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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The following is a list of the restricted-range endemic bird species found in the Western ...
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In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), fulmar, [2] or Arctic fulmar [3] is an abundant seabird found primarily in subarctic regions of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. There has been one confirmed sighting in the Southern Hemisphere , with a single bird seen south of New Zealand . [ 4 ]
The Arctic tern's call is more nasal and rasping than that of the common, and is easily distinguishable from that of the roseate. [22] This bird's closest relatives are a group of South Polar species, the South American (Sterna hirundinacea), Kerguelen (S. virgata), and Antarctic (S. vittata) terns. [23]
Approximately 40% of the population breeds in the high arctic where the largest colonies are found, 30% in the low arctic, and 30% in boreal waters. In the winter, some of the birds in the high arctic waters are forced south by the winter ice making them seasonal migrants, but in more temperate zones the species is essentially resident.
The Collins Bird Guide is a field guide to the birds of the Western Palearctic.. Its authors are Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterström and Peter J. Grant, and it is illustrated by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström (with two plates of North American passerines contributed by Larry McQueen in the first edition). [1]