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.

Male King Eider

http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowl-id/king-eider

Female King Eider

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

Scientific:
Somateria spectabilis

Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Somateria

Danish:  Kongeederfugl

Greenlandic:  Kingalik, Meetuk

Length: 18.5-25.2 in (47-64 cm)

Weight: 42.3-74.1 oz (1200-2100 g)

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC181186. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/181186.

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018).  Somateria spectabilis. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=F3D7491432CC59E7

Powell, Abby N. and Robert S. Suydam. 2012. King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), 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.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://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-legged_Kittiwake/id

Scientific:

Rissa tridactyla

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Rissa

Danish : Ride

Greenlandic: Nowyavah, Taateraa

Length: 15.0-16.1 in (38-41 cm)

Weight: 10.8-18.5 oz (305-525 g)

Wingspan: 37.0 in (94 cm)

maudoc, XC391788. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/391788.

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Rissa tridactyla. https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=FB4D08F0837D4683

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

Hatch, Scott A., Gregory J. Robertson and Pat Herron Baird. 2009. Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), 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://tgreybirds.com/Pages/LongtailedJaegerp.html

Also named a Long-tailed Jager

Scientific:

Stercorarius longicaudus

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Stercorariidae
Genus:
Stercorarius

Danish : Lille Kjove

Greenlandic : Papikkaaq

Length : 48 – 53 cm

Wingspan: 105 – 117 cm

Weight: 230 – 444 g

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC378340. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/378340.

References :

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Stercorarius longicaudus. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=1D4464402EC9FD21

Wiley, R. H. and D. S. Lee. 1998. Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus), 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.365

Meltofte, H. and Høye, T.T. 2007. Reproductive response to fluctuating lemming density and climate of the long-tailed skua Stercorarius longicaudus at Zackenberg, Northeast Greenland, 1996-2006. Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings Tidsskrift, 101: 109-119.

http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-necked-phalarope

Scientific : Phalaropus lobatus

Order:  Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Phalaropus 

English:  Hyperborean Phalarope and a Northern Phalarope

Danish : Odinshane

Greenlandic : Naluumasortoq

Length: 8.7-9.4 in (22-24 cm)

Weight: 1.3-3.9 oz (38-110 g)

Wingspan: 15.3-16.9 in (39-43 cm)

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC399829. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/39982

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Phalaropus lobatus. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=E6F3BA54577746FB

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

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

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.