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.

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Scientific Name Common Name Link
Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk View Northern Goshawk Profile
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk View PDF of Sharp-shinned Hawk
Aegolius funereus Boreal Owl View Boreal Owl Profile
Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose View PDF of Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser canagicus Emperor Goose View Emperor Goose Profile
Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle View Golden Eagle Profile
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse View Ruffed Grouse Profile
Brachyramphus brevirostris Kittlitz's Murrelet View Kittlitz's Murrelet Profile
Brachyramphus marmoratus Marbled Murrelet View Marbled Murrelet Profile
Branta canadensis Canada Goose View Canada Goose Profile
Calidris alpina Dunlin View PDF of Dunlin
Calidris canutus Red Knot View Red Knot Profile
Calidris ptilocnemis Rock Sandpiper View PDF of Rock Sandpiper
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover View PDF of Semipalmated Plover
Cinclus mexicanus American Dipper View American Dipper Profile
Corvus corax Common Raven View Common Raven Profile
Cygnus buccinator Trumpeter Swan View Trumpeter Swan Profile
Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan View PDF of Tundra Swan
Dendragapus fuliginosus Sooty Grouse View Sooty Grouse Profile
Falcipennis canadensis Spruce Grouse View PDF of Spruce Grouse
Fratercula cirrhata Tufted Puffin View PDF of Tufted Puffin
Fratercula corniculata Horned Puffin View PDF of Horned Puffin
Gavia adamsii Yellow-billed Loon View Yellow-billed Loon Profile
Gavia pacifica Pacific Loon View PDF of Pacific Loon
Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane View Sandhill Crane Profile
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle View Bald Eagle Profile
Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck View Harlequin Duck Profile
Lagopus lagopus Willow Ptarmigan View Willow Ptarmigan Profile
Lagopus leucura White-tailed Ptarmigan View PDF of White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus muta Rock Ptarmigan View Rock Ptarmigan Profile
Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull View PDF of Glaucous-winged Gull
Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow View PDF of Song Sparrow
Numenius borealis Eskimo Curlew View Eskimo Curlew Profile
Pandion haliaetus Osprey View Osprey Profile
Parus atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee View Black-capped Chickadee Profile
Parus hudsonicus Boreal Chickadee View Boreal Chickadee Profile
Parus rufescens Chestnut-backed Chickadee View Chestnut-backed Chickadee Profile
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope View PDF of Red-necked Phalarope
Phoebastria albatrus Short-tailed Albatross View Short-tailed Albatross Profile
Phoebastria nigripes Black-footed Albatross View Black-footed Albatross Profile
Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker View PDF of Hairy Woodpecker
Pluvialus dominica Lesser Golden Plover View PDF of Lesser Golden Plover
Pluvialus squatarola Black-bellied Plover View PDF of Black-bellied Plover
Poecile cinctus Gray-headed Chickadee View Gray-headed Chickadee Profile
Polysticta stelleri Steller's Eider View Steller's Eider Profile
Somateria fischeri Spectacled Eider View Spectacled Eider Profile
Somateria spectabilis King Eider View PDF of King Eider
Sphyrapicus ruber Red-breasted Sapsucker View PDF of Red-breasted Sapsucker
Strix nebulosa Great Gray Owl View PDF of Great Gray Owl
Strix varia Barred Owl View Barred Owl Profile
Surnia ulula Northern Hawk Owl View PDF of Northern Hawk Owl
Tympanuchus phasianellus Sharp-tailed Grouse View Sharp-tailed Grouse Profile
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow View PDF of White-crowned Sparrow