Birds in Greenland
Number of displayed species: 255
- Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Brant Goose / Branta bernicla Brant GooseLC
- Canada Goose / Branta canadensis Canada GooseLC
- Barnacle Goose / Branta leucopsis Barnacle GooseLC
- Cackling Goose / Branta hutchinsii Cackling GooseLC
- Emperor Goose / Anser canagicus Emperor GooseNT
- Snow Goose / Anser caerulescens Snow GooseLC
- Greylag Goose / Anser anser Greylag GooseLC
- Pink-footed Goose / Anser brachyrhynchus Pink-footed GooseLC
- Greater White-fronted Goose / Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted GooseLC
- Tundra Swan / Cygnus columbianus Tundra SwanLC
- Whooper Swan / Cygnus cygnus Whooper SwanLC
- Ruddy Shelduck / Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy ShelduckLC
- Blue-winged Teal / Spatula discors Blue-winged TealLC
- Northern Shoveler / Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerLC
- Gadwall / Mareca strepera GadwallLC
- Eurasian Wigeon / Mareca penelope Eurasian WigeonLC
- American Wigeon / Mareca americana American WigeonLC
- Mallard / Anas platyrhynchos MallardLC
- American Black Duck / Anas rubripes American Black DuckLC
- Northern Pintail / Anas acuta Northern PintailLC
- Eurasian Teal / Anas crecca Eurasian TealLC
- Green-winged Teal / Anas carolinensis Green-winged TealLC
- Redhead / Aythya americana RedheadLC
- Ring-necked Duck / Aythya collaris Ring-necked DuckLC
- Tufted Duck / Aythya fuligula Tufted DuckLC
- Greater Scaup / Aythya marila Greater ScaupLC
- Lesser Scaup / Aythya affinis Lesser ScaupLC
- Steller's Eider / Polysticta stelleri Steller's EiderVU
- King Eider / Somateria spectabilis King EiderLC
- Common Eider / Somateria mollissima Common EiderNT
- Harlequin Duck / Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin DuckLC
- Surf Scoter / Melanitta perspicillata Surf ScoterLC
- Velvet Scoter / Melanitta fusca Velvet ScoterVU
- Common Scoter / Melanitta nigra Common ScoterLC
- Long-tailed Duck / Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed DuckVU
- Bufflehead / Bucephala albeola BuffleheadLC
- Common Goldeneye / Bucephala clangula Common GoldeneyeLC
- Barrow's Goldeneye / Bucephala islandica Barrow's GoldeneyeLC
- Common Merganser / Mergus merganser Common MerganserLC
- Red-breasted Merganser / Mergus serrator Red-breasted MerganserLC
- Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Virginia Rail / Rallus limicola Virginia RailLC
- Water Rail / Rallus aquaticus Water RailLC
- Corn Crake / Crex crex Corn CrakeLC
- Sora / Porzana carolina SoraLC
- Spotted Crake / Porzana porzana Spotted CrakeLC
- Common Gallinule / Gallinula galeata Common GallinuleLC
- Eurasian Coot / Fulica atra Eurasian CootLC
- American Coot / Fulica americana American CootLC
- Purple Gallinule / Porphyrio martinica Purple GallinuleLC
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
- Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Northern Lapwing / Vanellus vanellus Northern LapwingNT
- European Golden Plover / Pluvialis apricaria European Golden PloverLC
- Pacific Golden Plover / Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden PloverLC
- American Golden Plover / Pluvialis dominica American Golden PloverLC
- Grey Plover / Pluvialis squatarola Grey PloverLC
- Common Ringed Plover / Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed PloverLC
- Semipalmated Plover / Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated PloverLC
- Killdeer / Charadrius vociferus KilldeerLC
- Oriental Plover / Charadrius veredus Oriental PloverLC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Upland Sandpiper / Bartramia longicauda Upland SandpiperLC
- Eurasian Whimbrel / Numenius phaeopus Eurasian WhimbrelLC
- Hudsonian Whimbrel / Numenius hudsonicus Hudsonian WhimbrelNE
- Eskimo Curlew / Numenius borealis Eskimo CurlewCR (PE)
- Eurasian Curlew / Numenius arquata Eurasian CurlewNT
- Black-tailed Godwit / Limosa limosa Black-tailed GodwitNT
- Ruddy Turnstone / Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneLC
- Red Knot / Calidris canutus Red KnotNT
- Ruff / Calidris pugnax RuffLC
- Curlew Sandpiper / Calidris ferruginea Curlew SandpiperNT
- Temminck's Stint / Calidris temminckii Temminck's StintLC
- Sanderling / Calidris alba SanderlingLC
- Dunlin / Calidris alpina DunlinLC
- Purple Sandpiper / Calidris maritima Purple SandpiperLC
- Baird's Sandpiper / Calidris bairdii Baird's SandpiperLC
- Least Sandpiper / Calidris minutilla Least SandpiperLC
- White-rumped Sandpiper / Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped SandpiperLC
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper / Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted SandpiperNT
- Pectoral Sandpiper / Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperLC
- Semipalmated Sandpiper / Calidris pusilla Semipalmated SandpiperNT
- Long-billed Dowitcher / Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed DowitcherLC
- Eurasian Woodcock / Scolopax rusticola Eurasian WoodcockLC
- Common Snipe / Gallinago gallinago Common SnipeLC
- Wilson's Snipe / Gallinago delicata Wilson's SnipeLC
- Red-necked Phalarope / Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeLC
- Red Phalarope / Phalaropus fulicarius Red PhalaropeLC
- Spotted Sandpiper / Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperLC
- Solitary Sandpiper / Tringa solitaria Solitary SandpiperLC
- Lesser Yellowlegs / Tringa flavipes Lesser YellowlegsLC
- Common Redshank / Tringa totanus Common RedshankLC
- Wood Sandpiper / Tringa glareola Wood SandpiperLC
- Common Greenshank / Tringa nebularia Common GreenshankLC
- Greater Yellowlegs / Tringa melanoleuca Greater YellowlegsLC
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake / Rissa tridactyla Black-legged KittiwakeVU
- Ivory Gull / Pagophila eburnea Ivory GullNT
- Sabine's Gull / Xema sabini Sabine's GullLC
- Bonaparte's Gull / Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's GullLC
- Black-headed Gull / Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed GullLC
- Little Gull / Hydrocoloeus minutus Little GullLC
- Ross's Gull / Rhodostethia rosea Ross's GullLC
- Laughing Gull / Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing GullLC
- Franklin's Gull / Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's GullLC
- Common Gull / Larus canus Common GullLC
- Ring-billed Gull / Larus delawarensis Ring-billed GullLC
- Great Black-backed Gull / Larus marinus Great Black-backed GullLC
- Glaucous Gull / Larus hyperboreus Glaucous GullLC
- Iceland Gull / Larus glaucoides Iceland GullLC
- European Herring Gull / Larus argentatus European Herring GullLC
- American Herring Gull / Larus smithsonianus American Herring GullLC
- Lesser Black-backed Gull / Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed GullLC
- Common Tern / Sterna hirundo Common TernLC
- Arctic Tern / Sterna paradisaea Arctic TernLC
- Black Tern / Chlidonias niger Black TernLC
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
- Auks / Alcidae Auks
- Little Auk / Alle alle Little AukLC
- Thick-billed Murre / Uria lomvia Thick-billed MurreLC
- Common Murre / Uria aalge Common MurreLC
- Razorbill / Alca torda RazorbillLC
- Great Auk / Pinguinus impennis Great AukEX
- Black Guillemot / Cepphus grylle Black GuillemotLC
- Crested Auklet / Aethia cristatella Crested AukletLC
- Atlantic Puffin / Fratercula arctica Atlantic PuffinVU
- Horned Puffin / Fratercula corniculata Horned PuffinLC
- Tufted Puffin / Fratercula cirrhata Tufted PuffinLC
- Divers / Gaviiformes Divers
- Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- American Bittern / Botaurus lentiginosus American BitternLC
- Black-crowned Night Heron / Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night HeronLC
- Green Heron / Butorides virescens Green HeronNE
- Western Cattle Egret / Bubulcus ibis Western Cattle EgretLC
- Grey Heron / Ardea cinerea Grey HeronLC
- Great Blue Heron / Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronLC
- Little Blue Heron / Egretta caerulea Little Blue HeronLC
- Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura / Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers / Vireonidae Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
- Waxwings / Bombycillidae Waxwings
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
- Goldcrests, Kinglets / Regulidae Goldcrests, Kinglets
- Wrens / Troglodytidae Wrens
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
- Hermit Thrush / Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushLC
- Grey-cheeked Thrush / Catharus minimus Grey-cheeked ThrushLC
- White's Thrush / Zoothera aurea White's ThrushLC
- Song Thrush / Turdus philomelos Song ThrushLC
- Redwing / Turdus iliacus RedwingNT
- Common Blackbird / Turdus merula Common BlackbirdLC
- Fieldfare / Turdus pilaris FieldfareLC
- American Robin / Turdus migratorius American RobinLC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
- Eurasian Chaffinch / Fringilla coelebs Eurasian ChaffinchLC
- Pine Grosbeak / Pinicola enucleator Pine GrosbeakLC
- Common Redpoll / Acanthis flammea Common RedpollLC
- Lesser Redpoll / Acanthis cabaret Lesser RedpollNE
- Arctic Redpoll / Acanthis hornemanni Arctic RedpollNE
- Red Crossbill / Loxia curvirostra Red CrossbillLC
- Two-barred Crossbill / Loxia leucoptera Two-barred CrossbillLC
- Pine Siskin / Spinus pinus Pine SiskinLC
- Longspurs, Snow Buntings / Calcariidae Longspurs, Snow Buntings
- New World Sparrows / Passerellidae New World Sparrows
- Yellow-breasted Chat / Icteriidae Yellow-breasted Chat
- Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds / Icteridae Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
- New World Warblers / Parulidae New World Warblers
- Ovenbird / Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdLC
- Louisiana Waterthrush / Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushLC
- Northern Waterthrush / Parkesia noveboracensis Northern WaterthrushLC
- Golden-winged Warbler / Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged WarblerNT
- Tennessee Warbler / Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee WarblerLC
- Orange-crowned Warbler / Leiothlypis celata Orange-crowned WarblerLC
- Nashville Warbler / Leiothlypis ruficapilla Nashville WarblerLC
- Mourning Warbler / Geothlypis philadelphia Mourning WarblerLC
- Common Yellowthroat / Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatLC
- American Redstart / Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartLC
- Northern Parula / Setophaga americana Northern ParulaLC
- Magnolia Warbler / Setophaga magnolia Magnolia WarblerLC
- Bay-breasted Warbler / Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted WarblerLC
- Blackburnian Warbler / Setophaga fusca Blackburnian WarblerLC
- American Yellow Warbler / Setophaga aestiva American Yellow WarblerNE
- Chestnut-sided Warbler / Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided WarblerLC
- Blackpoll Warbler / Setophaga striata Blackpoll WarblerNT
- Black-throated Blue Warbler / Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue WarblerLC
- Pine Warbler / Setophaga pinus Pine WarblerLC
- Myrtle Warbler / Setophaga coronata Myrtle WarblerLC
- Black-throated Green Warbler / Setophaga virens Black-throated Green WarblerLC
- Canada Warbler / Cardellina canadensis Canada WarblerLC
- Wilson's Warbler / Cardellina pusilla Wilson's WarblerLC
- Cardinals & Allies / Cardinalidae Cardinals & Allies
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Greenland types of birds
19 orders
53 families
140 genera
255 species
Greenland
Greenland, Green. Kalaallit Nunaat, Dan. Grønland, the largest island in the world (2005 est. pop. 56,000), 836,109 sq mi (2,166,086 sq km), self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark, lying largely within the Arctic Circle. It is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean in the north; the Greenland Sea in the east; the Denmark Strait in the southeast, which separates it from Iceland; the Atlantic Ocean in the south; and Davis Strait and Baffin Bay in the west, which separate it from Baffin Island, Canada. The capital is Nuuk (formerly Godthåb).