Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds

http://nibirding.blogspot.com/2012/02/rosss-gull-refound-lagan-weir.html

Scientific:
Rhodostethia rosea

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Rhodostethia

Danish: Rosenmåge

Greenlandic: Naajannguaq

Weight: 4.9-8.8 oz (140-250 g)

Wingspan: 35.4-39.4 in (90-100 cm)

Rob van Bemmelen, XC401732. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/401732

References:

Avibase Worlds Bird Database (2018)  Rhodostethia rosea. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=4CD353D243C27F86

Olsen, K. M.; Larsson, H. 2004. Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America. Christopher Helm, London.

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

http://www.jeaniron.ca/Shorebirds/2016/ringedplto.htm

Scientific:
Charadrius hiaticula

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Genus:
Charadrius

English: Semipalmated Plover

Danish: Stor Præstekrave

Greenlandic: Kudlekaleak, Tuujuk

Size

Length: 6.7-7.5 in (17-19 cm)

Weight: 1.7 oz (47 g)

Fun Fact : To entice prey hidden underground to emerge, the common ringed plover taps its feet on the ground to imitate rainfall.

Karl-Birger Strann, XC401958. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/401958

References:

Avibase The World Bird DataBase (2018). Charadrius hiaticula. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=4C26E81893A42721

Johnsgard, P. A. 1981. The plovers, sandpipers and snipes of the world. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, U.S.A. and London.

Nol, Erica and Michele S. Blanken. 2014. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), 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.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2010/02/18/beyond-bounds-ruddy-turnstone/

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Arenaria

Danish:  Stenvender

Greenlandic: Taliffak, Tellevak

Length: 8.3-6.3 in (21-16 cm)

Weight: 3.0-6.7 oz (84-190 g)

Wingspan: 19.7-22.4 in (50-57 cm)

Patrik Åberg, XC406195. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/406195

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018) Arenaria interpres. Downloaded from https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=DC3050A9771F2CE9

BirdLife International (2018) Species factsheet: Arenaria interpres. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/04/2018

Johnsgard, P. A. 1981. The plovers, sandpipers and snipes of the world. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, U.S.A. and London.

Nettleship, David N. 2000. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), 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.utahbirds.org/birdsofutah/ProfilesD-K/HarlequinDuck.htm

Scientific:
Histrionicus histrionicus

Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Histrioncius

Danish: Strømand

Greenlandic: None

Length: 13.0-21.3 in (33-54 cm)

Weight: 17.6-25.6 oz (500-726 g)

Wingspan: 22.1-26.0 in (56-66 cm)

Fun fact: The Harlequin Ducks nickname is the sea mouse due to it’s mouse sounding chirps.

Ian Cruickshank, XC160185. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/160185

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018)  Histrionicus histrionics.

Dunn, Jon L, and Jonathan Alderfer. Field Guide to Birds of North America. National Geographic, 2000.

Robertson, Gregory J. and R. Ian Goudie. 1999. Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), 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.dkfindout.com/us/animals-and-nature/birds/snow-bunting/

Scientific:
Plectrophenax nivalis

Order:
Passeriformes
Family: Calcariidae
Genus:
Plectrophenax

Danish: Snespurv

Greenlandic: Kopenuak, Qupeloraarsuk

Length: 5.9 in (15 cm)

Weight: 1.1-1.6 oz (31-46 g)

Wingspan: 11.8 in (30 cm)

Fun Fact: Snow Buntings can be referred to as snowflakes, because the movements of snow bunting flocks in the air are similar to the nature of snow flurries. Additionally, the Snow Buntings in the arctic molt at such a fast speed, that during the time of transition the birds are not able to fly due to the lack of fully grown wing feathers. Snow Bu

ntings in Northern Greenland molt faster than their counterparts in Southern Greenland.

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC373410. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/373410

References

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018) Plectrophenax nivalis. Retrieved at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=334ACDE6198F2606

Montgomerie, Robert and Bruce Lyon. 2011. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), 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.

Wild Screen Arkive. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis). Retrieved at http://www.arkive.org/snow-bunting/plectrophenax-nivalis/.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_cormorant

Scientific:
Phalacrocorax carbo

Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Phalacrocoracidae
Genus:
Phalacrocorax

Danish: Skarv

Greenlandic: Oqaatsoq

Length: 33.1-35.4 in (84-90 cm)

Weight: 91.7-130.5 oz (2600-3700 g)

Wingspan: 51.2-63.0 in (130-160 cm)

Niels Krabbe, XC372106. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/372106

References:

AviBird  World Bird Database (2018) Phalacrocorax cargo. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

BirdLife International 2008, 2008. “Phalacrocorax carbo” (On-line). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. Accessed April 02, 2018 at http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/144638/0.

Hatch, J., K. Brown, G. Hogan, R. Morris. 2000. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). The Birds of North America Online, 553: 1-20. Accessed April 02, 2018 at http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.proxy.lib.umich.edu/bna/species/553.

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Alcidae
Genus:
Fratercula

Scientific:
Fratercula arctica

Danish: Lunde

Greenlandic: Qilanngaq

Height: 10 in

Weight: 17.5 oz

Breeds in the West Coast of Greenland.

david m, XC336649. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/336649

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Fratercula arctica. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=2771624B64AD7F2C

BirdLife International (2018) Species factsheet: Fratercula arctica. Found at http://www.birdlife.org

Lowther, Peter E., Antony W. Diamond, Stephen W. Kress, Gregory J. Robertson and Keith Russell. 2002. Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), 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.