Birds of the Thule District, Northwest Greenland

The avifauna of the Thule district was studied during three breeding season visits in 1983-85. The results are presented here, supplemented by data from four late summer expeditions made in 1983-86 by M. Lea, A. Erskine and W. Higgs. Counting the two redpolls as one, 47 species have been recorded fr...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Vaughan, Richard
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1988
Subjects:
Animal distribution
Animal population
Birds
Qaanaap Kommunia
Greenland
Erskine
Arctic
Groenland
Thule
Thulé
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64746
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Summary:The avifauna of the Thule district was studied during three breeding season visits in 1983-85. The results are presented here, supplemented by data from four late summer expeditions made in 1983-86 by M. Lea, A. Erskine and W. Higgs. Counting the two redpolls as one, 47 species have been recorded from the Thule district, 17 of them seabirds, 10 shorebirds and 7 waterfowl. There are at least 21 species with established breeding populations. Status changes are demonstrated for three species, and three Nearctic species are recorded here for the Thule district for the first time.Key words: birds, ornithology, Greenland, Thule district Mots clés: oiseaux, ornithologie, Groenland, district de Thulé

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