Close-up of the tundra vegetation in Asia.
Tundra vegetation in northern Finland with dwarf birch (Betula nana), arctic willow (Salix reticulata), and many herbaceous plants.
Typical flowers of the short arctic summer.
Snowy Owl, the largest bird predator on the tundra.
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Many species of shorebirds and songbirds, such as the snow bunting (Calcarius lapponicus) (left) and the ruff (Philomachus pugnax) (right) nest in the tundra.
The endangered Red-breasted Goose nests only on the tundra of the Taimyr Peninsula in Russia.
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The arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) and the arctic hare ().
Thousands of snowgeese (Chen caerulescens) nest on the American arctic tundra. Here they are gathering for winter migration.
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Typical nesting birds on the tundra are the least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) and the very rare spoonbilled sandpiper.