New avian breeding records for Igloolik Island, Nunavut

New breeding records for three tundra nesting species were documented on the Arctic island of Igloolik (Nunavut, Canada). The species are the Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii), the Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus), and the Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos). These records refine their breeding...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Lecomte, Nicolas, Giroux, Marie-Andrée
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2015
Subjects:
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
breeding
high Arctic
Igloolik
Arctic
Arctic Island
Canada
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Nunavut
Arctic Archipelago
Tundra
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1702
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v129i2.1702
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Summary:New breeding records for three tundra nesting species were documented on the Arctic island of Igloolik (Nunavut, Canada). The species are the Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii), the Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus), and the Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos). These records refine their breeding range in the Canadian Arctic archipelago, while highlighting changes in detected bird communities at specific locations through time.

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