Birds of Bylot Island and Adjacent Baffin Island
each summer since 1989, revealed an avifauna composed of 63 species, of which 35 were breeding. Thirteen species are new records for the region, including one for the Northwest Territories (black-headed gull Larus ridibundus) and two for the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (killdeer Charadrius vociferus...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.514.6343 2023-05-15T14:19:47+02:00 Birds of Bylot Island and Adjacent Baffin Island Denis Lepage David N. Nettleship Austin Reed The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1997 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.514.6343 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic51-2-125.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.514.6343 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic51-2-125.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic51-2-125.pdf Key words arctic birds avifauna avian distribution Baffin Island Bylot Island text 1997 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T09:48:52Z each summer since 1989, revealed an avifauna composed of 63 species, of which 35 were breeding. Thirteen species are new records for the region, including one for the Northwest Territories (black-headed gull Larus ridibundus) and two for the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (killdeer Charadrius vociferus; mew gull Larus canus). Two species, Canada goose (Branta canadensis) and red knot (Calidris canutus), were also confirmed as breeders for the first time in the region. A summary of these avifaunal observations, along with a review of previous observations made in the region, allows changes in population size and status of individual species to be identified. These records combined with those from earlier studies give a total of 74 species for the Bylot Island region, 45 confirmed as breeders. This makes the avian community in the area one of the most diverse known north of 70˚N latitude in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Text Arctic Arctic Archipelago Arctic birds Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Branta canadensis Bylot Island Calidris canutus Canada Goose Canadian Arctic Archipelago Larus canus Northwest Territories Red Knot Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Unknown Arctic Baffin Island Bylot Island Canada Canadian Arctic Archipelago Northwest Territories |
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each summer since 1989, revealed an avifauna composed of 63 species, of which 35 were breeding. Thirteen species are new records for the region, including one for the Northwest Territories (black-headed gull Larus ridibundus) and two for the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (killdeer Charadrius vociferus; mew gull Larus canus). Two species, Canada goose (Branta canadensis) and red knot (Calidris canutus), were also confirmed as breeders for the first time in the region. A summary of these avifaunal observations, along with a review of previous observations made in the region, allows changes in population size and status of individual species to be identified. These records combined with those from earlier studies give a total of 74 species for the Bylot Island region, 45 confirmed as breeders. This makes the avian community in the area one of the most diverse known north of 70˚N latitude in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. |
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Birds of Bylot Island and Adjacent Baffin Island |
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Birds of Bylot Island and Adjacent Baffin Island |
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Birds of Bylot Island and Adjacent Baffin Island |
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Birds of Bylot Island and Adjacent Baffin Island |
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birds of bylot island and adjacent baffin island |
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