Qaqa}i{
- Gavia stellata
Qaqa}i{
sam qigu{ liidaa aku{ qigu}im ilagaan chuqudaza{. Ala}um kugan aguun
hamang kidu{tana{ liidaza{. Qan'gim aslaan hachigan hangadan hakangis
quuhmliixs chuqagan ilagaan ilidaa akiita{ quhmaza{. Hingamataku{
qigu{ liidal hiiyukam chutxidigaa mataza{.
Sam
qigu{ liidaa aku{ mal, sam chlaqatuu amaza{. Hagumatal chla{tal
qakuchas mayaa{tazakus mal chlaqatuzas. Sam chlaqatungis akus
hakangis amnil hiila{tazas mal qaqa}i{ mataza{. Qigu{ liidam sa}anaa
aku{ maalal, mayaa{talgal liisnaalaza}ula{, aadahliikaku{
hitmiitunazalaka{ mal. Ala}um kugan aku{ achunanaa{talakan aguun
igaakaza}ula{. Aa}an qakuchas qal txin kayagnatiku{ mal.
Qaqa}is
slum aslaan hanim tan}ikuchangis kugan saahmla}izas. Slum aslaan
hakaatxan inkam ilan iga{tanangis tutalgazas qa-qa-qa-qa, hi{tal
iga{takus ilgalgahliguun hakang iga{takus uku}azas. Tunugan amil}an
ilagaan aku{ asaa ngaan asaalaqa{ amasuku{, hingamaku} mal qaqa}i{
ngaan asa}azaku{.
Red-throated
Loon - Gavia stellata
The
red-throated loon is very similar to a common loon except it is
smaller in size. When seen on water, it sits very low in it. During
winter, the red-throated loon has gray feathers on its back and it
has white feathers beneath its throat, all the way to its stomach. It
has a very sharp bill like the common loon.
The
red-throated loon is a diver like the common loon. It dives for fish
which it eats. It also has tight feathers, and it is very hard to
pluck. Because of this, it is not hunted much.
Sometimes
the red-throated loon has a hard time trying to fly if there is no
breeze. This is because it is heavy from eating fish.
These
birds nest on lakes where there are small islets. During the summers,
these loons can be heard crying up in the sky while they fly. The
sounds they make are qa-qa. It is possible to spot them first from
the sounds they make. They probably got their name from the sound
they make.
Qigu{ -
Gavia immer
Common Loon
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Qaqa}i{ -
Gavia stellata
Red-throated Loon
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Aagayuu}i{ -
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Pelagic Cormorant
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Ingatu{ -
Phalacrocorax urile
Red-faced Cormorant
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Qukin}i{ -
Olor columbianus
Whistling Swan
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Qagmangi{ -
Philacte canagica
Emperor Goose
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Aa}i{ -
Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard
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Amtatu{ -
Anas acuta
Pintail
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Qii{chiida{ -
Anas crecca
Green-winged Teal
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Kuchutu{ -
Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup
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Saaku{ -
Somateria spectabilis
King Eider
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Kasami{ -
Somateria mollissima
Common Eider
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Tamgaalu{ -
Melanitta deglandi
White-winged Scoter
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Qugaangi{ -
Melanitta nigra
Black Scoter
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Hanim
Kamgituu - Bucephala clangula
Common Goldeneye
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Midimit{i{ -
Becephala albeola
Bufflehead
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Aanglaa}i{ -
Clangula hyemalis
Oldsquaw
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Kaaxadgi{ -
Histrionicus histrionicus
Harlequin Duck
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A}laaya{ -
Mergus serrator
Red-breasted Merganser
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Ti}la{ -
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald Eagle
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A}diikas -
Lagopus mutus
Rock Ptarmigan
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Hiigi{ -
Haematopus bachmani
Black Oystercatcher
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Chulixta{ -
Calidris ptilocnemis
Rock Sandpiper
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Sluka{ -
Larus glaucescens
Glaucous-wing Gull
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Tiigilgaada{ -
Rissa tridactyla
Black-legged Kittiwake
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Ulungt{a{ -
Uria aalge
Common Murre
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Siihmlu{ -
Cepphus columba
Pigeon Guillemot
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Qizangi{ -
Synthliboramphus antiguus
Ancient Murrelet
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Qagida{ -
Fratercula corniculata
Horned Puffin
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Uxchu{ -
Lunta cirrhata
Tufted Puffin
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Tutuutu{ -
Nyctea scandiaca
Snowy Owl
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Qanglaa}i{ -
Corvus corax
Common Raven
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Maadugaa{ -
Plectrophenax nivalis
Snow Bunting
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Chaanu{ -
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
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Chiixuyaaka{ -
Melospiza melodia
Song Sparrow
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Chilu{ -
Calcarius lapponicus
Alaska Longspur
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Qatxaya{ -
Troglodytes troglodytes
Winter Wren
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