Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds

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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.

http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/great-black-backed-gull

Scientific:
Larus marinus

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Laurus

English:   Great Black-Backed Gull, Great Kelp Gull

Danish: Svartbag

Greenlandic: Naajarlu

Length: 27.9-31.1 in (71-79 cm)

Weight: 45.9-70.5 oz (1300-2000 g)

Wingspan: 57.5-63.0 in (146-160 cm)

Fun Facts: The Great Black-Backed is the largest Gull in the World.

maudoc, XC391790. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/391790.

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018).   Larus marinus. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=9F8D468BDDDE6BA6

Good, Thomas P. 1998. Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_gull

Scientific:
Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Chroicocephalus

Danish: Hættemåge

Greenlandic: Nasalik

Length: 13.4-14.6 in (34-37 cm)

Weight: 6.7-14.1 oz (190-400 g)

Wingspan: 39.4-43.3 in (100-110 cm)

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC410978. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/410978.

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018) Chroicocephalus ridibundus. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=FB02DD9658CC1EC6

BirdLife International (2018) Species factsheet: Larus ridibundus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org

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

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

Scientific:
Pagophila eburnea

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Pagophila

Danish: Ismåge

Greenlandic: Naajavaarsuk

Length: 15.8-16.9 in (40-43 cm)

Weight: 15.8-24.2 oz (448-687 g)

Wingspan: 42.5-47.2 in (108-120 cm)

Description

• Medium-sized gull.
• Pure white.
• Black eyes.
• Black legs and feet.
• Small bill bluish at base, turning grayish green, with yellow or red tip.

Is a resident and breeds in South West Coast of Greenland.

Concern : The Ivory Gull is on the 2014 State of the Birds Watch List.

Claire Mazard, XC284132. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/284132

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Pagophila eburnea. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=FED91A1F00C4E67C.

North American Bird Conservation Initiative. 2014. The State of the Birds 2014 Report. US Department of Interior, Washington, DC, USA.

http://www.nhptv.org/wild/glaucousgull.asp

Scientific:
Larus hyperboreus

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Larus

Danish: Gråmåge

Greenlandic: Naaja, Naajarujussuaq, Nowyah

Length: 26.8 in (68 cm)

Weight: 44.1-95.2 oz (1250-2700 g)

Wingspan: 58.7-71.7 in (149-182 cm)

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC180421. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/180421

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018)  Larus hyperborean.

BirdLife International (2018) Species factsheet: Larus hyperboreus.

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

Weiser, Emily and H. Grant Gilchrist. 2012. Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

https://www.birdwatchireland.ie/IrelandsBirds/GullsTerns/SabinesGull/tabid/1091/Default.aspx

Scientific:
Xema sabini

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Xema

Danish:  Sabinemåge

Greenlandic: Ehooeekrikgagyagyuk, Naujavak, Nowyaluga, Taateraarnaq

Length: 13.4 in (34 cm)

Weight: 5.5-7.5 oz (155-213 g)

Fernand DEROUSSEN, XC135855. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/135855

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database.  Xema sabini. 2018.

BirdLife International (2018) Species factsheet: Anser albifrons

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