The Avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
We studied the avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, between 1972 and 1984. During the study 126 forms of 125 species were recorded, including first North American records for 6 species and first Aleutian records for 4 others. Due to the absence of mammalian predators and rich food re...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65110 2023-05-15T14:19:14+02:00 The Avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Byrd, G. Vernon Day, Robert H. 1986-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65110 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65110/49024 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65110 ARCTIC; Vol. 39 No. 2 (1986): June: 109–194; 109-118 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal distribution Animal migration Birds Predation Waterfowl Aleutian Islands Alaska Bering Sea Buldir Island info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1986 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:12Z We studied the avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, between 1972 and 1984. During the study 126 forms of 125 species were recorded, including first North American records for 6 species and first Aleutian records for 4 others. Due to the absence of mammalian predators and rich food resources nearby, 32 species, 21 of them seabirds, bred at Buldir. Breeding populations totaled approximately 1.8 million pairs of birds, primarily storm-petrels (Oceanodroma spp.) and auklets (Aethia spp.). Buldir's suite of breeding alcids - 12 species - may be the most diverse of any seabird colony in the world. Our data on migrants suggest that Buldir is near the eastern edge of the Japan-Kuril Islands-Kamchatka flyway. All migrant and breeding species recorded are discussed in an annotated list.Key words: Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Beringia region, zoogeography, breeding birds, migrant birds, Bering Sea, subarctic seabirds Mots clés: île Buldir, îles Aléoutiennes, Béringie, zoogéographie, oiseaux nidificateurs, oiseaux migrateurs, mer de Béring, oiseaux de mer subarctiques Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Bering Sea Béringie Îles Aléoutiennes Kamchatka Mer de Béring Subarctic subarctique* Alaska Aleutian Islands Beringia University of Calgary Journal Hosting Bering Sea Buldir Island ENVELOPE(175.925,175.925,52.358,52.358) ARCTIC 39 2 |
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We studied the avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, between 1972 and 1984. During the study 126 forms of 125 species were recorded, including first North American records for 6 species and first Aleutian records for 4 others. Due to the absence of mammalian predators and rich food resources nearby, 32 species, 21 of them seabirds, bred at Buldir. Breeding populations totaled approximately 1.8 million pairs of birds, primarily storm-petrels (Oceanodroma spp.) and auklets (Aethia spp.). Buldir's suite of breeding alcids - 12 species - may be the most diverse of any seabird colony in the world. Our data on migrants suggest that Buldir is near the eastern edge of the Japan-Kuril Islands-Kamchatka flyway. All migrant and breeding species recorded are discussed in an annotated list.Key words: Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Beringia region, zoogeography, breeding birds, migrant birds, Bering Sea, subarctic seabirds Mots clés: île Buldir, îles Aléoutiennes, Béringie, zoogéographie, oiseaux nidificateurs, oiseaux migrateurs, mer de Béring, oiseaux de mer subarctiques |
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The Avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
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The Avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
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The Avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
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The Avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
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The Avifauna of Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
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avifauna of buldir island, aleutian islands, alaska |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 39 No. 2 (1986): June: 109–194; 109-118 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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