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s v a l b a r d & j a n m a y e n a v i a n c h e c k l i s t
   
   
   
         
         
   
: :     Number of species: 145     : :
   
   
: :     Number of endemics: 0     : :
   
         
         

Phasianidae

Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta


Anatidae

Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Brent Goose/Brant Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Common Teal Anas crecca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri Vulnerable
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
Long-tailed Duck/Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
Goosander Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator


Gaviidae

Red-throated Diver or Loon Gavia stellata
Black-throated Diver/Arctic Loon Gavia arctica
Common Loon/Great Northern Diver Gavia immer


Diomedeidae

Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys


Procellariidae

Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Near-threatened


Hydrobatidae

Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus


Podicipedidae

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Slavonian or Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus


Ardeidae

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea


Sulidae

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus


Falconidae

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Merlin Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus


Accipitridae

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Endangered


Rallidae

Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Common Coot Fulica atra


Haematopodidae

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus


Charadriidae

Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
Grey Plover/Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus


Scolopacidae

Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Great Snipe Gallinago media Near-threatened
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Near-threatened
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Little Stint Calidris minuta
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Near-threatened
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Grey Phalarope/Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius


Laridae

Mew Gull Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Near-threatened
Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea


Stercorariidae

Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger/Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus


Alcidae

Little Auk/Dovekie Alle alle
Thick-billed Murre/Brunnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia
Guillemot/Common Murre Uria aalge
Razorbill Alca torda
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica


Columbidae

Woodpigeon Columba palumbus
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto


Strigidae

Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus


Apodidae

Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Common Swift Apus apus


Upupidae

Common Hoopoe Upupa epops


Laniidae

Great Grey Shrike/Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor


Corvidae

Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Common Raven Corvus corax


Bombycillidae

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus


Hirundinidae

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Northern House Martin Delichon urbicum


Alaudidae

Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Horned Lark/Shorelark Eremophila alpestris


Sylviidae

Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin


Sturnidae

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris


Turdidae

Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos


Muscicapidae

European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca


Prunellidae

Dunnock Prunella modularis


Motacillidae

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus


Fringillidae

Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
Hoary Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes


Emberizidae

Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
         
         
     
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