Bird egg and nest collection

Topic

Bird collection
Bird egg and nest collection

Oldest bird eggs in the collection
Nests of extinct birds
Unique eggs held by Te Papa

Overview

Te Papa holds about 2800 clutches of eggs (or single eggs), and a small number of nests; nearly 1900 of the eggs are from New Zealand. [Totals as of February 2020.]

Bird egg and nest collection | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa