Birds of Anchorage, AK
The birds most often spotted near Anchorage, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
14,767
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 14,767 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Anchorage. The most frequently seen is the Black-billed Magpie, with 1,180 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Anchorage include Barrow's Goldeneye - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed birds near Anchorage
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
1,180 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
1,033 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
822 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
768 observations
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
763 observations
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
696 observations
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
642 observations
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
608 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
594 observations
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
500 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
433 observations
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
431 observations
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
400 observations
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
304 observations
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
294 observations
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
293 observations
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
293 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
272 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
261 observations
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
252 observations
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
237 observations
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
209 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
198 observations
Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
193 observations
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
184 observations
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
178 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
157 observations
Spruce Grouse
Canachites canadensis
157 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
152 observations
Common Loon
Gavia immer
140 observations
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
140 observations
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
137 observations
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
128 observations
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
126 observations
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
125 observations
Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus
123 observations
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
116 observations
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
108 observations
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
103 observations
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
100 observations
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
98 observations
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
97 observations
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
97 observations
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
96 observations
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
95 observations
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
92 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
91 observations
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
88 observations
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
82 observations
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
81 observations
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