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This is an aggregate group of birds that live in the Arctic. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. A.
A high-latitude species, the gyrfalcon breeds on the Arctic coasts and tundra, the islands of northern North America and the Eurosiberian region, where it is mainly a resident species. Some gyrfalcons disperse more widely after the breeding season or in winter, and individual vagrancy can take birds for long distances. Its plumage varies with ...
[8] [78] The calls of this species may carry exceptionally far in the thin air of Arctic, certainly over more than 3 km (1.9 mi), and maybe even to as much 10 to 11 km (6.2 to 6.8 mi) away. [ 7 ] [ 12 ] The female has a similar call to male but can be higher-pitched and/or more guttural as well as single notes which are often disyllabic, khuso ...
These species, together with the razorbill, little auk and the extinct great auk make up the tribe Alcini. This arrangement was originally based on analyses of auk morphology and ecology. [7] The official common name for this species is Common Murre according to the IOC World Bird List, Version 11.2.
The following is a list of the restricted-range endemic bird species found in the Western Palearctic region: Caucasian black grouse;
Despite the wide distribution of this species there are only very small differences between different phenotypes. [7] Four subspecies are accepted, which differ slightly in the plumage pattern of breeding males: [5] [8] P. n. nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758) – Arctic Europe, Arctic North America. Head white, rump mostly black with a small area of white.
An Arctic goose fell a few thousand miles short of its destination and wound up in a Southern California park, wildlife rescuers reported. A tundra bean goose was rescued Nov. 22 from Magic ...
Arctic land animals (1 C, 54 P) Birds of the Arctic (5 C, 57 P) Freshwater fish of the Arctic (34 P) ... This list may not reflect recent changes. A.