Qakuqtuq

Black-bellied Plover Tracking (Canada)

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Species: Black-bellied Plover
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2016-07-12 21:17:00
Release Location: East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Southampton Island, Nunavut
Last Location: 2016-07-27 00:10:12

Background

Qakuqtuq (pronounced Ka-cook-took) means 'white' in Inuktitut for the white flag that she (and all Canadian flagged birds) is wearing. Inuktitut is one of the Inuit languages of Nunavut in northern Canada where Qakuqtuq's breeding grounds are located.