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Bird Conservation Region 01: Aleutian/Bering Sea Islands

This checklist includes all bird species found in Bird Conservation Region 01: Aleutian/Bering Sea Islands , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: Bird Conservation Region 01: Aleutian/Bering Sea Islands [map]

Number of species: 332
Number of introduced species: 1
Last modified: 2022-10-22

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator	Rare/Accidental
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	Rare/Accidental
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Rare/Accidental
Emperor Goose	Anser canagicus
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	Rare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis
Spectacled Eider	Somateria fischeri	Rare/Accidental
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima
Steller's Eider	Polysticta stelleri
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter	Melanitta americana
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica
Smew	Mergellus albellus
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Goosander	Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Rare/Accidental
Redhead	Aythya americana	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Rare/Accidental
Baikal Teal	Sibirionetta formosa	Rare/Accidental
Falcated Duck	Mareca falcata	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Chinese Spot-billed Duck	Anas zonorhyncha	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Common Teal	Anas crecca
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Willow Grouse	Lagopus lagopus
Rock Ptarmigan	Lagopus muta
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Oriental Turtle Dove	Streptopelia orientalis	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Rare/Accidental
White-throated Needletail	Hirundapus caudacutus	Rare/Accidental
Fork-tailed Swift	Apus pacificus	Rare/Accidental
Common Swift	Apus apus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	Rare/Accidental
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
Oriental Cuckoo	Cuculus optatus	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Common Coot	Fulica atra	Rare/Accidental
American Coot	Fulica americana
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer
White-billed Diver	Gavia adamsii
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Laysan Albatross	Phoebastria immutabilis
Black-footed Albatross	Phoebastria nigripes	Rare/Accidental
Short-tailed Albatross	Phoebastria albatrus	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental
Fork-tailed Storm-petrel	Hydrobates furcatus
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Mottled Petrel	Pterodroma inexpectata	Rare/Accidental
Buller's Shearwater	Ardenna bulleri	Rare/Accidental
Short-tailed Shearwater	Ardenna tenuirostris
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Rare/Accidental
Flesh-footed Shearwater	Ardenna carneipes	Rare/Accidental
Pink-footed Shearwater	Ardenna creatopus	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare/Accidental
Chinese Pond Heron	Ardeola bacchus	Rare/Accidental
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus
Pelagic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Red-faced Cormorant	Phalacrocorax urile
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Black Oystercatcher	Haematopus bachmani
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Dotterel	Eudromias morinellus
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Bristle-thighed Curlew	Numenius tahitiensis
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Rare/Accidental
Far Eastern Curlew	Numenius madagascariensis	Rare/Accidental
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Black Turnstone	Arenaria melanocephala	Rare/Accidental
Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris	Rare/Accidental
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Rare/Accidental
Surfbird	Calidris virgata	Rare/Accidental
Ruff	Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus	Rare/Accidental
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Rare/Accidental
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	Rare/Accidental
Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta
Spoon-billed Sandpiper	Calidris pygmaea	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina
Rock Sandpiper	Calidris ptilocnemis
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
Little Stint	Calidris minuta
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Rare/Accidental
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus
Solitary Snipe	Gallinago solitaria	Rare/Accidental
Pintail Snipe	Gallinago stenura	Rare/Accidental
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Rare/Accidental
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Rare/Accidental
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Rare/Accidental
Grey-tailed Tattler	Tringa brevipes
Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	Rare/Accidental
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
Wilson's Phalarope	Steganopus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Rhinoceros Auklet	Cerorhinca monocerata
Tufted Puffin	Fratercula cirrhata
Horned Puffin	Fratercula corniculata
Cassin's Auklet	Ptychoramphus aleuticus	Rare/Accidental
Parakeet Auklet	Aethia psittacula
Least Auklet	Aethia pusilla
Whiskered Auklet	Aethia pygmaea
Crested Auklet	Aethia cristatella
Long-billed Murrelet	Brachyramphus perdix	Rare/Accidental
Marbled Murrelet	Brachyramphus marmoratus
Kittlitz's Murrelet	Brachyramphus brevirostris
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	Rare/Accidental
Pigeon Guillemot	Cepphus columba
Ancient Murrelet	Synthliboramphus antiquus
Little Auk	Alle alle	Rare/Accidental
Brunnich's Guillemot	Uria lomvia
Common Guillemot	Uria aalge
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla
Red-legged Kittiwake	Rissa brevirostris
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	Rare/Accidental
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Ross's Gull	Rhodostethia rosea	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Gull	Larus crassirostris	Rare/Accidental
