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 Catostomus catostomus Lumpsucker, Leather-fin Eumicrotremus derjugini Northern Pike Siulik, Siujik Esox lucius Salmon Aqalugruaq Salmon , Chum (Dog) Iqalugruaq, Qalugruaq Oncorhynchus keta Salmon, King (Chinook) Iqalugruaq, Iqalukpak, Tabyaqpak Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Salmon, Pink (Humpback) Amaqtuuq Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Salmon, Red (Sockeye) Oncorhynchus nerka Sand Lance, Pacific Ammodytes hexapterus Sculpin, Fourhorn Kanayuq Myoxocephalus quadricornis Sculpin, Slimy Kanayuq Cottus cognatus Shark, Pacific Sleeper Somniosus pacificus Sheefish or Inconnu Siibruaq, Sii Stenodu leucichthys Smelt, Rainbow Ijhuabniq Osmerus mordax Snailfish Liparis tunicatus, L. megacephalus Stickleback, Ninespine Kakalisauraq Pungitius pungitius Stickleback, Threespine Kakixabnaq, Kakixasak, Kakalisauraq Gasterosteus aculeatus Whitefish, Broad Aanaakjiq Coregonus nasus Whitefish, Humpback Pikuktuuq Coregonus pidschian Whitefish, Round Savibuunnaq Prosopium cylindraceum Wolf Eel Anarrhichthys occellatus Wolffish, Bering Anarhichas orientalis

INVERTEBRATES

Arctic Crab Puyyugiaq Botfly Miluyuuq Oedemagena tarandi Botfly larvae Kumak Botfly larvae, nasal cavity Tagiuq Bumblebee Igutchaq Butterfly Taqalukisaq, Taqalakisaq Lepidoptera Clams Imaniq Clam, long Uvijjuq Crab Puyyugiaq, Putuguqsiuyuk Dragonfly Niulbiq Odonata Ground beetle Minfuq, Miefuq Coleoptera carabidae Hairy caterpillar Aurvik House fly Niviuvak House louse Kumak Pediculus humanus capitis Jellyfish Ixari, Nuvayulbiq Krill Iglibaq, Iglibiaq Euphasia spp. Louse egg Itqiq Mosquito Kiktubiaq Red, fast water organisms Kayuffiuqsruurat Seashell, Mollusk Ivixuq Sea Snail Aalumiu, Aalumiaq Shrimp Naulayuuraq, Iglibaq Spider Pixbaiyuk Spider, large Aasivak Spider, small Nigruabruk Starfish Argagruat Tiny flying insects Milugiatchiaq Tapeworm found in seal Qumak Cestoda intestine Warble fly Igutchatchiaq Oedemagena tarandi Wasp, hornet Tuggayuk VEGETATION

Dried Plants Palliksrat Flower/Plant Nauriaq Root Pixba Roots Masu, Aibak Tea Tii Tea Leaves Tiibruaq Tobacco Leaf Surabruaq Alder Nunafiak, Nunaniat Alnus crispa Blueberry leaves Asiaviqutat Vaccinium uliginosum Buttercup Taqilakisaaq Ranunculus spp. Coltsfoot Milukutakpak, Milukataq, Petasites frigidus Mapkutitaabruaq, Mapputitaq, Sirbabruich Cottongrass Pikniq, Pikniik, Pitniq Eriophorum spp. Cottongrass stems Qimmiurat Eriophorum spp. Crowberry Leaves Paunbat Empetrum nigrum Dwarf Fireweed Tilaaggik Epilobium latifolium Eskimo Potato Aibaq, Masruqutaq, Masu Hedysarum alpinum Fungus, bracket Avvatchiqiq Ganoderma applanatum Heather Pilbaurat, Pixaurat, Pixurat, Pixaaqusaat, Cassiope tetragona Pixabqusaaq, Pixabaqusaaq

Labrador Tea Tilaaqiaq, Tilaaqiuq, Tilaaqqiq, Tilaaqqit, Ledum palustre Tilaakiq, Papaksraq, qayuksraq

Lichen, or brown moss Mumikataq Lichen, black Mumiqattat, Kukuutit, Mumiqqat Lichen, finger Kivvibiruaq Dactylina spp. Lichen Niqaaq Cladonia rangiferina Moss, Dried Ubrunik Moss, Reindeer Qabliuraq Moss, Sphagnum Qimmiksit, Ubruq Onion Aieaq Allium spp. Pink Plumes Ippiq, Ippigich, Ippik Polygonum viviparum Qusrimmaq, Qusimmaq Polygonum bistorta Soapberry, Soopollalie Uqpiŋñaq Shepherdia canadensis Stink Weed, Wormwood Sarbiq, Sargibruaq, Salibigruaq, Artemisia tilesii Salibigruak Wild Rhubarb or Mountain Qufulliq, Qufuliq, Qufulik, Qufullik Oxyria digyna Sorrel Wild Spinach, Sour Dock, Quabaq, Quabak, Quabat, Quababruaq, Rumex arcticus Arctic Dock Quababruat, Quabaqiquagak Willow Uqpik, Ugpiik, Uqpiich, Uqpiit Salix spp. Willow, Felt-leaf Misuq, Ukpik Salix alaxensis Willow, stems fuzzy ends Qimmiuraq Salix spp. Woolly lousewort Itkiliabruk, Qutliiraq Pedicularis lanata

BERRIES

Bearberry, Kinnickkinnick Tinnik, Tinniik, Tiniich Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry, Red Afurvak, Afutvak, Afurvat, Afurvait, Arctostaphylos rubra Afurraich Bearberry, Black Kavlaq, Kavlat, Kavluraq Arctostaphylos alpina Blueberry Asiaq, Asiraq, Asiat, Asiavik Vaccinium uliginosum Crowberry Paunbaq, Paunbak, Paunbat Empetrum nigrum Lowbush Cranberry or Kimmigoaq, Kimmigeaq, Kimmiŋñat, Vaccinium vitis-idaea Lingonberry Kimmigñauraq, Kikminnaq Salmonberry, Cloudberry Aqpik, Aqpiik Rubus chamaemorus