Exhibitions — Hall 5 — Birds

The hall is on the second floor of the main museum building. Both Bulgarian and world’s avifauna through the stuffed mounted skins of almost all recent avian orders are exposed.

The following avian orders and families are shown: Tinamiformes, Podicipediformes, Gaviiformes, Sphenisciformes, Procellariiformes, Pelecaniformes, Ciconiiformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Anseriformes, Falconiformes, Gruiformes, Charadriiformes, Pteroclediformes, Columbiformes, Cuculiformes, Strigiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Apodiformes, Coliiformes, Coraciiformes, Piciformes, Passeriformes, etc.

Among the world’s rarities are: Spheniscus demersus, Pelecanus crispus, Phalacrocorax pygmeus, Branta ruficollis, Aegypius monachus, Aquila heliaca, Aquila clanga, Haliaaetus albicilla, Falco naumanni, Falco peregrinus, Anthropoides paradisea, Grus japonensis, Gallicolumba luzonica, Caloenas nicobarica, Carduelis cucullata, Campephilus robustus, etc.