Birds of the Arctic
31 entries in the Birds of the Arctic compendium.
TurnstoneStocky waders that overturn stones for invertebrate prey.Central Asian FlywayA major Eurasian flyway for migratory waterbirds.Arctic warblerA migratory leaf warbler with one of the longest insectivore migrations.Atlantic puffinSeabird of the North Atlantic with a colorful beak.B95 (red knot)A red knot whose migrations exceeded the distance to the Moon.Barnacle gooseA goose once believed to hatch from driftwood and barnacles.Black guillemotA circumpolar seabird of northern Atlantic and Arctic coasts.Black turnstoneSmall wading bird breeding only in Alaska, wintering on Pacific coasts.Black-legged kittiwakeA pelagic gull named for its call, nesting on sheer cliffs.Brant (goose)A small goose with three subspecies, wintering on temperate coasts.Buff-breasted sandpiperA small shorebird migrating from Arctic tundra to South American pampas.Common murreA seabird that flies underwater and breeds on bare cliff ledges.Crested aukletA small seabird with elaborate ornaments and a citrus scent.DunlinA circumpolar Arctic wader with a distinctive black belly.Eskimo curlewOnce abundant shorebird now critically endangered or possibly extinct.Glaucous gullA large Arctic gull with pale plumage and no black on wings.Great skuaA large, aggressive seabird that pirates food from other birds.Greater white-fronted gooseMigratory goose with distinctive white forehead and speckled breast.Grey ploverArctic-breeding plover with near-global coastal winter range.Heuglin's gullA large gull breeding in Russian tundra and wintering across Asia and Africa.Iceland gullArctic-breeding gull named after Iceland but not breeding there.Ivory gullA high-Arctic gull threatened by sea ice loss.Pomarine jaegerA seabird with disputed evolutionary origins and piratical feeding habits.King eiderA large Arctic sea duck with a crown-like bill knob.Lapland longspurCircumpolar arctic breeder and the only Eurasian longspur.Least aukletSmallest auk and most abundant seabird in North America.Lesser white-fronted gooseA small, endangered goose with a distinctive yellow eye-ring.Little aukSmall Arctic auk, key prey for Inuit and polar bears.Little stintA tiny Arctic-breeding wader that migrates to Africa and Asia.Long-billed dowitcherA shorebird with a long bill and a disputed taxonomic history.Long-tailed duckArctic sea duck known for deep diving and musical calls.
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