List of birds of Svalbard

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This list of birds of Svalbard includes 241 species as of 2024, of which at least three are introduced.

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Svalbard is an archipelago of islands in the North Sea. It currently is an unincorporated area of Norway. The largest island, Svalbard or Spitzbergen, is home to about 2,500 people. Other islands include Nordaustlandet, Bjørnøja and Edgeøya.

Breeding status

Ducks, geese, swans, and eiders

Order: Anseriformes    Family: Anatidae

English nameNorwegian nameScientific nameBreeding statusYearly abundance (if any)Photo
Brant RinggåsBranta berniclaCBApril–September

Ringelgans (Branta bernicla) - Spiekeroog, Nationalpark Niedersachsisches Wattenmeer.jpg

Red-breasted goose RødhalsgåsBranta ruficollisRV

Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) -side.jpg

Canada goose KanadagåsBranta canadensisI V

Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis).jpg

Cackling goose PolargåsBranta huchinsiiV

Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) (23942700903).jpg

Barnacle goose HvitkinngåsBranta leucopsisAB WV?May–October

Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis).jpg

Bar-headed goose StripegåsAnser indicusI V

Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) (51145852044).jpg

Snow goose Snøgås Anser caerulescensA

Anser caerulescens CT4.jpg

Greylag goose GrågåsAnser anserA, possibly IBMay–August, seen year-round

Ansar comun (Anser anser) en el Palacio de Nymphenburg, Munich, Alemania06.JPG

Taiga bean goose TaigasædgåsAnser fabalisV

Taiga bean goose (53347585277).jpg

Pink-footed goose KortnebbgåsAnser brachyrhynchusAB

2018-10-06 Anser brachyrhynchus, Killingworth Lake, Northumberland 1.jpg

Tundra bean goose Tundrasædgås Anser serrirostrisO

Tundra Bean Goose (Anser serrirostris), Norwick - geograph.org.uk - 5367435.jpg

Greater white-fronted goose Tundragås Anser albifronsA

Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) in flight.jpg

Mute swan KnoppsvaneCygnus olorRV

RO IF Pantelimon lake mute swan head in wings.jpg

Tundra swan DvergsvaneCygnus columbianusV

Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) (13016737873).jpg

Whooper swan SangsvaneCygnus cygnusA, IB (Bjørnøya)June–July, seen year round

Cygnus cygnus Oulu 20240414 02.jpg

Common shelduck GravandTadorna tadornaV

Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) male 2.jpg

Ruddy shelduck RustandTadorna ferrugineaRV

Ruddy Shelduck Chandratal Spiti Himachal Jun18 D72 7911.jpg

Mandarin duck Mandarinand Aix galericulataI RV

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata).jpg

Baikal teal GulkinnandSibirionetta formosaRV

Sibirionetta formosa 01 (cropped).jpg

Garganey KnekkandSpatula querquedulaRV Female garganey (Spatula querquedula) in Algeria.jpg
Blue-winged teal BlåvingeandSpatula discorsRV

Spatula discors f Humber Bay Park E Toronto.jpg

Northern shoveler SkjeandSpatula clypeataVYear round, usually May–August

Northern Shoveler by Tisha Mukherjee 12.jpg

Gadwall SnadderandMareca streperaV

Male gadwall in Red Hook (61525).jpg

Eurasian wigeon BrunnakkeMareca penelopeO, probably IBMay–August

Eurasian wigeon in Sakai, Osaka, February 2016.jpg

Mallard StokkandAnas platyrhynchosA, probably IB

Anas platyrhynchos (Male) in Locarno - Frontal view.jpg

Northern pintail StjertandAnas acutaA IBMay-August

Northern pintail at Taudaha Kathmandu.jpg

Common teal KrikkandAnas creccaA IBMay-September

2015 Cyraneczka zwyczajna (samiec).jpg

Green-winged teal AmerikakrikkandAnas carolinensisRV

Green-winged Teal (8028160855).jpg

Common pochard TaffelandAythya ferinaRV

Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) (49049342462).jpg

Ring-necked duck RingandAythya collarisRV

Ring-Necked Duck at Byrd Park.jpg

Tufted duck ToppandAythya fuligulaAMay-September

Aythya fuligula Hires.jpg

Greater scaup BergandAythya marilaV

Aythya marila nearctica F 1Yr Ontario.jpg

Steller's eider StellerandPolysticta stelleriOMay-July

Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) (13667604773).jpg

Spectacled eider BrilleærfuglSomateria fischeriRV

Somateria fischeri (Spectacled Eider - Plueschkopfente) - Weltvogelpark Walsrode 2012-32.jpg

King eider PraktærfuglSomateria spectabilisCBApril-September

King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) (13667548395).jpg

Common eider ÆrfuglSomateria mollissimaABMarch-September, seen year round

Somateria mollissima male..jpg

Harlequin HarlekinandHistrionicus histrionicusV

Utka kamenushka na r. Karymchina.jpg

Velvet scoter Sjøorre Melanitta fuscaV

Melanitta fusca var deglandi f Toronto.jpg

White-winged scoter AmerikasjøorreMelanitta deglandiRV

Melanitta deglandi male by Don Faulkner.jpg

Black scoter SvartandMelanitta nigraA, probably CBMay-July

Sjoorre - Common Scoter 3.jpg

Long-tailed duck HavelleClangula hyemalisCBApril-September, seen year round

Clangula hyemalis.jpg

Common goldeneye KvinandBucephala clangulaO

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)- female.jpg

Barrow's goldeneye Islandsand Bucephala islandindicaRV

Bucephala islandica-3.jpg

Smew LappfiskandMergellus albellusRV

Smew (Mergellus albellus).JPG

Common merganser LaksandMergus merganserRV

20240315 common merganser south meadows PD204189.jpg

Red-breasted merganser SilandMergus serratorO, probably DB

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator, Munyon Island, Florida.jpg

Pheasants, grouse, and partridges

Order: Galliformes    Family: Phasianidae

English nameNorwegian nameScientific nameBreeding statusYearly abundance (if any)Photo
Svalbard rock ptarmigan Svalbardrype Lagopus muta hyperboreusCB WVJanuary-December

Svalbard rock ptarmigan svalbardrype pho w 5266.jpg

Swifts

Order: Apodiformes    Family: Apodidae

English nameNorwegian nameScientific nameBreeding statusYearly abundance (if any)Photo
Common swift Tårnseiler Apus apusV

Common Swift Apus apus.jpg

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes    Family: Cuculidae

English nameNorwegian nameScientific nameBreeding statusYearly abundance (if any)Photo
Common cuckoo Gjøk Cuculus canorusRV

Cuculus canorus vogelartinfo chris romeiks CHR0431 (cropped).jpg

Doves and pigeons

Order: Columbiformes    Family: Columbidae

English nameNorwegian nameScientific nameBreeding statusYearly abundance (if any)Photo
Feral pigeon Bydue Columba livia var. domesticaRV

Rock Pigeon at Ed Fountain Park.jpg

Common wood pigeon RingdueColumba palumbusV

Common Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus.jpg

European turtle dove Turteldue Streptopelia turturRV

Tourterelle des bois Sud de la Tunisie.jpg

Eurasian collared dove Tykerdue Streptopelia decaoctoRV

Streptopelia decaocto - Eurasian Collared Dove 05.jpg

References

  1. "Bird Species in Svalbard". Birding Svalbard.
  2. "Exotic and Introduced Species in eBird". Help Center.