This is a list of species recorded on
Severnaya Zemlya. Severnaya Zemlya is a
archipelago in the Russian high
Arctic. It lies off
Siberia's
Taymyr Peninsula, separated from the mainland by the
Vilkitsky Strait. This archipelago separates two marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean, the
Kara Sea in the west and the
Laptev Sea in the east.
Flora
Vascular plants
Most common:
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Cerastium'' sp.
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Papaver polare
''Papaver radicatum'' is a species of poppy known by the common names Arctic poppy, rooted poppy, and yellow poppy. It is a flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae.
Distribution
''Papaver radicatum'' is circumpolar in distribution and grows ...
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Saxifraga caespitosa''
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Saxifraga oppositifolia''
Less common:
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Alopecurus alpinus''
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Cerastium regelii
''Cerastium regelii'', commonly known as Regel's chickweed, is a species of Perennial plant, perennial flowering plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae.
Its native range is subarctic.
References
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Cerastiu ...
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Deschampsia
''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries. '' sp.
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draba'' sp.
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Draba'' sp.
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Novosieversia glacialis''
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Phippsia
''Phippsia'' is a genus of Arctic and alpine plants in the grass family.
The genus is named in honour of Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, 1744-1792 a Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer, and is commonly known as ice grass or snow grass ...
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Poa abbreviata
''Poa'' is a genus of about 570 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres. Common names include meadow-grass (mainly in Europe and Asia), bluegrass (mainly in North America), tussock (some New Zealand species), a ...
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Poa arctica''
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Saxifraga cernua
''Saxifraga cernua'', the drooping saxifrage, nodding saxifrage or bulblet saxifrage, is a flower common all over the Arctic, High Arctic. It stretches further south in mountainous areas of the Alps, Norway, Iceland, Siberia and Alaska.
It grow ...
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Saxifraga nivalis''
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Salix polaris
''Salix polaris'', the polar willow, is a species of willow with a circumpolar distribution in the high arctic tundra, extending north to the limits of land, and south of the Arctic in the mountains of Norway, the northern Ural Mountains, the no ...
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Stellaria
''Stellaria'' is a genus of about 190 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include starwort, stitchwort and chickweed.
Description
''Stellaria'' species are relatively small ...
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Minuartia
''Minuartia'' is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as sandworts in the family Caryophyllaceae.
Minuartias are small annual or perennial plants which grow in otherwise inhospitable conditions such as on rocky ledges and in stony soil. Th ...
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Mosses
Most common:
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Detrichum flexicaule''
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Dicranum
''Dicranum'' is a genus of mosses, also called wind-blown mosses or fork mosses.
These mosses form in densely packed clumps. Stems may fork, but do not branch. In general, upright stems will be single but packed together. ''Dicranum'' is distrib ...
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Pogonatum
''Pogonatum'' is a genus of mosses — commonly called spike moss — which contains approximately 70 species that cover a cosmopolitan distribution. It can be seen mostly in Asian countries with a tropical climate.
Species
There ar ...
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Sanionia
''Sanionia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution, and was circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all ...
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Bryum'' sp.
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Orthothecium chryseum''
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Tortura'' sp.
Less common:
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Andreaea'' sp.
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Aulacomnium turgidum
''Aulacomnium turgidum'', the swollen thread-moss or mountain groove-moss, is a species of moss found in the US, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Norway and Scotland. It became extinct in England in 1878 and hasn't reestablished since.
Shoots ar ...
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Bryum cryophilum''
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Calliergon giganteum''
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Calliergon obtusifolium
''Calliergon'' is a genus of moss in the order Hypnales. The species in the genus are commonly referred to as calliergon mosses.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Calliergon'':
*'' Calliergon cordifolium'' (Hedw.) Kind ...
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Calliergon sarmentosum''
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Calliergon giganteum''
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Campylophus'' sp.
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Dichodontium'' sp.
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Dicranoweisia
''Dicranoweisia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Rhabdoweisiaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the ...
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Dicranoweisia crispula
''Dicranoweisia crispula'', the mountain pincushion, is a species of mosses that lives at both poles. It grows in the South Shetland Islands and on the Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra ...
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Dirrichum'' sp.
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Ditrichum flexicaule''
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Drepanocladus revolvens
''Drepanocladus'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Drepanocladus'':
*'' Drepanocladus aduncus''
*'' Drepanocladus and ...
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Drepanocladus exannulatus''
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Hylocomium splendens
''Hylocomium splendens'', commonly known as glittering woodmoss, splendid feather moss, stairstep moss, and mountain fern moss, is a Perennial plant, perennial Clone (plant), clonal moss with a widespread distribution in Northern Hemisphere borea ...
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Jungermannia
''Jungermannia'' is a genus of leafy liverworts belonging to the family Jungermanniaceae. They have a worldwide distribution.
Species
As accepted by World Flora Online;
* '' Jungermannia achroa''
* '' Jungermannia acris''
* '' Jungermannia acu ...
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Loeskypnum badium
''Loeskypnum'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.
The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America.
The genus name of ''Loeskypnum'' is in honour of Leopold Loeske (1865-1935), who was a German watc ...
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Philonotis
''Philonotis'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Bartramiaceae.
The genus was first described by Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Philonotis caespitosa
''Philonotis caespitosa'' ...
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Polytrichum
''Polytrichum'' is a genus of mosses — commonly called haircap moss or hair moss — which contains approximately 70 species that cover a cosmopolitan distribution.
The genus ''Polytrichum'' has a number of closely related sporophytic character ...
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Ptilidium ciliare
''Ptilidium ciliare'' is a liverwort with the common names ciliated fringewort and northern naugehyde liverwort. It is widespread in Canada, Alaska, the northeastern United States, Greenland, Iceland, and northern Europe occasionally as far sout ...
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Racomitrium lanuginosum
''Racomitrium lanuginosum'' is a widespread species of moss found in montane and arctic tundra, the genus Racomitrium is found across the Northern and Southern hemispheres., however Racomitrium lanuginosum is only found in the Northern hemisphere ...
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Sanionia uncinata
''Sanionia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution, and was circumscribed by Leopold Loeske in Verh. Bot. Vereins. Prov. Brandenburg vol.49 on page 63 in 1907.
The genus is named ...
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Schistidium apocarpum
''Schistidium'' is a plant genus in the moss family Grimmiaceae.
Species
''The Plant List'' and '' Tropicos'' recognise about 150 accepted species:
A
* '' Schistidium abrupticostatum''
* '' Schistidium absconditum''
* '' Schistidium ...
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Scorpidium turgescens''
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Tomenthypnum nitens''
Lichens
Most common:
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Cetraria nivalis''
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Thamnolia vermicularis
''Thamnolia'' is a genus of lichens in the family Icmadophilaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called whiteworm lichens.
Two species of ''Thamnolia'' are used by ethnic peoples of Yunnan Province (China) as a component of purported hea ...
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Cetraria
''Cetraria'' is a genus of fruticose lichens that associate with green algae as photobionts. Most species are found at high latitudes, occurring on sand or heath. Species have a characteristic "strap-like" form, with spiny lobe edges.
'' Cetra ...
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Cornicularia
''Cornicularia'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a monotypic genus, with a single currently accepted species, the saxicolous lichen ''Cornicularia normoerica''. This species has an erect caespitose ...
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Lecidea'' sp.
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Ochrolechia
''Ochrolechia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Ochrolechiaceae.
Species
, Species Fungorum accepts 38 species of ''Ochrolechia'':
*'' Ochrolechia aegaea''
*'' Ochrolechia africana''
*'' Ochrolechia alaskana''
*'' Ochrolechia a ...
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Parmelia'' sp.
Less common:
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Alectoria'' sp.
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Buellia'' sp.
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Caloplaca
''Caloplaca'' is a lichen genus comprising a number of distinct species. Members of the genus are commonly called firedot lichen, jewel lichen.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, gold lichens, "ora ...
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Cetaria cucullata''
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Cetaria'' sp.
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Cladia
''Cladia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Cladoniaceae. ''Cladia'' species have a crustose primary thallus and a fruticose, secondary thallus, often referred to as pseudopodetium. The type species of the genus, '' Cladia aggregata'' ...
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Cladonia'' sp.
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Dactylina arctica
''Dactylina arctica'' is a species of fungus within the family Parmeliaceae. Common names for this lichen are finger lichen and Arctic finger lichen. A specific area in which this lichen occurs is represented by the boreal forests of Canada.C ...
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Dermatocarpon
''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae.
Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruiti ...
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Hypogymnia
''Hypogymnia'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. They are commonly known as tube lichens, bone lichens, or pillow lichens. Most species lack rhizines (root-like attachment organs on the lower surface) that are otherwise c ...
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Ochrolechia frigida
''Ochrolechia frigida'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Ochrolechiaceae. It was first formally described by Olof Peter Swartz in 1781, as ''Lichen frigidus''. Bernt Arne Lynge transferred it to '' Ochrolechia'' in 1928.
It is a ...
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Peltigera
''Peltigera'' is a genus of approximately 100 species of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. Commonly known as the dog or pelt lichens, species of ''Peltigera'' are often terricolous (growing on soil), but can also occur on moss, trees, ...
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Ramalina
''Ramalina'' is a genus of greenish fruticose lichens that grow in the form of flattened, strap-like branches. Members of the genus are commonly called strap lichensField Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 201 ...
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Rhizocarpon'' sp.
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Sphaerophorus
''Sphaerophorus'' a genus of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales
The Lecanorales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The order contains 26 families, 269 genera, ...
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Stereocaulon
''Stereocaulon'' is a genus of lichens. Members of ''Stereocaulon'' are commonly called snow lichens.
Species
*'' Stereocaulon alpinum''
*'' Stereocaulon apocalypticum''
*'' Stereocaulon arcticum''
*'' Stereocaulon arenarium''
*'' Stereocau ...
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Thamnolia vermicularis
''Thamnolia'' is a genus of lichens in the family Icmadophilaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called whiteworm lichens.
Two species of ''Thamnolia'' are used by ethnic peoples of Yunnan Province (China) as a component of purported hea ...
