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Narwhal. The narwhal ( Monodon monoceros) is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic. It is the only member of the genus Monodon, and one of two living representatives of the family Monodontidae. The narwhal has a similar build to the closely related beluga whale, with which it overlaps in range and can interbreed.
The common loon or great northern diver ( Gavia immer) is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. Breeding adults have a plumage that includes a broad black head and neck with a greenish, purplish, or bluish sheen, blackish or blackish-grey upperparts, and pure white underparts except some black on the undertail coverts and vent.
The black-throated loon ( Gavia arctica ), also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia. It winters along sheltered, ice-free coasts of the north-east Atlantic Ocean and the eastern and western Pacific ...
Alcinae Leach, 1820. Fraterculinae Strauch, 1985. Auks or alcids are a group of birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. [ 1] The alcid family includes the murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets. The family contains 25 extant or recently extinct species that are divided into 11 genera.
1820s. 1820–1824: Ferdinand von Wrangel and Fyodor Matyushkin explore the East Siberian Sea and the Chukchi Sea areas. 1821–1824: Fyodor Litke explores the eastern Barents Sea and the west coast of Novaya Zemlya, including Matochkin Strait. 1821–1823: Pyotr Anjou continues exploration of New Siberian Islands.
Diving duck. The diving ducks, commonly called pochards or scaups, are a category of duck which feed by diving beneath the surface of the water. They are part of Anatidae, the diverse and very large family that includes ducks, geese, and swans . The diving ducks are placed in a distinct tribe in the subfamily Anatinae, the Aythyini.
This is a list of Arctic cetaceans. Cetacea. Narwhals Beluga whales. Balaenidae. Bowhead whale (ᐊᕐᕕᖅ, arviq) Balaena mysticetus; Balaenopteridae. Fin ...
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