Bird Conservation Region 03: Arctic Plain and Mountains bird checklist - Avibase

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Bird Conservation Region 03: Arctic Plain and Mountains

This checklist includes all bird species found in Bird Conservation Region 03: Arctic Plain and Mountains , 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 03: Arctic Plain and Mountains [map]

Number of species: 323
Number of introduced species: 1
Last modified: 2023-04-09

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Rare/Accidental
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
Emperor Goose	Anser canagicus	Rare/Accidental
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens
Ross's Goose	Anser rossii
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	Rare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis
Spectacled Eider	Somateria fischeri
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	Rare/Accidental
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Goosander	Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus
Labrador Duck	Camptorhynchus labradorius
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Rare/Accidental
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Rare/Accidental
Redhead	Aythya americana	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Rare/Accidental
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Rare/Accidental
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Rare/Accidental
Baikal Teal	Sibirionetta formosa	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Common Teal	Anas crecca
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus
Willow Grouse	Lagopus lagopus
Rock Ptarmigan	Lagopus muta
White-tailed Ptarmigan	Lagopus leucura
Spruce Grouse	Falcipennis canadensis	Rare/Accidental
Sharp-tailed Grouse	Tympanuchus phasianellus	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	Rare/Accidental
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Nighthawk	Chordeiles acutipennis
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Fork-tailed Swift	Apus pacificus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	Rare/Accidental
Calliope Hummingbird	Selasphorus calliope	Rare/Accidental
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	Rare/Accidental
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis
Sora	Porzana carolina
American Coot	Fulica americana	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer
White-billed Diver	Gavia adamsii
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Black-footed Albatross	Phoebastria nigripes
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Fork-tailed Storm-petrel	Hydrobates furcatus	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Short-tailed Shearwater	Ardenna tenuirostris	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Rare/Accidental
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Rare/Accidental
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Rare/Accidental
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Pelagic Cormorant	Phalacrocorax pelagicus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
Eurasian Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Rare/Accidental
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Eurasian Dotterel	Eudromias morinellus
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda
Bristle-thighed Curlew	Numenius tahitiensis	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Rare/Accidental
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Black Turnstone	Arenaria melanocephala	Rare/Accidental
Red Knot	Calidris canutus
Surfbird	Calidris virgata	Rare/Accidental
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Rare/Accidental
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	Rare/Accidental
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Rare/Accidental
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	Rare/Accidental
Spoon-billed Sandpiper	Calidris pygmaea	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	Rare/Accidental
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina
Rock Sandpiper	Calidris ptilocnemis	Rare/Accidental
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Rare/Accidental
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Rare/Accidental
Grey-tailed Tattler	Tringa brevipes	Rare/Accidental
Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Rare/Accidental
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Tufted Puffin	Fratercula cirrhata	Rare/Accidental
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Rare/Accidental
Horned Puffin	Fratercula corniculata	Rare/Accidental
Parakeet Auklet	Aethia psittacula	Rare/Accidental
Least Auklet	Aethia pusilla	Rare/Accidental
Crested Auklet	Aethia cristatella	Rare/Accidental
Kittlitz's Murrelet	Brachyramphus brevirostris	Rare/Accidental
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle
Pigeon Guillemot	Cepphus columba	Rare/Accidental
Razorbill	Alca torda	Rare/Accidental
Little Auk	Alle alle	Rare/Accidental
Brunnich's Guillemot	Uria lomvia
Common Guillemot	Uria aalge	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	Rare/Accidental
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Rare/Accidental
Ross's Gull	Rhodostethia rosea
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Mew Gull	Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare/Accidental
California Gull	Larus californicus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus
Thayer's Gull	Larus thayeri
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
Slaty-backed Gull	Larus schistisagus	Rare/Accidental
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
Aleutian Tern	Onychoprion aleuticus	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Rare/Accidental
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	Rare/Accidental
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Rare/Accidental
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula
Tengmalm's Owl	Aegolius funereus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	Rare/Accidental
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Great Grey Owl	Strix nebulosa
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	Rare/Accidental
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	Rare/Accidental
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	Rare/Accidental
American Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides dorsalis	Rare/Accidental
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Rare/Accidental
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus
Prairie Falcon	Falco mexicanus	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	Rare/Accidental
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	Rare/Accidental
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	Rare/Accidental
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	Rare/Accidental
Hammond's Flycatcher	Empidonax hammondii	Rare/Accidental
Dusky Flycatcher	Empidonax oberholseri	Rare/Accidental
Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Empidonax difficilis	Rare/Accidental
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Rare/Accidental
Western Wood Pewee	Contopus sordidulus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Northern Shrike	Lanius borealis
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia	Rare/Accidental
Common Raven	Corvus corax
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
Siberian Accentor	Prunella montanella	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	Rare/Accidental
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	Rare/Accidental
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Rare/Accidental
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	Rare/Accidental
Asian Rosy Finch	Leucosticte arctoa
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch	Leucosticte tephrocotis
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	Rare/Accidental
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Arctic Redpoll	Acanthis hornemanni
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	Rare/Accidental
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	Rare/Accidental
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Smith's Longspur	Calcarius pictus
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
McKay's Bunting	Plectrophenax hyperboreus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Rare/Accidental
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	Rare/Accidental
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla	Rare/Accidental
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow	Passerella arborea
Nelson's Sparrow	Ammospiza nelsoni	Rare/Accidental
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	Rare/Accidental
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Rare/Accidental
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Rare/Accidental
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	Rare/Accidental
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina	Rare/Accidental
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Rare/Accidental
MacGillivray's Warbler	Geothlypis tolmiei	Rare/Accidental
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Rare/Accidental
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Rare/Accidental
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata
Townsend's Warbler	Setophaga townsendi	Rare/Accidental
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Rare/Accidental
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	Rare/Accidental
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Rare/Accidental
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Rare/Accidental
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Rare/Accidental
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Rare/Accidental
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	Rare/Accidental
Siberian Tit	Poecile cinctus	Rare/Accidental
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonicus
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Warbler	Seicercus borealis
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula	Rare/Accidental
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Rare/Accidental
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Rare/Accidental
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae
American Dipper	Cinclus mexicanus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Dark-sided Flycatcher	Muscicapa sibirica	Rare/Accidental
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica
Siberian Rubythroat	Calliope calliope	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Stonechat	Saxicola maurus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides	Rare/Accidental
Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi	Rare/Accidental
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	Rare/Accidental
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Rare/Accidental
American Robin	Turdus migratorius
Dusky Thrush	Turdus eunomus	Rare/Accidental

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