Birds in Alaska
Explore 106 species found in this region.
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Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolusLC
Jun–Oct

Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosusLC
Year-round

Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatusLC
Apr–Oct

Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatusLC
Sep–Apr

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Year-round

Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestrisLC
May–Jul

Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Aug–May

Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Year-round
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Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicusLC
Apr–Oct

Leach's Storm-petrel
Hydrobates leucorhousVU
Jul–Aug

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Year-round

Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudusLC
May–Aug

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Year-round

Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Year-round

Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoidesLC
Apr

Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratusLC
Year-round

Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilisLC
Aug–May

Northern Hawk-owl
Surnia ululaLC
Nov–Apr

Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Year-round

Northern Pygmy-owl
Glaucidium gnomaLC
Nov–Dec

Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicusLC
Feb–Apr

Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Mar–Dec

Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
May–Sep