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Thamnolia
''Thamnolia'' is a genus of lichens in the family Icmadophilaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called whiteworm lichens.
Two species of ''Thamnolia'' are used by ethnic peoples of Yunnan Province
Yunnan , () is a landlocked pro ...
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Umbilicaria'' sp.
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Xanthoria elegans
''Xanthoria elegans'', commonly known as the elegant sunburst lichen, is a lichenized species of fungus in the genus ''Xanthoria'', family Teloschistaceae. Recognized by its bright orange or red pigmentation, this species grows on rocks, often ne ...
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Xanthoria'' sp.
Fauna
Breeding birds
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little auk
The little auk or dovekie (''Alle alle'') is a small auk, the only member of the genus ''Alle''. ''Alle'' is the Sami name of the long-tailed duck; it is onomatopoeic and imitates the call of the drake duck. Linnaeus was not particularly famil ...
(''Alle alle'')
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kittiwake (''Rissa tridactyla'')
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black guillemot
The black guillemot or tystie (''Cepphus grylle'') is a medium-sized seabird of the Alcidae family, native throughout northern Atlantic coasts and eastern North American coasts. It is resident in much of its range, but large populations from the ...
(''Cepphus grylle'')
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ivory gull
The ivory gull (''Pagophila eburnea'') is a small gull, the only species in the genus ''Pagophila''. It breeds in the high Arctic and has a circumpolar distribution through Greenland, northernmost North America, and Eurasia.
Taxonomy
The ivory ...
(''Pagophila eburnea'')
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glaucous gull
The glaucous gull (''Larus hyperboreus'') is a large gull, the second-largest gull in the world. It breeds in Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and winters south to shores of the Holarctic. The genus name is from Latin ''larus'', which a ...
(''Larus hyperboreus'')
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snow bunting (''Plectrophenax nivalis'')
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purple sandpiper (''Calidris maritima'')
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brent goose (''Branta bernicla'').
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Arctic tern
The Arctic tern (''Sterna paradisaea'') is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe (as far south as Brittany), Asia, and North America (as far south a ...
(''Sterna paradisaea'')
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herring gull (''Larus argentatus'')
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red-throated diver (''Gavia stellata'')
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king eider (''Somateria spectabilis'')
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sanderling (''Calidris alba'')
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Arctic skua
The parasitic jaeger (''Stercorarius parasiticus''), also known as the Arctic skua, Arctic jaeger or parasitic skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory species that breeds in Northern Scandinavia, Scotland, Iceland ...
(''Stercorarius parasiticus'')
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long-tailed skua
The long-tailed skua or long-tailed jaeger (''Stercorarius longicaudus'') is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae.
Etymology
The word "jaeger" is derived from the German word ''Jäger'', meaning "hunter". The English word "skua" comes fr ...
(''Stercorarius longicaudus'')
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snowy owl (''Bubo scandiacus'')
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Lapland bunting
The Lapland longspur (''Calcarius lapponicus''), also known as the Lapland bunting, is a passerine bird in the longspur family Calcariidae, a group separated by most modern authors from the Fringillidae (Old World finches).
Etymology
The English ...
(''Calcarius lapponicus'').
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pomarine skua
The pomarine jaeger (''Stercorarius pomarinus''), pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans.
Taxonomy
Its relationships are not fully resolved; i ...
(''Stercorarius pomarinus'')
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Ross's gull (''Rhodostethia rosea'')
Transient birds
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Brünnich's guillemot (''Uria lomvia'')
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rook (''Corvus frugilegus'')
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white wagtail (''Motacilla alba'')
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fulmar (''Fulmarus glacialis'')
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long-tailed duck (''Clangula hyemalis'')
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common eider (''Somateria mollissima'')
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peregrine falcon
The peregrine falcon (''Falco peregrinus''), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan bird of prey (Bird of prey, raptor) in the family (biology), family Falco ...
(''Falco peregrinus'')
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rock ptarmigan
The rock ptarmigan (''Lagopus muta'') is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse family. It is known simply as the ptarmigan in the UK. It is the official bird for the Canadian territory of Nunavut, where it is known as the ''aqiggiq'' (ᐊᕿ ...
(''Lagopus mutus'')
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knot (''Calidris canutus'')
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sharp-tailed sandpiper (''Calidris acuminata'')
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red phalarope (''Phalaropus fulicarius'')
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great skua
The great skua (''Stercorarius skua''), sometimes known by the name bonxie in Britain, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is roughly the size of a herring gull. It mainly eats fish caught at the sea surface or taken fr ...
(''Catharacta skua'')
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Sabine's gull (''Xema sabini'')
Mammals
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collared lemming (''Dicrostonyx torquatus'')
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Arctic fox (''Alopex lagopus'')
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wolf (''Canis lupus'')
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ermine (''Mustela erminea'')
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Arctic hare (''Lepus timidus'')
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reindeer (''Rangifer tarandus'')
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polar bear
The polar bear (''Ursus maritimus'') is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the largest extant bear specie ...
(''Ursus maritimus'')
References
Bird Observations in Severnaya ZemlyaPreliminary Results of Botanical and Microbiological Investigations on Severnaya Zemlya 1995h1>
External links
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