Загальна інформація

Хребетні – Vertebrata
Риби – Pisces
Земноводні – Amphibia
Плазуни – Reptilia
Птахи – Aves
Ссавці – Mammalia

Безхребетні – Invertebrata
Комахи – Insecta

Птахи – Aves

• Загальна інформація
• Гнізда і кладки
• Колекція

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• 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.