Birds of Gates of the Arctic National Park

The birds most often spotted in Gates of the Arctic, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

Most-observed birds in Gates of the Arctic

Willow Ptarmigan

Lagopus lagopus

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudus

Turdus migratorius

Acanthis flammea

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica

2 observations · iNaturalist

Larus hyperboreus

2 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Pintail

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte tephrocotis

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arborea

2 observations · iNaturalist

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Eremophila alpestris

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Perisoreus canadensis

Passerella iliaca

1 observation · iNaturalist

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Northern Hawk Owl

Plectrophenax nivalis

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Northern Shrike

Lanius borealis

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

1 observation · iNaturalist

Canachites canadensis

1 observation · iNaturalist

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