A real bone African GREEN HEADED SUNBIRD skull taxidermy bird animal art

Description

A real bone skull of an African OLIVE-BELLIED SUNBIRD (
Cyanomitra verticalis
)  The skull was beetle cleaned and whitened with peroxide.  The skull is complete with mandible, although I have not glued it to the cranium--but there is a bit of dried material about the skull. The skull does have a dent in the left side of the cranium (indicative of a glass strike), but that is the only damage I can see and otherwise is a nice example of the species.   Please be aware there may be other flaws or damage that I cannot see as this was once a living thing, and living things rarely show perfection in death.  These little birds are native to most of West Africa, but this is not a skull that I have seen for sale.  Sunbird skulls are adorable with their curved beaks--such a delicate and amazing addition for a collection  This is a good chance to get an unusual little bird skull for your collection. It is also quite sturdy and makes a good hands on model.  It is about 4.5 cm in length--making it a bigger sunbird species.   Best of all, being non-native its one of the few passerine skulls that are not a part of the migratory bird act that can be used for teaching or art.
PLEASE NOTE:  This species is NOT a CITES animal (meaning it is not endangered) nor is it a part of the Migratory Bird Act as it is a non-native animal to the US.  This makes it perfectly legal to sell and own this skull within the United States. Furthermore this animal was not taken specifically for its skull, but is a by-product of a deceased bird.
I am sorry, I will only ship within the USA.