Gyrfalcon
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Scientific:
Falco rusticolus
Order:
Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Danish: Jagtfalk
Greenlandic : Kingavik, Kissaviarsuk
Length: 18.9-25.2 in (48-64 cm)
Weight: 28.2-74.1 oz (800-2100 g)
Wingspan: 48.4 in (123 cm)
Fun Fact: The Gyr Falcon is the largest falcon in the world, and the second largest bird species in Greenland after the Sea Eagle.
The Greenland breeding population (different from the resident population) is believed to be within the range of 225 to 500 pairs. They are found all around Greenland’s West Coast, with different land segments generally used for breeding or residentially, and alongside the the South East Coast. Gyr Falcons most numerous in West Greenland. Southern breeders are sedentary while birds from the north tend to migrate south in winter. Their primary diet consists of smaller migratory birds, such as Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, as well as larger fowl such as Common Eider and Loons. In Northeast Greenland Lemmings make up an important share of the food.
Andrew Spencer, XC189210. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/189210. (https://www.xeno-canto.org/189210)
Blue on the map above represents Native non breeding colonies
References :
Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Falco rusticolus. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=E19252A76FC7845B
Booms, Travis L., Tom J. Cade and Nancy J. Clum. 2008. Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Partners in Flight. 2017. Avian Conservation Assessment Database. 2017.