Fauna Series No. 3

Fauna of the National Parks — No. 3 Birds and Mammals of Mount McKinley National Park

Birds

CHECK LIST OF THE BIRDS

1. Gavia adamsi (Gray). Yellow-billed loon.

2. Colymbus grisegena holboelli (Reinhardt). Holboell's grebe.

3. Colymbus auritus Linnaeus. Horned grebe.

4. Cygnus columbianus (Ord). Whistling swan.

5. Chen hyperborea hyperborea (Pallas). Lesser snow goose.

6. Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Linnaeus. Common mallard.

7. Chaulelasmus streperus (Linnaeus). Gadwall.

8. Mareca americana (Gmelin). Baldpate.

9. Dafila acuta tzitzihoa (Vieillot). American pintail.

10. Nettion carolinense (Gmelin). Green-winged teal.

11. Nyroca marila (Linnaeus). Greater scaup duck.

12. Nyroca affinis (Eyton). Lesser scaup duck.

13. Charitonetta albeola (Linnaeus). Bufflehead.

14. Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus). Old-squaw.

15. Histrionicus histrionicus pacificus Brooks. Western harlequin duck.

16. Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte). White-winged scoter.

17. Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus). Surf scoter.

18. Astur atricapillus atricapillus (Wilson). Eastern goshawk.

19. Accipiter velox velox (Wilson). Sharp-shinned hawk.

20. Buteo borealis harlani (Audubon). Harlan's hawk.

21. Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte. Swainson's hawk.

22. Buteo lagopus s. johannis (Gmelin). American rough-legged hawk.

23. Aquila chrysaetos canadensis (Linnaeus). Golden eagle.

24. Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus Townsend. Northern bald eagle.

25. Circus hudsonius (Linnaeus). Marsh hawk.

26. Falco rusticalus absoletus Gmelin. Black gyrfalcon.

27. Falco columbarius bendirei Swann. Western pigeon hawk.

28. Falco sparverius sparverius Linnaeus. Eastern sparrow hawk.

29. Canachites canadensis osgoodi Bishop. Alaska spruce grouse.

30. Lagopus lagopus alascensis Swarth. Alaska ptarmigan.

31. Lagopus rupestris kelloggae Grinnell. Kellogg's ptarmigan.

32. Lagopus leucurus peninsularis Chapman. Kenai white-tailed ptarmigan.

33. Grus canadensis canadensis (Linnaeus). Little brown crane.

34. Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte. Semipalmated plover.

35. Pluvialis dominica fulva (Gmelin). Pacific golden plover.

36. Aphriza virgata (Gmelin). Surfbird.

37. Capella delicata (Ord). Wilson's snipe.

38. Phaeopus hudsonicus (Latham). Hudsonian curlew.

39. Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein). Upland plover.

40. Actitis macularia (Linnaeus). Spotted sandpiper.

41. Tringa solitaria cinnamomea (Brewster). Western solitary sandpiper.

42. Heteroscelus incanus (Gmelin). Wandering tattler.

43. Totanus flavipes (Gmelin). Lesser yellow-legs.

44. Pisobia bairdi (Coues). Baird's sandpiper.

45. Pelidna alpina sakhalina (Vieillot). Red-backed sandpiper.

46. Ereunetes maurii Cabanis. Western sandpiper.

47. Lobipes lobatus (Linnaeus). Northern phalarope.

48. Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot. Long-tailed jaeger.

