https://abcbirds.org-red-knot-wintering-population-drops-by-more-than-5000-accelerating-slide-to-extinction/

Scientific:
Calidris canutus islandica

Danish : Islandsk Ryle

Greenlandic : Qajorlak

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Calidris

Length: 9.1-9.8 in (23-25 cm)

Weight: 4.8 oz (135 g)

Wingspan: 20.5-22.1 in (52-56 cm)

Fun Fact: Unlike most bird species, the Red Knox excretes the indigestible, hard parts in a feces, rather than regurgitate it.

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC247608. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/247608

References

Avibase The World Bird Network (2018). Calidris canutus islandica. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=360A5C0D0599F25B

Baker, Allan, Patricia Gonzalez, R. I. G. Morrison and Brian A. Harrington. 2013. Red Knot (Calidris canutus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

http://www.birdphotography.com/species/basa.html

Scientific:
Calidris bairdii

Danish : Bairdsryle

Greenlandic : Nuvuksruk

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Calidris

Length: 5.9-7.1 in (15-18 cm)

Weight: 1.4-2.1 oz (40-60 g)

Wingspan: 15.8-17.3 in (40-44 cm)

Fun Fact: The female Baird’s Sandpiper lays a clutch of eggs that is up to 120% of her body mass in four days, shortly after arriving in the Arctic, with essentially no stored fat.

Nick Komar, XC332714. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/332714.

References:

Avibase The World Bird Network (2018) Calidris bairdii. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=1F1AD154DAE2E070

Moskoff, William and Robert Montgomerie. 2002. Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dunlin/overview

Scientific:
Calidris alpina arctica

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Calidris

Danish : Engryle, Sydlig Ryle

Length: 6.3-8.7 in (16-22 cm)

Weight: 1.7-2.3 oz (48-64 g)

Wingspan: 14.2-15.0 in (36-38 cm)

Tero Linjama, XC342358. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/342358

References:

Avibase The Wolrd Bird Database (2018). Calidris alpina arctica. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=15369E8EB4CBD064

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

Warnock, Nils D. and Robert E. Gill. 1996. Dunlin (Calidris alpina), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

https://glosbe.com/en/kl/whimbrel

Scientific:
Numenius phaeopus

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Numenius

Danish:  Småspove

Greenlandic: No translation found

Length: 17.3 in (44 cm)

Weight: 10.9-17.4 oz (310-493 g)

Terje Kolaas, XC383662. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/383662

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Numenius phaeopus. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=082F3A63A99AEDD4

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

Skeel, Margaret A. and Elizabeth P. Mallory. 1996. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

https://www.thespruce.com/red-throated-loon-386371

Scientific:
Gavia stellata

Order:
Gaviiformes
Family:
Gaviidae
Genus:
Gavia

Common Name: Red-Throated Loon, Red-Throated Diver, Pegging-Awl Loon, Cape Drake, Cape Racer, Sprat Loon, Spratoon, Little Loon

Danish :  Rødstrubet Lom

Greenlandic : Koksau, Qarssaq

Length: 20.9-27.2 in (53-69 cm)

Weight: 35.3-95.2 oz (1000-2700 g)

Wingspan: 39.4-47.2 in (100-120 cm)

Terje Kolaas, XC383624. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/383624.

References

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Gavia stellata. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=6C50988A5445ED76

Carboneras, C., Christie, D.A. & Garcia, E.F.J. (2018). Common Loon (Gavia immer). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/52475 on 6 April 2018).

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Loon/id

Scientific:
Gavia immer

Order:
Gaviiformes
Family:
Gaviidae
Genus:
Gavia

English: Great Northern Loon, Great Northern Divers

Danish : Islom

Greenlandic : Tudlik, Tulik

Length: 26.0-35.8 in (66-91 cm)

Weight: 88.2-215.2 oz (2500-6100 g)

Wingspan: 40.9-51.6 in (104-131 cm)

Fernand DEROUSSEN, XC138264. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/138264.

References

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018)   Gavia immer. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=7E02237895784E9A

Evers, David C., James D. Paruk, Judith W. McIntyre and Jack F. Barr. 2010. Great Northern Loon (Gavia immer), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

http://ninnescahlife.wichita.edu/node/639

Scientific:

Anser caerulescens atlanticus

Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Anser

Danish:  Snegås

Greenland: Kangoq

Length: 27.2-32.7 in (69-83 cm)

Weight: 56.4-116.4 oz (1600-3300 g)

Wingspan: 54.3 in (138 cm)

Fun Fact : Snow Geese are possibly the noisiest of all waterfowl.

Thomas Magarian, XC393000. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/393000

References

http://ninnescahlife.wichita.edu/node/639

https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=A142422EB00A7070

Mowbray, Thomas B., Fred Cooke and Barbara Ganter. 2000. Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

http://www.pbase.com/image/96844083

Scientific:
Acanthis hornemanni exilipes

Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Fringillidae
Genus:
Acanthis

English: Arctic Redpoll, Hoary Redpoll,

Danish: Lille Hvidsisken

Greenlandic : Orpimmiutaq avannarleq, Sakoariak

Length: 4.7-5.5 in (12-14 cm)

Weight: 0.4-0.7 oz (11-20 g)

Wingspan: 7.5-8.7 in (19-22 cm)

Jens Kirkeby, XC312665. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/312665

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Acanthis hornemanni exiles. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=43AFE986FB444042

Knox, Alan G. and Peter E. Lowther. 2000. Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

Map data from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/redpoll-acanthis-flammea

https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Northern_Wheatear

Scientific:
Oenanthe oenanthe

Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Oenanthe

English: Black-throated Wheatear, Greenland Wheatear, Common Wheatear, European Wheatear, Seebohm’s Wheatear, Wheatear

Danish: Stenpikker

Greenlandic: Kussak, Sakseriak

Length: 14.5 – 15.5 cm

Weight: 18 – 33 g

Karl-Birger Strann, XC401963. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/401963.

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018).Oenanthe oenanthe. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=D857C0C7ADE44FC4

BirdLife International (2018) Species factsheet: Oenanthe oenanthe.

BirdGuides – Northern wheatear (February, 2011)
http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=130156

Kren, J. and A. C. Zoerb. 1997. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.316

Kren, J.; Zoerb, A. C. 1997. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe. In: Poole, A.; Gill, F. (ed.), The Birds of North America, pp. 1-24. The Academy of Natural Sciences, & The American Ornithologists’ Union, Philadelphia, PA, & Washington, DC.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Smiths_Longspur/id

Scientific Name : Calcarius lapponicus

English: Lapland Longspur, Lapland Bunting

Danish : Lapværling

Greenlandic : Kowlegak, Narsarmiutaq

Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Calcariidae
Genus:
Calcarius

Length: 5.9-6.7 in (15-17 cm)

Weight: 0.7-1.1 oz (20-32 g)

Fun Facts: Due to the sun hardly setting during the summer, the Lapland Longspur can be heard singing at any hour of the day.

Karl-Birger Strann, XC401787. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/401787.

References:

Avibase World Bird Database (2018). Calcarius lapponicus. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=3534E4CEBACCB166

Hussell, David J. and Robert Montgomerie. 2002. Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

Map data from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/lapland-longspur-calcarius-lapponicus