BIRDS OF SPITSBERGEN

VOGELS VAN SPITSBERGEN

FUGLENE AV SPITSBERGEN

Birds of Spitsbergen coded for abundance, breeding, migration, wintering, endemic, rare, etc.; 2000 pages on birds, nature, birdwatching, where to go birding, birds and nature pictures, nature conservation, equipment, bird feeding, etc. Welcome to the bird list of Spitsbergen.

Spitsbergen is home to an impressive number of species of birds that vary from residents, that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Spitsbergen to raise their young, migrants who pass through Spitsbergen with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Spitsbergen to escape colder conditions up north. While many species of birds are relatively common as they are part of the ecosystems of the state, it is always a thrill to stumble upon a rare bird or vagrant, that does not really form part of any the Spitsbergen ecosystems. Maybe it got lost during its travels between its summer and winter residence or it got displaced by bad weather.

Among the species of the checklist of the birds of Spitsbergen you can find  waterfowl and wading birds, a large suite of song birds, raptors, game birds, swifts and nighthawks, etc., many of which occupy several ecosystems simultaneously, as they fly to and from forests, meadows, shorelines of waters, cities and and urban green spaces. At Birdlist, we have developed a coding system that can help you predict when you may expect a certain species, with a code for seasonality, such as resident, nesting, wintering, etc. A code for abundance will give you a clue on the likelihood that you may actually see a certain species of bird. As we progressed with the coding, we realized that there should be a differentiation in the coding for "common", such as less common, common and very common birds. However, this would require reliable quantative data, which for most states, are not revealed by the commission of bird records. We hope to provide those in the future. In the meantime, enjoy the current checklist of the birds of Spitsbergen.

Thank you for visiting Nature Worldwide on Spitsbergen. In this linked net of country pages you can find lists of birds, nature, mammals and national parks. Birds of Spitsbergen provides a checklist of the birds of Spitsbergen. It is a complete birdlist or bird list listing all the birds of Spitsbergen in ornithological taxonomic order. In Nature of Spitsbergen you can find nature related websites, like on birding, birdwatching, general ornithology, nature, nature conservation, national parks, protected areas, nature reserves, etc. In Mammals of Spitsbergen you can find the list of the mammals of Spitsbergen in taxonomic order. National parks, Nature reserves and Protected areas of Spitsbergen provides you with list of all the national parks and other protected areas of Spitsbergen.  Click on the following links for our web pages on Spitsbergen. http://www.birdlist.org/spitsbergen.htm http://www.nature-worldwide.info/spitsbergen.htm http://www.mammals-worldwide.info/spitsbergen.htm http://www.nationalparks-worldwide.info/spitsbergen.htm