First pre-modern record of the gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) in north-east Greenland
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) is the largest falcon in the world. It inhabits a wide range of climate zones in the Northern Hemisphere, from boreal forests in the south of its range to the arid polar deserts of the High Arctic. In Greenland, because of the harsh, remote environments in which gyrfalco...
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| Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Polar Research |
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| Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3539/9576 |