Seabirds

NESTING SEABIRDS IN ALASKA

Tubenose Birds
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma furcata)
Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
Red-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocor axurile)
Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)

Jaegers, Gulls, and Terns
Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
Mew Gull (Larus canus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistasagus)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Sabine’s Gull (Xema sabini)
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Aleutian Tern (Onychoprion aleutica)

Alcids
Dovkie (Alle alle)
Common Murre (Uria aalge)
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
Kittlitz’s Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris)
Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)
Cassin's Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus)
Parakeet Auklet (Aethia psittacula)
Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla)
Whiskered Auklet (Aethia pygmaea)
Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella)
Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)

Alaska Seabird Information Series (ASIS)

The Alaska Seabird Information Series (ASIS) is a compilation of seabird species accounts for all seabirds breeding in Alaska and five important nonbreeders. Conservation status, life history, distribution, population size and trends, conservation concerns, and recommended management actions are included in the accounts. The five nonbreeders were selected due to concerns about bycatch in Alaskan fisheries. These nonbreeders include the Black-footed Albatross, Laysan Albatross, Short-tailed Albatross, Short-tailed Shearwater, and Sooty Shearwater. The Short-tailed Albatross is of special concern because of its endangered status.

SEABIRDS REPORTED (AT LEAST ONCE) IN ALASKAN WATERS DURING THE NONBREEDING SEASON

Tubenose Birds
Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus)
Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) *

Pelicans
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) *

Frigatebirds
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) *

Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
South Polar Skua (Catharacta maccormicki) *
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
Franklin 's Gull (Larus pipixcan) *
Little Gull (Larus minutus) *
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
Heermann’s Gull (Larus heermanni) *
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) *
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) *
California Gull (Larus californicus)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) *
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) *
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) *
Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea)
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) *
Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) *
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) *
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) *

Alcids
Long-billed Murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix) *

*= Casual or accidental

Last Updated: September 18, 2008