New Northern Records for Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories

On 10 May 2015, a Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) was observed near the hamlet of Kugluktuk in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut. This represents the first record for the territory and the first observation above the canadian tree line. We discuss new data from the Northwest Territories of...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Lamont, Myles M, Knaggs, Michelle
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2016
Subjects:
Townsend’s Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
species distribution
Nunavut
Kugluktuk
Kitikmeot
yellowknife
coppermine River
Northwest Territories
breeding
Canada
Yellowknife
Coppermine River
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1881
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v130i3.1881
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Summary:On 10 May 2015, a Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) was observed near the hamlet of Kugluktuk in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut. This represents the first record for the territory and the first observation above the canadian tree line. We discuss new data from the Northwest Territories of singing males recorded by autonomous recording units, which may represent breeding evidence at the northeastern limit of the species’ range. We summarize other observations of this species across northwestern canada and describe the ecology of the lower coppermine River.

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