Alaska bird checklist
592 bird species in 71 families have been recorded in Alaska, according to eBird; about 350 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
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Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Alaska right now
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
3European Starling
4Rock Pigeon
5Sharp-shinned Hawk
6Canada Goose
7Green-winged Teal
8American Crow
9American Robin
10Northern Shoveler
Alaska bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Emperor Goose
- Snow Goose
- Ross's Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Brant
- Barnacle Goose
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Muscovy Duck
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- American Black Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Steller's Eider
- Spectacled Eider
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Harlequin Duck
- Surf Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Barrow's Goldeneye
- Smew
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Ruffed Grouse
- Sooty Grouse
- Sharp-tailed Grouse
- White-tailed Ptarmigan
- Willow Ptarmigan
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Spruce Grouse
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Green Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Eastern Whip-poor-will
- Gray Nightjar
Swifts
- Black Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Vaux's Swift
- White-throated Needletail
- Common Swift
- Pacific Swift
Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Anna's Hummingbird
- Costa's Hummingbird
- Calliope Hummingbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Virginia Rail
- Sora
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- American Coot
- Baillon's Crake
- Yellow Rail
Cranes
- Sandhill Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
- Hooded Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
- Black Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Killdeer
- Common Ringed Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Snowy Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Bristle-thighed Curlew
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Eskimo Curlew
- Long-billed Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Solitary Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Wandering Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Black Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Surfbird
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Rock Sandpiper
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- South Polar Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Rhinoceros Auklet
- Tufted Puffin
- Horned Puffin
- Cassin's Auklet
- Least Auklet
- Whiskered Auklet
- Crested Auklet
- Parakeet Auklet
- Long-billed Murrelet
- Kittlitz's Murrelet
- Marbled Murrelet
- Black Guillemot
- Pigeon Guillemot
- Dovekie
- Thick-billed Murre
- Common Murre
- Ancient Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Ross's Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Red-legged Kittiwake
- Ivory Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Heermann's Gull
- Common Gull
- Short-billed Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Western Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Vega Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- California Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Aleutian Tern
- Sooty Tern
- Least Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Eared Grebe
- Western Grebe
- Clark's Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Albatrosses
- Laysan Albatross
- Black-footed Albatross
- Short-tailed Albatross
- Salvin's Albatross
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Murphy's Petrel
- Providence Petrel
- Mottled Petrel
- Hawaiian Petrel
- Cook's Petrel
- Pink-footed Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Buller's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Cocos Booby
- Masked Booby
- Nazca Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Brandt's Cormorant
- Red-faced Cormorant
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Double-crested Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White-faced Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- American Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Chinese Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Little Egret
- Green Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Golden Eagle
- Chinese Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- American Goshawk
- Hen Harrier
- Northern Harrier
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Bald Eagle
- Steller's Sea-Eagle
- Mississippi Kite
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Long-legged Buzzard
Owls
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Flammulated Owl
- Western Screech-Owl
- Snowy Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Northern Pygmy-Owl
- Barred Owl
- Great Gray Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
- Northern Boobook
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Red-breasted Sapsucker
- Lewis's Woodpecker
- American Three-toed Woodpecker
- Black-backed Woodpecker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Budgerigar
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Hammond's Flycatcher
- Dusky Flycatcher
- Western Flycatcher
- Black Phoebe
- Eastern Phoebe
- Say's Phoebe
- Ash-throated Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Cassin's Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Western Warbling Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Northern Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Canada Jay
- Steller's Jay
- Black-billed Magpie
- Clark's Nutcracker
- American Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Mountain Chickadee
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee
- Boreal Chickadee
- Gray-headed Chickadee
- Great Tit
- Asian Tit
Larks
- Eurasian Skylark
- Horned Lark
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- River Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Siberian House-Martin
- Cliff Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Arctic Warbler
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Lesser Whitethroat
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper
Wrens
- Rock Wren
- Pacific Wren
- Marsh Wren
Dippers
- American Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Brown Thrasher
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Mountain Bluebird
- Townsend's Solitaire
- Varied Thrush
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
- American Robin
Old World Flycatchers
- Gray-streaked Flycatcher
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Robin
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Bluethroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Narcissus Flycatcher
- Mugimaki Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Siberian Stonechat
- Amur Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Cedar Waxwing
Accentors
- Siberian Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Pechora Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
- American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Brambling
- Evening Grosbeak
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Pallas's Rosefinch
- Pine Grosbeak
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Asian Rosy-Finch
- Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
- House Finch
- Purple Finch
- Cassin's Finch
- Oriental Greenfinch
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- Eurasian Siskin
- Pine Siskin
- American Goldfinch
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Chestnut-collared Longspur
- Smith's Longspur
- Snow Bunting
- McKay's Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Pine Bunting
- Yellow-throated Bunting
- Pallas's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
- Gray Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Brewer's Sparrow
- Lark Sparrow
- American Tree Sparrow
- Fox Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Harris's Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Vesper Sparrow
- LeConte's Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Spotted Towhee
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Western Meadowlark
- Orchard Oriole
- Hooded Oriole
- Bullock's Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Brewer's Blackbird
- Common Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Northern Waterthrush
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Lucy's Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- MacGillivray's Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Black-throated Gray Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Hermit Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Lazuli Bunting
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel
Most common birds in Alaska
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Alaska’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Largest bird families in Alaska
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl44
- Sandpipers and Allies38
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers28
- New World Warblers17
- Auks, Murres, and Puffins16
- New World Sparrows13
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies12
- Shearwaters and Petrels11
Reported in the last 30 days
263 species reported to eBird in Alaska in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Common Raven, Redpoll, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Boreal Chickadee, Canada Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, White-winged Crossbill, Song Sparrow, Steller's Jay, Pine Siskin, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Bald Eagle, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Glaucous-winged Gull, Great Blue Heron, Brown Creeper, Double-crested Cormorant, Short-billed Gull, Horned Grebe, American Herring Gull, Pigeon Guillemot, Marbled Murrelet, Black-legged Kittiwake, Black Scoter, King Eider, Glaucous Gull, Ross's Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-necked Grebe, American Goshawk, Spruce Grouse, Hairy Woodpecker, Bonaparte's Gull, Harlequin Duck, Black-billed Magpie, European Starling, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Belted Kingfisher, Dark-eyed Junco, Eurasian Collared-Dove, …
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Bonaparte's Gull
American Wigeon
Song Sparrow
Pine Siskin
Ring-necked Duck
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Pintail
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mallard
Bald Eagle
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-throated Sparrow
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