Bering Strait Birds There Are Over 170 Commonly Occurring Species of Birds in the Bering Strait Region

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Bering Strait Birds There are over 170 commonly occurring species of birds in the Bering Strait region.

alder flycatcher Empidonax( alnorum) bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus) buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) bufflehead Bucephala( albeola) American golden-plover (Pluvialis dominica) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) American pipit (Anthus rubescens) Canada goose (Branta canadensis) American robin (Turdus migratorius) Canada jay (Perisoreus canadensis) American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) canvasback (Aythya valisineria) American wigeon (Mareca americana) Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) Arctic loon (Gavia arctica) cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) common eider (Somateria mollissima) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Baird’s sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) common loon (Gavia immer) bank swallow (Riparia riparia) common merganser (Mergus merganser) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) common murre (Uria aalge) bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) common raven (Corvus corax) black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) common redpoll (Acanthis flammea) black scoter (Melanitta americana) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) black turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) dovekie (Alle alle) blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) dunlin (Calidris alpina) bluethroat (Cyanecula svecica) eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) emperor goose (Anser canagicus) boreal chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) brant (Branta bernicla) eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus) Bering Strait Birds continued fork-tailed storm-petrel (Hydrobates furcatus) pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca) red knot (Calidris canutus) gadwall (Mareca strepera) red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens) red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) redhead (Aythya americana) golden-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus) red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) gray-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes) red-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis) greater scaup (Aythya marila) red-throated loon (Gavia stellata) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus) green-winged teal (Anas crecca) rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) rock sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis) hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus) herring gull (Larus argentatus) ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula) hoary redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) ruff (Calidris pugnax) horned puffin Fratercula( corniculata) rustic bunting (Emberiza rustica) Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) Iceland gull (Larus glaucoides) Sabine’s gull (Xema sabini) ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) sanderling (Calidris alba) king eider (Somateria spectabilis) sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) Kittlitz’s murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) Say’s phoebe (Sayornis saya) least auklet (Aethia pusilla) semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) lesser sand-plover (Charadrius mongolus) sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) short-tailed shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris) Lincoln’s sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) slaty-backed gull (Larus schistisagus) long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) snow goose (Anser caerulescens) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) McKay’s bunting (Plectrophenax hyperboreus) spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) merlin (Falco columbarius) Steller’s eider (Polysticta stelleri) mew gull (Larus canus) surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) surfbird (Calidris virgata) northern harrier (Circus hudsonius) thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia) northern pintail (Anas acuta) tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) tufted puffin Fratercula( cirrhata) northern shrike (Lanius borealis) tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) wandering tattler (Tringa incana) orange-crowned warbler (Leiothlypis celata) western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) osprey (Pandion haliaetus) whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Pacific golden-plover Pluvialis( fulva) white wagtail (Motacilla alba) Pacific loon Gavia( pacifica) white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) parakeet auklet (Aethia psittacula) white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Wilson’s snipe (Gallinago delicata) pelagic cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) Wilson’s warbler (Cardellina pusilla) peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii) pine siskin (Spinus pinus) yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata)