This checklist includes all bird species found in Melville Island , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
Bird Checklists of the World is part of Avibase and Bird links to the World, which are designed and maintained by Denis Lepage, and hosted by Birds Canada, which is a co-partner of Birdlife International.
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Brent Goose | Branta bernicla | |
Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | |
Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | |
King Eider | Somateria spectabilis | |
Common Eider | Somateria mollissima | |
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Willow Grouse | Lagopus lagopus | |
Rock Ptarmigan | Lagopus muta | |
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Sandhill Crane | Antigone canadensis | |
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Red-throated Diver | Gavia stellata | |
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Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
American Golden Plover | Pluvialis dominica | |
Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
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Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Red Knot | Calidris canutus | |
Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Purple Sandpiper | Calidris maritima | |
Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | |
White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | |
Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
Grey Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | |
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Long-tailed Skua | Stercorarius longicaudus | |
Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus | |
Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
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Ivory Gull | Pagophila eburnea | |
Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | |
Thayer's Gull | Larus thayeri | |
Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus | |
Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | |
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Rough-legged Buzzard | Buteo lagopus | |
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Snowy Owl | Bubo scandiacus | |
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Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
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American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
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Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | |
Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | |
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Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia |
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