Birds
Species information is provided in one of two formats: a PDF, or a user-friendly species profile with tabbed webpages designed to include photos, sounds, sign, range maps, comments on management and research, and much more. Over time, the department plans to convert content from all PDF sources into species profiles.
Have fun learning about Alaska’s wildlife and their habitats.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross | ||
| Black-footed | Phoebastria nigripes | View Black-footed Albatross Profile |
| Short-tailed | Phoebastria albatrus | View Short-tailed Albatross Profile |
| Chickadee | ||
| Black-capped | Parus atricapillus | View Black-capped Chickadee Profile |
| Boreal | Parus hudsonicus | View Boreal Chickadee Profile |
| Chestnut-backed | Parus rufescens | View Chestnut-backed Chickadee Profile |
| Gray-headed | Poecile cinctus | View Gray-headed Chickadee Profile |
| Crane | ||
| Sandhill | Grus canadensis | View Sandhill Crane Profile |
| Curlew | ||
| Eskimo | Numenius borealis | View Eskimo Curlew Profile |
| Dipper | ||
| American | Cinclus mexicanus | View American Dipper Profile |
| Duck | ||
| Harlequin | Histrionicus histrionicus | View Harlequin Duck Profile |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | View PDF of Dunlin |
| Eagle | ||
| Bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | View Bald Eagle Profile |
| Golden | Aquila chrysaetos | View Golden Eagle Profile |
| Eider | ||
| King | Somateria spectabilis | View PDF of King Eider |
| Spectacled | Somateria fischeri | View Spectacled Eider Profile |
| Steller's | Polysticta stelleri | View Steller's Eider Profile |
| Goose | ||
| Canada | Branta canadensis | View Canada Goose Profile |
| Emperor | Anser canagicus | View Emperor Goose Profile |
| Greater White-fronted | Anser albifrons | View PDF of Greater White-fronted Goose |
| Goshawk | ||
| Northern | Accipiter gentilis | View Northern Goshawk Profile |
| Grouse | ||
| Ruffed | Bonasa umbellus | View Ruffed Grouse Profile |
| Sharp-tailed | Tympanuchus phasianellus | View Sharp-tailed Grouse Profile |
| Sooty | Dendragapus fuliginosus | View Sooty Grouse Profile |
| Spruce | Falcipennis canadensis | View PDF of Spruce Grouse |
| Gull | ||
| Glaucous-winged | Larus glaucescens | View PDF of Glaucous-winged Gull |
| Hawk | ||
| Sharp-shinned | Accipiter striatus | View PDF of Sharp-shinned Hawk |
| Knot | ||
| Red | Calidris canutus | View Red Knot Profile |
| Loon | ||
| Pacific | Gavia pacifica | View PDF of Pacific Loon |
| Yellow-billed | Gavia adamsii | View Yellow-billed Loon Profile |
| Murrelet | ||
| Kittlitz's | Brachyramphus brevirostris | View Kittlitz's Murrelet Profile |
| Marbled | Brachyramphus marmoratus | View Marbled Murrelet Profile |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | View Osprey Profile |
| Owl | ||
| Barred | Strix varia | View Barred Owl Profile |
| Boreal | Aegolius funereus | View Boreal Owl Profile |
| Great Gray | Strix nebulosa | View PDF of Great Gray Owl |
| Northern Hawk | Surnia ulula | View PDF of Northern Hawk Owl |
| Phalarope | ||
| Red-necked | Phalaropus lobatus | View PDF of Red-necked Phalarope |
| Plover | ||
| Black-bellied | Pluvialus squatarola | View PDF of Black-bellied Plover |
| Lesser Golden | Pluvialus dominica | View PDF of Lesser Golden Plover |
| Semipalmated | Charadrius semipalmatus | View PDF of Semipalmated Plover |
| Ptarmigan | ||
| Rock | Lagopus muta | View Rock Ptarmigan Profile |
| White-tailed | Lagopus leucura | View PDF of White-tailed Ptarmigan |
| Willow | Lagopus lagopus | View Willow Ptarmigan Profile |
| Puffin | ||
| Horned | Fratercula corniculata | View PDF of Horned Puffin |
| Tufted | Fratercula cirrhata | View PDF of Tufted Puffin |
| Raven | ||
| Common | Corvus corax | View Common Raven Profile |
| Sandpiper | ||
| Rock | Calidris ptilocnemis | View PDF of Rock Sandpiper |
| Sapsucker | ||
| Red-breasted | Sphyrapicus ruber | View PDF of Red-breasted Sapsucker |
| Sparrow | ||
| Song | Melospiza melodia | View PDF of Song Sparrow |
| White-crowned | Zonotrichia leucophrys | View PDF of White-crowned Sparrow |
| Swan | ||
| Trumpeter | Cygnus buccinator | View Trumpeter Swan Profile |
| Tundra | Cygnus columbianus | View PDF of Tundra Swan |
| Woodpecker | ||
| Hairy | Picoides villosus | View PDF of Hairy Woodpecker |