USFWS
Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska Region   

Icon of Blue Goose Compass. Click on the compass to view a map of the refuge (pdf)

 

Wildlife

Bird List:

The following is a list of all the birds found on Kanuti Refuge. Click on a species name to find out more information on it.

Ptarmigans Loons Cranes
Grebes Shorebirds
Geese Gulls
Swans Owls
Ducks Kingfishers
Raptors Woodpeckers
Grouse Songbirds

 

Geese:
Greater White-fronted Goose  (Anser albifrons)
Snow Goose  (Chen caerulescens)
Canada Goose   (Branta canadensis)
Brant  (Branta bernicla)
 
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Swans:
Trumpeter Swan  (Cygnus buccinator)
Tundra (formerly Whistling) Swan  (Cygnus columbianus)
 
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Ducks:
Gadwall  (Anas strepera)
American Wigeon  (Anas americana )
Mallard  (Anas platyrhynchos)
Blue-winged Teal  (Anas discors)
Northern Shoveler  (Anas clypeata)
Northern Pintail  (Anas acuta)
Green-winged Teal  (Anas crecca)
Canvasback  (Aythya valisineria)
Redhead  (Aythya americana )
Ring-necked Duck  (Aythya collaris)
Greater Scaup  (Aythya marila)
Lesser Scaup  (Aythya affinis)
Common Eider  (Somateria mollissima)
Harlequin Duck  (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Surf Scoter  (Melanitta perspicillata)
White-winged Scoter  (Melanitta fusca)
Black Scoter  (Melanitta nigra)
Long-tailed Duck  (formerly Oldsquaw)  (Clangula hyemalis)
Bufflehead  (Bucephala albeola)
Common Goldeneye  (Bucephala clangula)
Common Merganser  (Mergus merganser)
Red-breasted Merganser  (Mergus serrator)
 
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Grouse:
Ruffed Grouse  (Bonasa umbellus)
Spruce Grouse  (Falcipennis canadensis)
Willow Ptarmigan  (Lagopus lagopus)
Sharp-tailed Grouse  (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
 
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Loons:
Red-throated Loon  (Gavia stellata)

Pacific Loon  (Gavia pacifica )

Common Loon  (Gavia immer)
Yellow-billed Loon  (Gavia adamsii)
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Grebes:

Horned Grebe  (Podiceps auritus)
Red-necked Grebe  (Podiceps grisegena)
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Raptors:
Osprey   (Pandion haliaetus)
Bald Eagle  (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Northern Harrier  (Circus cyaneus)
Sharp-shinned Hawk  (Accipiter striatus)
Northern Goshawk  (Accipiter gentilis)
Red-tailed Hawk  (Buteo jamaicensis)
Rough-legged Hawk  (Buteo lagopus)
Golden Eagle  ( Aquila chrysaetos)
American Kestrel  (Falco sparverius)
Merlin  (Falco columbarius)
Gyrfalcon  (Falco rusticolus)
Peregrine Falcon  (Falco peregrinus)
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Cranes:
Sandhill Crane  (Grus canadensis)
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Shorebirds:
American Golden-Plover  (Pluvialis dominica)
Semipalmated Plover  (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Lesser Yellowlegs  (Tringa flavipes)

Upland Sandpiper  (Bartramia longicauda)

Solitary Sandpiper  (Tringa solitaria)
Wandering Tattler  (Tringa incana)
Spotted Sandpiper  (Actitis macularius)
Whimbrel  (Numenius phaeopus)
Hudsonian Godwit  (Limosa haemastica)
Semipalmated Sandpiper  (Calidris pusilla)
Least Sandpiper  (Calidris minutilla)
Baird’s Sandpiper  (Calidris bairdii)
Pectoral Sandpiper  (Calidris melanotos)
Long-billed Dowitcher  (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
Wilson ’s (formerly Common) Snipe  (Gallinago delicata)
Red-necked Phalarope  (Phalaropus lobatus)
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Gulls and their allies:
Long-tailed Jaeger  (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Bonaparte’s Gull  (Larus philadelphia)
Mew Gull  (Larus canus)
Herring Gull  (Larus argentatus)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous Gull  (Larus hyperboreus)
Arctic Tern  (Sterna paradisaea)
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Owls:
Great Horned Owl  (Bubo virginianus)

Snowy Owl  (Bubo scandiacus)

Northern Hawk Owl  (Surnia ulula)
Great Gray Owl  (Strix nebulosa)
Short-eared Owl  (Asio flammeus)
Boreal Owl  (Aegolius funereus)
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Kingfishers:
Belted Kingfisher  (Ceryle alcyon)
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Woodpeckers:
Downy Woodpecker  (Picoides pubescens)
American Three-toed Woodpecker  (Picoides dorsalis)
Black backed Woodpecker  (Picoides arcticus)
Northern Flicker  (Colaptes auratus)
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Songbirds:
Olive-sided Flycatcher  (Contopus cooperi)
Western Wood-Pewee  (Contopus sordidulus)

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  (Empidonax flaviventris)

Alder Flycatcher  (Empidonax alnorum)
Hammond ’s Flycatcher  (Empidonax hammondii)
Say’s Phoebe  (Sayornis saya)
Northern Shrike  (Lanius excubitor)
Gray Jay  (Perisoreus canadensis)
Common Raven  (Corvus corax)
Horned Lark  (Eremophila alpestris)
Tree Swallow  (Tachycineta bicolor)
Violet-green Swallow  (Tachycineta thalassina)
Bank Swallow  (Riparia riparia)
Cliff Swallow  (Hirundo pyrrhonota)
Black-capped Chickadee  (Poecile atricapillus)
Boreal Chickadee  (Poecile hudsonica)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet   (Regulus calendula)
Arctic Warbler  (Phylloscopus borealis)
Townsend’s Solitaire  (Myadestes townsendi)
Gray-cheeked Thrush  (Catharus minimus)
Swainson’s Thrush  (Catharus ustulatus)
Hermit Thrush  (Catharus guttatus)
American Robin   (Turdus migratorius)
Varied Thrush  (Ixoreus naevius)
American Pipit  (Anthus rubescens)
Bohemian Waxwing  (Bombycilla garrulous)
Orange-crowned Warbler  (Vermivora celata)
Yellow Warbler  (Dendroica petechia)
Yellow-rumped Warbler  (Dendroica coronata)

Palm Warbler  (Dendroica palmarum)

Blackpoll Warbler  (Dendroica striata)
Northern Waterthrush   (Seiurus noveboracensis)
Wilson’s Warbler  (Wilsonia pusilla)
American Tree Sparrow  (Spizella arborea)
Savannah Sparrow  (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Fox Sparrow  (Passerella iliaca)
Lincoln ’s Sparrow  (Melospiza lincolnii)
White-crowned Sparrow  (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Golden-crowned Sparrow  (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Dark-eyed Junco  (Junco hyemalis)
Lapland Longspur  (Calcarius lapponicus)
Snow Bunting  (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Red-winged Blackbird  (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Rusty Blackbird  (Euphagus carolinus)
Pine Grosbeak  (Pinicola enucleator)
White-winged Crossbill  (Loxia leucoptera)
Common Redpoll  (Carduelis flammea)
Hoary Redpoll  (Carduelis hornemanni)

Pine Siskin  (Carduelis pinus)

Last updated: November 21, 2008