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Music of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (2 C) Pages in category "Music of Newfoundland and Labrador" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The Atlantic puffin is the provincial bird of Newfoundland and Labrador.. This is a list of bird species confirmed in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.The Bird Records Committee of Nature Newfoundland & Labrador (Nature NL) lists 427 species as occurring in Newfoundland as of 2021. [1]
This is a list of mammal species recorded in the wild in Newfoundland, the island portion of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Only 14 known species (and one extinct species) are or were native to the island; this list is divided into native species and species introduced to the island since discovery by Europeans and colonization in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (A) LC; Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus (A) LC
The Newfoundland black bear (Ursus americanus hamiltoni) is a morphologically distinct subspecies of the American black bear, which is endemic to the island of Newfoundland in Atlantic Canada. The Newfoundland black bear ranges in size from 90 to 270 kilograms (200 to 600 lb) and averaging 135 kilograms (298 lb).
Sign on the limit of Nicolet Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Quebec. Migratory Bird Sanctuaries are created in Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994. They are administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service. [1] The first sanctuary in North America, Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary, was created by federal order-in-council in 1887.
Newfoundland's anthem "The Ode to Newfoundland", was composed by Governor Cavendish Boyle. Christian music from Newfoundland and Labrador includes hymns and other liturgical music. Missionaries such as those with the Moravian Church used music to reach out towards native peoples; a hymn book was published in the Inuit language in 1809.
Game bird Partridge or ptarmigan Lagopus: Game bird: Partridge or ptarmigan [5] [7] Found throughout the province Animal: Newfoundland pony: Newfoundland pony [8] Dogs: Newfoundland dog Labrador Retriever: Newfoundland dog Labrador Retriever [8] Anthem "Ode to Newfoundland" Sheet music produced for the debut of "Ode to Newfoundland" in 1902 ...