Field checklist
Birds of Greenland
40 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | Motacillidae | NE | |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | Laridae | LC | |
| Atlantic Puffin | Fratercula arctica | Alcidae | VU | |
| Barnacle Goose | Branta leucopsis | Anatidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | Laridae | VU | |
| Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus | Bombycillidae | LC | |
| Brant Goose | Branta bernicla | Anatidae | LC | |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | Anatidae | LC | |
| Common Eider | Somateria mollissima | Anatidae | NT | |
| Common Loon | Gavia immer | Gaviidae | LC | |
| Common Merganser | Mergus merganser | Anatidae | LC | |
| Common Murre | Uria aalge | Alcidae | LC | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | Laridae | LC | |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | Anatidae | LC | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | Laridae | LC | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Northern Raven | Corvus corax | Corvidae | LC | |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Razorbill | Alca torda | Alcidae | LC | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | Anatidae | LC | |
| Redpoll | Acanthis flammea | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus | Turdidae | NT | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | Calcariidae | LC | |
| Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | Anatidae | LC | |
| Snowy Owl | Bubo scandiacus | Strigidae | VU | |
| Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | Procellariidae | NT | |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | Motacillidae | LC | |
| White-tailed Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus | Anatidae | LC |
This checklist lists the species that have profiles on this site, not every species ever recorded in the country. Taxonomy: AviList. Status: IUCN Red List category.