Index
Search by the following parameters:
| Waterfowl | Seabirds | Shorebirds | Songbirds | Upland Birds and Raptors |
- Tundra Swan
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser Snow Goose
- Canada Goose
- Black Brant
- Mallard
- Green-winged Teal
- American Wigeon
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Shoveler
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Common Eider
- King Eider
- Spectacled Eider
- Steller’s Eider
- Surf Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Red-breasted Merganser
Tundra Swan
Iñupiaq Name: Quġruk, Qugruk
Scientific Name: Cygnus columbianus
Taken by Brian Person
Taken by Robert Suydam
Greater White-Fronted Goose
Iñupiaq Name: Niġlivik, Niġlivialuk
Scientific Name: Anser albifrons
Taken by Leslie Pierce
Taken by Kate Stafford
Greater white-fronted goslings. Photo by Penelope Chilton
Lesser Snow Goose
Iñupiaq Name: Kaŋuq, Kaŋŋuq
Scientific Name: Chen caerulescens
Taken by Sandy Hamilton
Blue phase Lesser Snow Geese and young. Taken by Leslie Pierce
Canada Goose
Iñupiaq Name: Iqsraġutilik
Scientific Name: Branta canadensis
Black Brant
Iñupiaq Name: Niġlinġaq
Scientific Name: Branta bernicla
Photo by Brian Person
Mallard
Iñupiaq Name: Kurugaqtaq, Ivugaq, Ukhiukhiuq
Scientific Name: Anas platyrhynchos
Green-Winged Teal
Iñupiaq Name: Qaiŋŋiq, Kurukaaluġusiq
Scientific Name: Anas crecca, A. carolinensis
American Wigeon
Iñupiaq Name: Ugiihiq, Kurugaġnaq
Scientific Name: Anas americana
Northern Pintail
Iñupiaq Name: Kurugaq, Kurugak, Ivugaq
Scientific Name: Anas acuta
Taken by Leslie Pierce
Northern Shoveler
Iñupiaq Name: Aluuttaq, Qailuutaq
Scientific Name: Anas clypeata
Taken by Leslie Pierce near Point Lay in early July (above) and Barrow (below)
Greater Scaup
Iñupiaq Name: Qaqłuktuuq, Qaqłuqpalik
Scientific Name: Aythya marila
Taken by Leslie Pierce at Barrow
Lesser Scaup
Iñupiaq Name: Qaqłuqtuuq
Scientific Name:Aythya affinis
Common Eider
Iñupiaq Name: Amauligruaq
Scientific Name: Somateria mollissima
Taken by Josh London
Common Eider on its nest. Taken by Leslie Pierce
Taken by Leslie Pierce
King Eider
Iñupiaq Name: Qiŋalik, Qiŋaligaaluk
Scientific Name: Somateria spectabilis
Taken by Jed Blumevitt
Taken by Robert Suydam
Spectacled Eider
Iñupiaq Name: Qavaasuk
Scientific Name: Somateria fischeri
Taken by Robert Suydam
Steller’s Eider
Iñupiaq Name: Igniqauqtuq
Scientific Name: Polysticta stelleri
Taken by Robert Suydam
Surf Scoter
Iñupiaq Name: Aiłuqtuq, Aviłuqtuq, Aviłuqtaq, Tuunġaaġruk
Scientific Name: Melanitta perspicillata
Long-Tailed Duck
Iñupiaq Name: Aaqhaaliq, Aaqhaalliq, Aaġaaliq, Aahaaliq, Argiq
Scientific Name: Clangula hyemalis
Taken by Kate Stafford
Taken by Penelope Chilton
Long-tailed duck on nest and eggs in nest, taken by Leslie Pierce on barrier island near Point Lay in early July
Red-Breasted Merganser
Iñupiaq Name: Aqpaqsruayuuq, Paisugruk
Scientific Name: Mergus serrator
Banner photo: King Eiders by Kate Stafford
