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As part of the research project �Living near the water�, focused on the Early Mesolithic rock shelter of Galgenbuhel/Dos de la Forca located at Salorno, in the Adige Valley (Bozen/Bolzano Province, Northern Italy), about 600 bird remains recovered from the excavations have been analyzed. The 27 identified species belong mainly to Passeriformes (about 250 specimens). The remains of Piciformes, Galliformes (among which the quail, Coturnix coturnix, is prevalent) and Gruiformes (belonging to the Rallidae family) are less abundant. Anseriformes, Suliformes, Podicipediformes, Charadriiformes, Columbiformes, diurnal (Accipitriformes and Falconiformes) and nocturnal raptors (Strigiformes) are represented in lower percentages. Forest species are the most frequent, but also species living in other biotopes, such as aquatic and open habitat birds, have been identified; rocky and mountain environments are represented by only two species. The taphonomic analyses did not allow defining the degre...