49. Larus argentatus smithsonianus Coues. Herring gull.

50. Larus canus brachyrhynchus Richardson. Short-billed gull.

51. Sterna paradisaea Brunnich. Arctic tern.

52. Bubo virginianus algistus (Oberholser). Saint Michael horned owl.

53. Nyctea nyctea (Linnaeus). Snowy owl.

54. Surnia ulula caparoch (Muller). American hawk owl.

55. Asio flammeus flammeus (Pontoppidan). Short-eared owl.

56. Cryptoglaux funerea richardsoni (Bonaparte). Richardson's owl.

57. Megaceryle alcyon caurina (Grinnell). Western belted kingfisher.

58. Colaptes auratus luteus Bangs. Northern flicker.

59. Dryobates villosus septentrionalis (Nuttall). Northern hairy woodpecker.

60. Dryobates pubescens nelsoni Oberholser. Nelson's downy woodpecker.

61. Picoides arcticus (Swainson). Arctic three-toed woodpecker.

62. Picoides tridactylus fasciatus Baird. Alaska three-toed woodpecker.

63. Sayornis saya saya (Bonaparte). Say's phoebe.

64. Myiochanes richardsoni richardsoni (Swainson). Western wood pewee.

65. Nuttallornis mesoleucus (Lichtenstein). Olive-sided flycatcher.

66. Otocoris alpestris arcticola Oberholser. Pallid horned lark.

67. Riparia riparia riparia (Linnaeus). Bank swallow.

68. Hirundo erythrogaster Boddaert. Barn swallow.

69. Perisoreus canadensis fumifrons Ridgway. Alaska jay.

70. Pica pica hudsonia (Sabine). American magpie.

71. Corvus corax principalis Ridgway. Northern raven.

72. Penthestes atricapillus turneri (Ridgway). Yukon chickadee.

73. Penthestes cinctus alascensis (Prazak). Alaska chickadee.

74. Penthestes hudsonicus hudsonicus (Forster). Hudsonian chickadee.

75. Certhia familiaris montana Ridgway. Rocky Mountain creeper.

76. Turdus migratorius migratorius Linnaeus. Eastern robin.

77. Ixoreus naevius meruloides (Swainson). Northern varied thrush.

78. Hylocichla guttata guttata (Pallas). Alaska hermit thrush.

79. Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni (Tschudi). Olive-backed thrush.

80. Hylocichla minima aliciae (Baird). Gray-checked thrush.

81. Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe (Linnaeus). European wheatear.

82. Myadestes townsendi (Audubon). Townsend's solitaire.

83. Acanthopneuste borealis kennicotti (Baird). Kennicott's willow warbler.

84. Carthylio calendula calendula (Linnaeus). Eastern ruby-crowned kinglet.

85. Anthus spinoletta rubescens (Tunstall). American pipit.

86. Bombycilla garrula pallidiceps Reichenow. Bohemian waxwing.

87. Lanius borealis invictus Grinnell, Northwestern shrike,

88. Vermivora celata celata (Say). Orange-crowned warbler.

89. Dendroica aestiva rubiginosa (Pallas). Alaska yellow warbler.

90. Dendroica coronata (Linnaeus). Myrtle warbler.

91. Dendroica striata (Forster). Black-poll warbler.

92. Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis Ridgway. Grinnell's waterthrush.

93. Wilsonia pusilla pileolata (Pallas). Northern pileolated warbler.

94. Setophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus). American redstart.

95. Euphagus carolinus (Muller). Rusty blackbird.

96. Pinicola enucleator alascensis Ridgway. Alaska pine grosbeak.

97. Leucosticte tephrocotis littoralis Baird. Hepburn's rosy finch.

98. Acanthis linaria linaria (Linnaeus). Common redpoll.

99. Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus Bonaparte. Western Savannah sparrow.

100. Junco hyemalis hyemalis (Linnaeus). Slate-colored junco.

101. Spizella arborea ochracea Brewster. Western tree sparrow.

102. Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli (Nuttall). Gambel's sparrow.

103. Zonotrichia coronata (Pallas). Golden-crowned sparrow.

104. Passerella iliaca iliaca (Merrem). Eastern fox sparrow.

105. Melospiza lincolni lincolni (Audubon). Lincoln's sparrow.

106. Calcarius lapponicus alascensis Ridgway. Alaska longspur.

107. Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis (Linnaeus). Eastern snow bunting.

HYPOTHETICAL LIST

1. Mergus serrator Linnaeus. Red-breasted merganser.

2. Pedioecetes phasianellus phasianellus (Linnaeus). Northern sharp-tailed grouse.

3. Squatarola squatarola (Linnaeus). Black-bellied plover.

4. Petrochelidon albifrons albifrons (Rafinesque). Northern cliff swallow.

5. Cinclus mexicanus unicolor Bonaparte. Dipper.

Last Modified: Thurs, Oct 4 2001 10:00:00 pm PDT
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