Birds of the Indigirka River Delta, Russia: Historical and Biogeographic Comparisons

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Pearce, John M., Esler, Daniel, Degtyarev, Andrei G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: Arctic birds; Indigirka River; Russia; bird distribution; biogeography; oiseaux arctiques; Indigirka; Russie; distribution aviaire; Arctic; Chaun; Arctique*; Arenaria interpres; Branta bernicla; Chukotka; Chukotka Peninsula; lena river; Polysticta stelleri; Stercorarius parasiticus; toundra; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64135

We documented the breeding status and relative abundance of all avian species on the coastal portion of the Indigirka River Delta during spring and summer 1993-95. Data on avifaunal composition were then compared to data from adjacent areas from Eastern Siberia to the Chukotka Peninsula to evaluate...