Mew Gull	Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare/Accidental
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus
Thayer's Gull	Larus thayeri
Slaty-backed Gull	Larus schistisagus
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Aleutian Tern	Onychoprion aleuticus
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Rare/Accidental
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Rare/Accidental
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	Rare/Accidental
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
White-tailed Sea Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Steller's Sea Eagle	Haliaeetus pelagicus	Rare/Accidental
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Rare/Accidental
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	Rare/Accidental
Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus	Rare/Accidental
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Northern Boobook	Ninox japonica	Rare/Accidental
Tengmalm's Owl	Aegolius funereus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus	Rare/Accidental
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	Rare/Accidental
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Rare/Accidental
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	Rare/Accidental
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo	Rare/Accidental
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Rare/Accidental
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	Rare/Accidental
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	Rare/Accidental
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Rare/Accidental
Western Wood Pewee	Contopus sordidulus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shrike	Lanius borealis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia	Rare/Accidental
Common Raven	Corvus corax
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
Siberian Accentor	Prunella montanella	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Pechora Pipit	Anthus gustavi	Rare/Accidental
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Rare/Accidental
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Common Rosefinch	Erythrina erythrina	Rare/Accidental
Pallas's Rosefinch	Carpodacus roseus	Rare/Accidental
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Rare/Accidental
Asian Rosy Finch	Leucosticte arctoa	Rare/Accidental
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch	Leucosticte tephrocotis
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	Rare/Accidental
Grey-capped Greenfinch	Chloris sinica	Rare/Accidental
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Arctic Redpoll	Acanthis hornemanni
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Siskin	Spinus spinus	Rare/Accidental
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
McKay's Bunting	Plectrophenax hyperboreus
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Pine Bunting	Emberiza leucocephalos	Rare/Accidental
Pallas's Reed Bunting	Schoeniclus pallasi
Rustic Bunting	Schoeniclus rusticus	Rare/Accidental
Little Bunting	Schoeniclus pusillus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Rare/Accidental
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow	Passerella arborea	Rare/Accidental
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Rare/Accidental
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	Rare/Accidental
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina	Rare/Accidental
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	Rare/Accidental
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Rare/Accidental
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata
Townsend's Warbler	Setophaga townsendi
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Rare/Accidental
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Rare/Accidental
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Rare/Accidental
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris
Eurasian Sky Lark	Alauda arvensis
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
Middendorff's Warbler	Locustella ochotensis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Northern House Martin	Delichon urbicum	Rare/Accidental
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina	Rare/Accidental
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Rare/Accidental
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Wood Warbler	Rhadina sibilatrix	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-browed Warbler	Abrornis inornatus	Rare/Accidental
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Rare/Accidental
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Warbler	Seicercus borealis	Rare/Accidental
Kamtschatka Leaf Warbler	Seicercus examinandus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	Rare/Accidental
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Pacific Wren	Troglodytes pacificus
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae
American Dipper	Cinclus mexicanus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Grey-streaked Flycatcher	Muscicapa griseisticta
Dark-sided Flycatcher	Muscicapa sibirica	Rare/Accidental
Asian Brown Flycatcher	Muscicapa dauurica	Rare/Accidental
Rufous-tailed Robin	Larvivora sibilans	Rare/Accidental
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	Rare/Accidental
Siberian Rubythroat	Calliope calliope
Red-flanked Bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus	Rare/Accidental
Taiga Flycatcher	Ficedula albicilla	Rare/Accidental
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides	Rare/Accidental
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	Rare/Accidental
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Rare/Accidental
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	Rare/Accidental
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus
American Robin	Turdus migratorius
Eyebrowed Thrush	Turdus obscurus
Dusky Thrush	Turdus eunomus	Rare/Accidental

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