43b5911f-3879-49a8-b8d1-58db4d2313e1 Hólmgrímur Helgason Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Data Manager +354 462 3357 Borgir, Nordurslod Akureyri 603 Iceland hoddi@caff.is 2026-02-19T17:46:22.266030921Z ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 WGS 1984 START - Figure 3.20 - Simplified illustration of the global migratory bird flyways 2021-05 http://geo.abds.is:8081/demodem/editioin There are few true Arctic specialist birds that remain in the Arctic throughout their annual cycle. They include the willow and rock ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus and L. muta), gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), Arctic redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) and northern raven (Corvus corax)—a cosmopolitan species with resident populations in the Arctic. All other terrestrial Arctic-breeding bird species migrate to warmer regions during the northern winter, connecting the Arctic to all corners of the globe. Hence, their distributions are influenced by the routes they follow. These distinct migration routes are referred to as flyways and are defined by a combination of ecological and political boundaries and differ in spatial scale. The CBMP refers to the traditional four north–south flyways, in addition to a circumpolar flyway representing the few species that remain largely within the Arctic year-round (Figure 3-20). STATE OF THE ARCTIC TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY REPORT - Chapter 3 - Page 48- Figure 3.20 Tom Barry Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Executive Secretary +354 4623350 Borgir, Nordurslod Akureyri 600 Iceland tom@caff.is http://caff.is WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 08:00 - 16:00 GMT Kári Fannar Lárusson Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Programme Manager +354 462-3350 Borgir, Nordurslod Akureyri 603 Iceland kari@caff.is https://geo.abds.is/geonetwork/srv/api/records/43b5911f-3879-49a8-b8d1-58db4d2313e1/attachments/START_Flyways_fig3.20-01.png START CAFF Terrestrial Flyway Birds Land use Land cover GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme biota climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 2021-01-01 -180.00 180.00 35.00 89.00 You can customize the template to suit your needs. You can add and remove fields and fill out default information (e.g. contact details). Fields you can not change in the default view may be accessible in the more comprehensive (and more complex) advanced view. You can even use the XML editor to create custom structures, but they have to be validated by the system, so know what you do :-) WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link OGC:WMS-1.1.1-http-get-map https://arcticbiodiversity.is/terrestrial WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Webpage Feshwater page https://geo.abds.is/geonetwork/srv/api/records/43b5911f-3879-49a8-b8d1-58db4d2313e1/attachments/START_Flyways_fig3.20-01.png WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download START_Flyways_fig3.20-01.png Image