Birds of Alaska, United States is a list of the most common birds observed in the state. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
41% |
Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
32% |
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
28% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
25% |
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
24% |
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
23% |
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
23% |
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
22% |
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
15% |
American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
15% |
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
15% |
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
13% |
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
12% |
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
12% |
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
12% |
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
11% |
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
11% |
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
11% |
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
11% |
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
11% |
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
10% |
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
10% |
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
10% |
American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
10.0% |
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
9.9% |
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
9.9% |
Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
9.8% |
Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
9.6% |
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
9.3% |
Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
8.8% |
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
8.7% |
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
8.6% |
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
8.3% |
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.9% |
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
7.8% |
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.8% |
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
7.7% |
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
7.6% |
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
7.5% |
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
7.5% |
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
7.4% |
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.4% |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
7.3% |
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
7.2% |
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
7.0% |
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
6.9% |
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
6.6% |
Common Murre
Uria aalge Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
6.5% |
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
6.4% |
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae |
6.4% |
Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
6.3% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
6.3% |
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.9% |
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
5.9% |
Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
5.8% |
Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
5.6% |
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
5.6% |
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
5.5% |
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
5.4% |
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
5.2% |
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.2% |
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
5.1% |
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
5.0% |
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae |
5.0% |
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.9% |
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
4.9% |
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.8% |
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
4.8% |
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.5% |
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
4.5% |
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
4.2% |
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
4.1% |
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
4.0% |
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.0% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
4.0% |
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.9% |
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.8% |
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
3.8% |
Gadwall
Mareca strepera Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.7% |
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.7% |
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
3.6% |
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.6% |
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
3.5% |
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
3.4% |
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.4% |
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.4% |
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
3.2% |
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.1% |
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
3.1% |
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
3.0% |
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.0% |
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.0% |
Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.8% |
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.8% |
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
2.7% |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.7% |
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.6% |
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.6% |
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.6% |
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae |
2.6% |
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae |
2.5% |
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.5% |
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
2.5% |
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
2.4% |
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
2.4% |
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.4% |
Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
2.4% |
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.3% |
King Eider
Somateria spectabilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.3% |
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.3% |
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.3% |
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.2% |
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
2.2% |
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.2% |
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.2% |
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.2% |
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.2% |
Short-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna tenuirostris Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
2.2% |
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
2.2% |
Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
2.1% |
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.1% |
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.1% |
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
2.0% |
Red-faced Cormorant
Urile urile Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
2.0% |
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
2.0% |
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
1.9% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.9% |
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.8% |
Hoary Redpoll
Acanthis hornemanni Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.8% |
Brant
Branta bernicla Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.7% |
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.7% |
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
1.6% |
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.6% |
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae |
1.6% |
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
1.6% |
Crested Auklet
Aethia cristatella Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
1.6% |
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.6% |
Parakeet Auklet
Aethia psittacula Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
1.5% |
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae |
1.5% |
Emperor Goose
Anser canagicus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.5% |
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
1.5% |
American Goshawk
Accipiter atricapillus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.5% |
Yellow-billed Loon
Gavia adamsii Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
1.5% |
Willow Ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
1.4% |
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.4% |
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.4% |
Least Auklet
Aethia pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae |
1.3% |
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.3% |
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.3% |
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.3% |
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.2% |
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.2% |
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.2% |
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.2% |
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
1.2% |
Red-legged Kittiwake
Rissa brevirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.2% |
Steller's Eider
Polysticta stelleri Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.1% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.1% |
Spruce Grouse
Canachites canadensis Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
1.1% |
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.1% |
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates furcatus Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae |
1.1% |
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.1% |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.0% |
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.0% |
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.0% |
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.0% |
Surfbird
Calidris virgata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |