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List of Common Species on the North Slope Prepared by Josh Bacon, Robert Akpik, Jr., Leslie Pierce for the NSB-DWM Revised October 2014 List of Common Species on the North Slope Prepared by Josh Bacon, Robert Akpik, Jr., Leslie Pierce for the NSB-DWM Revised October 2014 English/Common Name Iñupiaq Name Scientific Name BIRDS American Wigeon Ugiihiq, Kurugabnaq Anus americana Arctic Tern Mitqutaioaq, Utchutchaakiq Sterna paradisaea Auklet, Crested Iqsralik Aethia cristatella Auklet, Rhinoceros Aqtuaq Cerorhinca monocerata Bird Eggs Mannik Black Brant Niblinbaq Branta bernicla Black Guillemot Ifabiq Cepphus grylle Blackbird, Rusty Tulugabnauraq, Tulukkatun ittuq Euphagus carolinus Chickadee, Black-capped Misikaabaq, Misikaaqqauraq, Misiqqaaqaq Poecile atricapillus Chickadee, Boreal Ignisaioaq Poecile hudsonicus Duck Qaugak Dunlin Iooauqtulik, Siggukpaligauraq, Calidris alpina Qayuuttavak Eider, Common Amauligruaq Somateria mollissima Eider, female Mitiq, Abnaviaq Eider, King Qifalik, Qifaligaaluk Somateria spectabilis Eider, Spectacled Qavaasuk Somateria fischeri Eider, Steller’s Igniqauqtuq Polysticta stelleri Falcon, Peregrine Kirgavigruaq, Kirgavik Falco peregrinus Godwit, Bar-tailed Turraaturaq Limosa lapponica, L. spp. Golden Eagle Tifmiaqpak Aquila chrysaetos Goose Nibliq Goose, Canada Iqsrabutilik Branta canadensis Goose, Greater White- Niblivik, Niblivialuk Anser albifrons Fronted Goose, Lesser Snow Kaffuq, Kafuq Chen caerulescens Goshawk, Northern Kirgavik Accipiter gentilis Grebe, Horned Subliq Podiceps auritus Grebe, Red-necked Sublitchauraq Podiceps grisigena Green-winged Teal Qaiffiq, Kurukaalubusiq Anas crecca, A. carolinensis Grosbeak, Pine Qayuuttaaq Pinicola enucleator Grouse, Sharp-tailed Napaaqtum aqargia Pediocetes phasianellus Grouse, Spruce Napaaqtum aqargia Canachites candensis Gull, Glaucous Nauyyaq, Nauyaq Larus hyperboreus Gull, Ivory Pagophila eburnea Gull, Mew Nauyatchiaq Larus canus Gull, Sabine's Igirraq, Iqirgagiaq, Qargagiaq Xema sabini Gyrfalcon Aatqarruaq, Aatqatruaq, Kirgavik, Falco rusticolus Kirgavik Ukiuqtaq Harlequin Duck Sabvaqsiuyuk Histrionicus histrionicus Hawk, Rough-legged Qiobiq Buteo lagopus Jaeger, Long-tailed Isuffaq, Isuffatchiaq Stercorarius longicaudus Jaeger, Parasitic Mibiaqsaayuk Stercorarius parasiticus Jaeger, Pomarine Isuffabluk, Isuffaaluk Stercorarius pomarinus Jay, Gray; Canada Jay; Camp Kiiriq Perisoreus canadensis robber Junco, Dark-eyed Qayuuttaayuuq, Qayuuttavauraq, Junco hyemalis Taatchifiraq Killdeer Taligvak Charadrius vociferus Kittiwake, Black-legged Rissa tridactyla Lark, Horned Nagrulik Eremophila alpestris Lesser Yellowlegs Uviefuayuuq Tringa flavipes Long-billed Dowitcher Siggukpalik Limnodromus scolopaceus Longspur, Lapland Putukiijuk, Putukiujuk, Qupajuk Calcarious lapponicus Longspur, Smith's Qalbuusiqsuuq, Putukiijukpak Calcarious pictus Long-tailed Duck Aaqhaaliq, Aaqhaalliq, Aabaaliq, Clangula hyemalis Aahaaliq, Argiq Loon, Common Taasifiq, Taatchifiq Gavia immer Loon, Pacific Qaqsrauq, Malbi Gavia pacifica Loon, Red-Throated Qaqsraupiabruk, Qaqsrauq Gavia stellata Loon, Yellow-Billed Tuullik Gavia adamsii Mallard Kurugaqtaq, Ivugaq, Ukhiukhiuq Anas platyrhynchos Merlin Kirgaviatchauraq, Tifmiabruum kirgavia Falco columbarius