at present responsible for the bird collection: Ihor Shydlovskyy
  • Other members of the scientific staff: Western-Ukrainian ornithological station (WUOS) is working in Zoological Museum
  • The official staff of the bird dept. Consist of: Ihor Shydlovskyy – Chief of Zoological Museum and taxidermist
  • The museum is owned by: Zoological Museum is a department of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
I. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE BIRD COLLECTION
  • Main collection was created in 5.02.1885. Part of exhibits are much older. They remained from 1823 – time of the Cabinet of Natural History.
  • Contribution of Prof. Benedykt I.Dybovsky, Dr. Fedir I.Strautman, Dr. Natalia I.Srebrodolska, A.Ulianovsky, Zenoviy I.Pavliv, Dr. Ivan I.Hladunko are very valuable.
  • Catalogues: “Catalogue of rare and endangered species in collections of Zoological Museum of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv” was accepted for printing. It also includes birds.
II. THE PRESENT CONTENT OF THE COLLECTION
  • The scientific collection contains approximately:
    »2000 skins
    »1604 mounted birds
    »1000 species
    Totally near 3 500 exhibits.

    Skeletons: 3 specimens, 3 species.
    Specimens in alcohol: 2 specimens, 2 species.
    Eggs: 476 oological boxes, nearly 180 species.
    Nests: 55 nests, 40 species.
    Other collections: Skulls: 44 specimens, 25 species.

     
  • At present, additions to the collection come from: own expeditions/birds skinned by own taxidermist.
  • The average rate of annual increase in skins in recent years (roughly): 20 – 25 skins a year.
  • Exhibition is composed is systematical order (ordains, families, genera, according to Kartashov, 1974).
    1) Regions: South and Central America, Asia, South-East Asia, Australia, Europe, New Gwinea, Africa.
    2) Ordains and Families: Podagridae
    Caprimulgidae
    Ordo:Sphenisciformes    
      Family: Spheniscus
    Ordo: Struthioniformes    
      Family: Struthionidae
    Ordo: Rheiformes    
      Family: Rheidae
    Ordo: Casuariformes    
      Family: Casuaridae
    Dromaiidae
    Ordo: Apterygiformes    
      Family: Apterygidae
    Ordo: Gaviiformes      
      Family: Gaviidae
    Ordo: Podicipediformes    
      Family: Podicipedidae
    Ordo: Procellariformes    
      Family: Diomedeidae
    Procellariidae
    Hydribatidae
    Pelecanoididae
    Ordo: Pelecaniformes    
      Family: Pelecanidae
    Sulidae
    Phalacrocoracidae
    Anhingidae
    Ordo: Ciconiiformes    
      Family: Ardeidae
    Balaenicipitidae
    Ciconiidae
    Threskiornithidae
    Phoenicopteridae
    Ordo: Anseriformes    
      Family: Anhimidae
    Anatidae
    Ordo: Falconiformes    
      Family: Cathartidae
    Accipiteridae
    Pandionidae
    Falconidae
    Ordo: Galliformes    
      Family: Cracidae
    Tetraonidae
    Phasianidae
    Numididae
    Meleagrididae
    Ordo: Gruiformes    
      Family: Turnicidae
    Gruidae
    Psophiidae
    Rallidae
    Otididae
     
    Ordo: Charadriiformes    
      Family: Burhinidae
    Jacanidae
    Rostratulidae
    Haematopidae
    Charadriidae
    Scolopacidae
    Recurvirostridae
    Phalaropidae
    Glareolidae
    Stercorariidae
    Laridae
    Rynchopidae
    Alcidae
    Ordo: Columbiformes    
      Family: Pteroclidae
    Columbidae
    Ordo: Psittaciformes    
      Family: Psittacidae
    Ordo: Cuculiformes    
      Family: Musophagidae
    Cuculidae
    Ordo: Strigiformes    
      Family: Tytonidae
    Strigidae
    Ordo: Caprimulgiformes    
      Family:  
    Ordo: Apodiformes    
      Family: Apodidae
    Trochilidae
    Ordo: Trogoniformes    
      Family: Trogonidae
    Ordo: Coraciiformes    
      Family: Alcedinidae
    Todidae
    Momotidae
    Meropidae
    Coracidae
    Upupidae
    Buceritidae
    Ordo: Piciformes    
      Family: Galbulidae
    Bucconidae
    Capitonidae
    Ramphastidae
    Picidae
    Ordo: Passeriformes    
      Family: Eurylaimidae
    Furnariidae
    Formicariidae
    Cotingidae
    Pipridae
    Tyraniidae
    Menuridae
    Alaudidae
    Hirundinidae
    Ducruridae
    Oriolidae
    Corvidae
    Ptilonothynchidae
    Paradiseidae
    Paridae
    Sittidae
    Certhiidae
    Paradoxornithidae
    Campephagidae
    Pycnonotidae
    Chloropseidae
    Cinclidae
    Troglodytidae
    Turdidae
    Regulidae
    Muscicapidae
    Prunellidae
    Motacillidae
    Bombicillidae
    Artemidae
    Laniidae
    Gallaeidae
    Sturnidae
    Meliphagidae
    Nectariniidae
    Dicaeidae
    Zosteropidae
    Vireonidae
    Coerebidae
    Parulidae
    Ploceidae
    Icteridae
    Thraupidae
    Fringillidae
  • Are basic data of aech bird skin (coll. nr., species name, sex, collecting date, locality, collectors name) available on a card system or on computer (grouped per species in systematic order, not in order of reception of skin)?: - most of exhibits have labels, part of which are remain in card index.
  • Computer data-base will be created in 2000.
  • Is a listing of all bird skins per species available: catalogue of all skins absent.
  • Additional information (if any): “Catalogue of oological collection of Zoological Museum of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv” – is preparing now.