This is a list of the bird species recorded in Greenland. The avifauna of Greenland include a total of 251 species as of May 2023 according to Bird Checklists of the World.[1] Of them, 176 are rare or accidental. One species is extinct (the great auk, another probably is (the Eskimo curlew), and one has been extirpated (the house sparrow).
This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 63rd Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS).[2] Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
The following tag has been used to highlight accidentals. Untagged species are common residents, migrants, or seasonal visitors.
(A) Accidental – a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Greenland
^Lepage, Denis (March 13, 2021). "Checklist of Birds of Greenland". Avibase bird checklists of the world. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^Chesser, R. T., S. M. Billerman, K. J. Burns, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, B. E. Hernández-Baños, R. A. Jiménez, A. W. Kratter, N. A. Mason, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., D. F. Stotz, and K. Winker. 2022. Check-list of North American Birds (online). American Ornithological Society. (July 29, 2022). "Check-list of North and Middle American Birds". American Ornithological Society. Retrieved July 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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