Murre, Common Akpa, Atpa, Akpaaluuraq Uria aalge Murre, Thick-Billed Akpa Uria lomvia Northern Fulmar Aivbit nauyafat Fulmarus glacialis Northern Harrier Papiktuuq Circus cyaneus Northern Pintail Kurugaq, Kurugak, Ivugaq Anas acuta Northern Shoveler Aluuttaq, Qailuutaq Anas clypeata Osprey Qaluksiubayuk, Qaluksiuyuk Pandion haliaetus Owl, Boreal Takpiioaabruk Aegolius funereus Owl, Great gray Naataq Strix nebulosa Owl, Great horned Nukaisibaq, Nukasibaq Bubo virginianus Owl, Northern Hawk Niaquqtubruk, Niaquqtuabruk Surnia ulula Owl, Short-eared Nipaiouktaq Asio flammeus Owl, Snowy Ukpik Nyctea scandiaca Pelagic Cormorant Ifitqaq Phalacrocorax pelagicus Phalarope, Red Auksruaq Phalaropus fulicaria Phalarope, Red-Necked or Qayyiubun, Qayyiibun Phalaropus lobatus Northern Pipit, American Piubavik, Putukiijuk Anthus rubescens Plover, American Golden (or Tulik, Tullik, Tuulligouk Pluvialis dominica Lesser Golden) Plover, Black-bellied Tullisugruk, Tullivak, Tuullikpak Pluvialis squatarola Plover, Semi-palmated Qurraaquraq, Kurrakuraq Charadrius semipalmatus Ptarmigan, Rock Niksaaktufiq Lagopus mutus Ptarmigan, Willow Aqargiq Lagopus lagopus Puffin, Horned Qioaffaq Fratercula corniculata Puffin, Tufted Fratercula cirrhata Raven, Common Tulugaq Corvus corax Red-Breasted Merganser Aqpaqsruayuuq, Paisugruk Mergus serrator Redpoll Saksakiq, Saksafiq, Saksafiuraq, Carduelis flammea Ukpiksiuyuk Redpoll, Hoary Saksakiq, Saksafiq, Saksafiuraq Carduelis hornemanni Robin Kanayurraq, Kuyaqpigaqturuq Turdus migratorius Ruddy Turnstone Taliqvak, Tuullignaq, Tullignaq Arenaria interpres Sanderling Aqpaqsruayuuq, Kimmitquioaq Calidris alba Sandhill Crane Tatirgak Grus canadensis Sandpiper, Baird's Puvviaqtuuyaaq, Nuvaksruk Calidris bairdii Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Puvviaqtuuq, Satqagiioaq Tryngites subruficollis Sandpiper, Least Lavalubauraq, Livalivauraq, Calidris minutilla Livalubauraq, Lavlubauraq Sandpiper, Pectoral Puvviaqtuuq, Aiviqiak Calidris melanotos Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Liva Livaqpauraq, Nivilivilakpak, Livalivaq Calidris pusilla Sandpiper, Small Saavbaq Sandpiper, Solitary Qupilbuqsiubayuk Tringa solitaria Sandpiper, Spotted Iksriktaayuuq, uqjaqtaq Actitis macularia Sandpiper, Stilt Calidris himantopus Sandpiper, Western Calidris mauri Sandpiper, White-Rumped Qupilbuqsiuyuk Calidris fuscicollis Scaup, Greater Qaqjuktuuq, Qaqjuqpalik Aythya marila Scaup, Lesser Qaqjuqtuuq Aythya affinis Scoter, Common (or Black) Tuunbaabrupiaq, Uvieauyuk Melanitta nigra Scoter, Surf Aiouqtuq, Aviouqtuq, Aviouqtaq, Melanitta perspicillata Tuunbaabruk Scoter, White-winged Killalik, Tuunbaabruk Melanitta fusca Shrike, Northern Iribi, Iraiyayuuq Lanius excubitor Snipe, Common Kuukukiaq, Saavbaq Capella gallinago Snow Bunting, Snowbird Amauxxigaaluk, Amautligaq, Plectrophenax nivalis Avataligauraq, Avatalik, Qupajupiabauraq Sparrow, Fox Ikoibvik Passerella iliaca Sparrow, Savannah Aanaruif suliuqpa, Uqpiksiubayuk Passerculus sandwichensis Sparrow, Tree Misapsaq Spizella arborea Sparrow, White-crowned Nuffaqtuabruk Zonotrichia leucophrys Swallow, Bank Tulugabnaq Riparia riparia Swallow, Cliff Tulugabnaq Hirundo pyrrhonota Swallow, Tree Tulugabnauraq Tachycineta bicolor Thrush, Gray-cheeked Nuviuvaksiubayuk, Piibaq, Saviibaviiq Catharus minimus Thrush, Varied Sufutlulluuq Ixoreus naevius Tundra Swan Qubruk, Qugruk Cygnus columbianus Wandering Tattler Sioioisuqtuq Heteroscelus incanus Warbler, Arctic Phylloscopus borealis Warbler, Yellow Sufaqpaluktufiq Dendroica petechia Warbler, Yellow-rumped Sufaqpaluktufiq Dendroica coronata Waxwing, Bohemian Suluktaatchialik Bombycilla garrulus Wheatear Tifmiaqpauraq Oenanthe oenanthe Whimbrel Siituvuk, Siituvak Numenius phaeopus Woodpecker, Downy Tuuyuq Dendrocopus pubescens Woodpecker, Three-toed Tuuyuqpak Picoides tridactylus Yellow Wagtail Misiqqaaqauraq, Piubaq Motacilla flava MARINE MAMMALS Polar Bear Nanuq Ursus maritimus Seal, Bearded Ugruk Erignathus barbatus Seal, Ribbon Qaibulik Phoca fasciata Seal, Ringed Natchiq, Qayabulik Phoca hispida Seal, Spotted Qasibiaq Phoca largha Walrus Aiviq Odobenus rosmarus Whale, Beluga Qixalugaq/Sisuaq Delphinapterus leucas Whale, Bowhead Abviq Balaena mysticetus Whale, Gray Abvibluaq Eschrichtius robustus Whale, Killer Aablu Orcinus orca TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS Arctic Ground Squirrel Siksrik Spermophilus parryii Arctic Marmot Siksrikpak Marmota broweri Bear, Black Iggabriq Ursus americanus Bear, Brown Akjaq Ursus arctos Beaver Kigiaq, Pajuqtaq Castor canadensis Caribou Tuttu Rangifer tarandus Caribou Calf Nubbaq Rangifer tarandus Dall Sheep Imnaiq, Ipnaiq Ovis dalli Ermine Itibiaq Mustela erminea Fox, Arctic (White) Tibiganniaq, Pisukkaaq, Qusrkhaaq Alopex lagopus Fox, Cross Qianbaq Vulpes vulpes Fox, Red Kayuqtuq Vulpes vulpes Fox, Silver Qiboiqtaq, Qibeiqtaq Vulpes vulpes Least weasel Itibiaq, Naulayuq Mustela nivalis Lemming, Brown Aviffaq, Aviefaq Lemmus trimucronatus Lemming, Collared Qixafmiutauraq, Qixafmiutaq Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Lynx Niutuiyiq Lynx canadensis Mammoth of Mastodon Kixigvak Marten Qavviatchiaq, Qaviatchiaq Martes americana Moose Tuttuvak Alces alces Muskox Umifmak Ovibos moschatus Muskrat Kivgaluk Ondatra zibethicus Northern red-backed vole Aviffaq, Aviefaq Clethrionomys rutilus Northern vole Aviffaq, Aviefaq Microtus oeconomus, M. miurus Otter, River Pamiuqtuuq Lutra canadensis Porcupine Qifabluk, Ixuqutaq Erethizon dorsatum Reindeer Qunfiq Rangifer tarandus tarandus Snowshoe Hare Ukalliq Lepus americanus Tundra Shrew Ugrufnaq Sorex tundrensis Wolf Amabuq Canis lupus Wolf (black phase) Qibeiqtaaluk Canis lupus Wolf (white phase) Amabupiaq Canis lupus Wolverine Qavvik Gulo gulo FISH Iqaluk, Aqaluk Arctic Char Iqalukpik, Paikouk, Afayuqaksraq Salvelinus alpinus Arctic Grayling Sulukpaugaq Thymallus arcticus Arctic Lamprey Nimibiaq Lampetra japonica Blackfish, Alaska Ijuuqieiq Dallia pectoralis Burbot Tittaaliq Lota lota Capelin Pafmaksraq, Pafmagrak, Pafmabraq Mallotus villosus Cisco , Arctic Qaaktaq Coregonus autumnalis Cisco, Bering Tiipuq Coregonus laurettae Cisco, Least Iqalusaaq Coregonus sardinella Cod, Arctic Iqalugaq Boreogadus saida Cod, Saffron Uugaq Eleginus gracilis Dolly Varden Iqalukpik Salvelinus malma Eelblenny, Slender Lumpenus fabricii Eelpout Lycodes spp. Flounder, Arctic Nataabnaq Liopsetta glacialis Flounder, Starry Nataabnaq Platichthys stellatus Herring, Pacific Uqsruqtuuq Clupea pallasii Lake Trout Iqaluaqpak Salvelinus namaycush Longnose Sucker Milugiaq
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