Holarctic Birds

This is a list of the bird species with holarctic distributions: found in both the Palearctic (Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, and northern Africa) and Nearctic (North America) ecozones. Only widespread, non-cosmopolitan species that nest or are resident across a wide swath of both zones are included here; mostly Palearctic birds like Common Ringed Plover or White Wagtail that have a limited Nearctic range in Alaska or Canada are primarily excluded, and vice versa, but some decisions were rather arbitrary. In many cases, these birds have different names on the different continents (e.g., Common Merganser is Goosander in Europe), but since I'm an American, this list generally follows American naming and taxonomy.

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Greater White-Fronted Goose

Greater White-Fronted Goose

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Brant

Brant

2

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

3

Mallard

Mallard

4

Gadwall

Gadwall

5

Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

6

Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

7

Green-Winged Teal

Green-Winged Teal

8

Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

9

Common Eider

Common Eider

10

King Eider

King Eider

11

Long-Tailed Duck

Long-Tailed Duck

12

Common Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye

13

Common Merganser

Common Merganser

14

Red-Breasted Merganser

Red-Breasted Merganser

15

Willow Ptarmigan

Willow Ptarmigan

16

Rock Ptarmigan

Rock Ptarmigan

17

Red-Throated Loon

Red-Throated Loon

18

Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe

19

Eared Grebe

Eared Grebe

20

Red-Necked Grebe

Red-Necked Grebe

21

Northern Fulmar

Northern Fulmar

22

Leach's Storm-Petrel

Leach's Storm-Petrel

23

Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

24

Northern Goshawk

Northern Goshawk

25

Northern Harrier

Northern Harrier

26

Rough-Legged Hawk

Rough-Legged Hawk

27

Black-Bellied Plover

Black-Bellied Plover

28

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

29

Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

30

Red Knot

Red Knot

31

Sanderling

Sanderling

32

Dunlin

Dunlin

33

Red-Necked Phalarope

Red-Necked Phalarope

34

Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope

35

Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger

36

Parasitic Jaeger

Parasitic Jaeger

37

Long-Tailed Jaeger

Long-Tailed Jaeger

38

Black-Legged Kittiwake

Black-Legged Kittiwake

39

Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull

40

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