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Hall 8 — Birds [position]Hall 16 — PlantsHall 15 — Non-insect invertebratesHall 14 — InsectsHalls 10, 11, 12, 13 — MammalsHall 7 — FishesHall 9 — PalaeontologyHall 8 — Birds [position]Hall 6 — Amphibians and reptilesHall 5 — BirdsHall 3 — Temporary exhibitionsHall 4 — Mineralogy [Genesis of the minerals]Hall 1 — Mineralogy [Systematics of minerals]

Exhibitions — Hall 8 — Birds

The hall is on the second floor of the main museum building. Part of the exotic avifauna through the stuffed mounted skins of some large and spectacular bird species of Asia, Africa, Australia, North America and South America are exposed.

The following avian orders are shown: Struthioniformes, Rheiformes, Casuariiformes, Apterygiformes, Galliformes, Psittaciformes, Trogoniformes, etc.

Among the world’s rarities are: Apteryx owenii, Mitu mitu, Tragopan caboti, Lophophorus impejanus, Lophura diardi, Syrmaticus ellioti, Lophura swinhoei, Crossoptillon mantchuricum, Catreus wallichii, Pavo muticus, Probosciger aterrimus, Cacatua sulphurea, Cacatua goffini, Lathsamus discolor, Agapornis nigrigenis, Loriculus catamene, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Aratinga auricapilla, Amazona pretrei, Amazona barbadensis, Amazona leucocephala, Conuropsis carolinensis, Strigops habroptillus, Pharomachrus mocino, etc.