Birds of Greenland
Birds of Greenland is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Greenland
North America
List of Common Birds
| 55% |
|
Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 50% |
|
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 40% |
|
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 36% |
|
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 33% |
|
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 28% |
|
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 28% |
|
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae |
| 24% |
|
Redpoll
Acanthis flammea Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 22% |
|
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 20% |
|
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 19% |
|
White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 17% |
|
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 16% |
|
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 14% |
|
King Eider
Somateria spectabilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 12% |
|
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 11% |
|
Dovekie
Alle alle Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 9.8% |
|
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 9.5% |
|
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.0% |
|
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.6% |
|
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 6.1% |
|
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Rock Ptarmigan
Lagopus muta Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Great Shearwater
Ardenna gravis Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Ivory Gull
Pagophila eburnea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.0% |
|
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.8% |
|
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Common Murre
Uria aalge Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Razorbill
Alca torda Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
