Birds of Greenland

74 species recorded at 15 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Northern RavenNorthern RavenCorvus coraxIceland GullIceland GullLarus glaucoidesGlaucous GullGlaucous GullLarus hyperboreusGreat Black-backed GullGreat Black-backed GullLarus marinusRedpollRedpollAcanthis flammeaMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosWhite-tailed EagleWhite-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicillaCommon EiderCommon EiderSomateria mollissimaSnow BuntingSnow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisLesser Black-backed GullLesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusKing EiderKing EiderSomateria spectabilisBlack-legged KittiwakeBlack-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactylaRock PtarmiganRock PtarmiganLagopus mutaPurple SandpiperPurple SandpiperCalidris maritima

Most recorded

Northern WheatearNorthern WheatearOenanthe oenantheLapland LongspurLapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusNorthern FulmarNorthern FulmarFulmarus glacialisRed-necked PhalaropeRed-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusBlack GuillemotBlack GuillemotCepphus grylleCanada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisRed-breasted MerganserRed-breasted MerganserMergus serratorCommon LoonCommon LoonGavia immerRed-throated LoonRed-throated LoonGavia stellataArctic TernArctic TernSterna paradisaeaMeadow PipitMeadow PipitAnthus pratensisLong-tailed DuckLong-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisCommon Ringed PloverCommon Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Ilulissat37 species
  2. Sisimiut33 species
  3. Qaqortoq36 species
  4. Nanortalik34 species
  5. Nuuk43 species
  6. Qeqertarsuaq25 species
  7. Kangerlussuaq33 species
  8. Ittoqqortoormiit32 species
  9. Tasiilaq28 species
  10. Ilulissat Fjord31 species
  11. Paamiut30 species
  12. Narsarsuaq26 species
All 15 hotspots
  1. Bear islands26 species
  2. Tyskernæsset26 species
  3. Aappilattoq20 species

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All species recorded · 74