The long cold climate and harsh ecological conditions make the Arctic region as a tough place to survive life. Still many kinds of bird are inhabit in the Arctic region. Many Arctic birds travel to other parts of the world in winter season to seepage from chilling climate. Some birds continue in Arctic circle year around. Here the “10 Amazing Arctic Birds”.
Yellow-Billed Loon
The Yellow-billed loon is the major loon bird in the world. Yellow-billed loons breed in Arctic tundra. They make nests using tundra vegetation in the coast of the mainland. This loon species passes most of their summertime in large tundra lakes. In winter season they travel to Southern Alaska and British Columbia. They mainly feed on small fishes, mollusks and crustaceans.
Rock Ptarmigan
Rock ptarmigan is an Arctic tundra bird that lives in mountainous and hilly regions of the Northern Arctic circle. They possess diverse coloration between season. In Winter ptarmigans have pure white color. In summer season they have grayish brown fluff. This change in coloration help them to hide from possible predators. Their diet contains flowers, berries, buds and leaves.
Peregrine Falcon
The peregrine falcon is the wildest bird in the world. They live in all around the world excluding Antarctica. They breed in Arctic tundra and in next winter season they travel to South America by cover more than 15,500 miles. Not all birds of the peregrine falcon family are travelling. Some of them choose a stable breeding place.
Buff-Breasted Sandpiper
Buff-breasted sandpiper is a tinny wandering bird with gorgeous coloration. Both male and female sandpipers have a pale brown body with black plugs. The small bird also has an gorgeous straight black bill. The buff-breasted sandpipers breed in dry areas of Arctic tundra. In non-breeding season they travel to South America.
Steller’s Eider
With a size of 45 cm Steller’s eider is the smallest member of eider family. They made nests and breed in Arctic tundra. Steller’s eiders use most of time in rivers and large lakes of Arctic tundra. In winter season they form big flocks that contain up to 2,00,000 birds and change to Bering Sea.
Snow Goose
Snow goose is named after its gorgeous white plumage. They breed in isolated regions of arctic tundra. In winter snow Goose form flocks of hundreds to thousands of birds and travel to Southern regions of the United States. At the end of winter season they again arrival to Arctic tundra. They can swim and can preserve the body temperature within few days from hatching.
Ruddy Turnstone
The Ruddy turnstone is a tinny shorebird name after its habit of picking and flipping stones. Ruddy turnstone also a strong travelling bird. They breed in rocky areas of Arctic tundra. In winter they travel to the coasts of Europe, Africa, North America, South Asia and South Pacific islands.
Snowy Owl
The bizarre looking snowy owls are breed on Arctic tundra. The female snowy owls are somewhat darker than males. Snowy owls have keen eyesight and excellent hearing. It helps them to catch the preys even in thick snow cover Snowy owls mainly feed on lemmings. They remain in the Arctic circle for all periods depend on availability of lemmings. Snowy owls also travel to the United States and Canada in winter season.
Snow Bunting
Snow bunting is an gorgeous Arctic bird. They build nests in rocky regions of Arctic tundra. During winter period they found in shores of lakes and ocean. In winter both male and female snow bunting has pale plumage with the blackish higher part. During breeding period, the male bird is in black, and the female is in grayish black.
Arctic Tern
The small and attractive Arctic tern in known for undertaking the longest distance journey in the animal kingdom. They breed in Antarctic circle at the initial of winter season the Arctic tern flies to Antarctica. Although it is the start of the warmer period in Antarctica.