Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-breasted_Merganser/id

Scientific:
Mergus serrator

Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Mergus

Danish: Toppet Skallesluger

Greenlandic: Miteq siorartooq, Paaq

Length: 20.1-25.2 in (51-64 cm)

Weight: 28.2-47.6 oz (800-1350 g)

Wingspan: 26.0-29.1 in (66-74 cm)

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC384430. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/384430.

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018).   Mergus serrator. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=8DB64266A42FC19B

Craik, Shawn, John Pearce and Rodger D. Titman. 2015. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, D. A. (2014). The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, USA.

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

Scientific:
Branta canadensis

Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Branta

Danish: Canadagås

Greenlandic: Nedlenuk, Nookliuk

Length: 29.9-43.3 in (76-110 cm)

Weight: 105.8-317.5 oz (3000-9000 g)

Wingspan: 50.0-66.9 in (127-170 cm)

Elias A. Ryberg, XC412644. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/412644.

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018).

Mowbray, Thomas B., Craig R. Ely, James S. Sedinger and Robert E. Trost. 2002. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), 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.birdersplayground.co.uk/Iceland%20Gull%20-%201st%20winter%201.html

Scientific:
Larus glaucoides glaucoides

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Larus

Danish: Hvidvinget Måge

Greenlandic: Naaja

Length: 19.7-23.6 in (50-60 cm)

Weight: 28.9-38.8 oz (820-1100 g)

Wingspan: 45.3-53.9 in (115-137 cm)

Fun Fact: Hunted extensively in Greenland

Frank Roos, XC403568. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/403568.

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Larus glaucoides glaucoides. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=FB4FCB27CC5566D1

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

Snell, Richard R., Peter Pyle and Michael A. Patten. 2018. Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.