List of birds of the Aleutian Islands

This list of birds of the Aleutian Islands is a comprehensive listing of all bird species known from the Aleutian Islands, as documented by Gibson and Byrd (2007) and eBird.[1][2]

The known avifauna of the Aleutian Islands total 315 species as of early July 2020. Of that number, 44 (14%) are year-round residents and breeders, 27 (9%) migrate to the Aleutians to breed, 18 (6%) migrate to the Aleutians to winter, 6 (2%) are non-breeding summer residents, 37 (12%) are annual through-migrants, and the remaining 187 (59%) are vagrants of less-than-annual occurrence. Several of the vagrants have only a single record.

This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS).[3] Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.

The following terms used to denote the annual and seasonal status of each species are from Gibson and Byrd (2007):

  • Accidental – one or two records
  • Casual – recorded in <30% of years in the appropriate season, but in at least three calendar years
  • Intermittent – recorded in ≥30% of years in the appropriate season, but not annually
  • Migrant – annual through-migrant in spring or fall
  • Resident – substantial numbers present throughout the year
  • Summer – migrates to the Aleutians to breed or to summer offshore
  • Winter – migrates to the Aleutians to winter
  • Annual breeders are designated with an asterisk (*), as in Resident* or Summer*.

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Pigeons and doves

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

  • Oriental turtle-dove, Streptopelia orientlalis (Casual or Accidental)

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

Nightjars

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

  • Gray nightjar, Caprimulgus jotaka (Accidental)

Swifts

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Apodidae

Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Trochilidae

Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

  • Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus (Accidental)
  • Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra (Accidental)
  • American coot, Fulica americana (Accidental)
  • Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla (Accidental) (This species is not on the AOS Check-list)

Cranes

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

Stilts and avocets

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

  • Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus (Accidental)
  • Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola (Migrant)
  • American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica (Accidental)
  • Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva (Migrant)
  • Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus (Casual)
  • Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula (Casual)
  • Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus (Summer*)
  • Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius (Casual)
  • Lesser sand-plover, Charadrius mongolus (Migrant)

Sandpipers and allies

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Pratincoles and coursers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae

Skuas and jaegers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

Auks, murres, and puffins

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Alcidae

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Loons

Order: Gaviiformes   Family: Gaviidae

Albatrosses

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Diomedeidae

Northern storm-petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

  • Fork-tailed storm-petrel, Hydrobates furcatus (Resident*)
  • Leach's storm-petrel, Hydrobates leucorhous (Summer*)

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

Boobies and gannets

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

Cormorants and shags

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

  • Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (Accidental) (This species has not been accepted by the Alaska Checklist Committee and is not on the AOS Check-list)
  • Yellow bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis (Accidental)
  • Gray heron, Ardea cinerea (Accidental)
  • Great egret, Ardea alba (Casual)
  • Intermediate egret, Egretta intermedia (Accidental)
  • Chinese egret, Egretta eulophotes (Accidental)
  • Little egret, Egretta garzetta (Accidental)
  • Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis (Accidental)
  • Chinese pond-heron, Ardeola bacchus (Accidental)
  • Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax (Casual)

Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

  • Osprey, Pandion haliaetus (Accidental)

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

Owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Falcons and caracaras

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Shrikes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

Larks

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

Swallows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

Tits, chickadees, and titmice

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paridae

Nuthatches

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sittidae

Wrens

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Troglodytidae

Dippers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cinclidae

Kinglets

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Regulidae

Leaf warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Phylloscopidae

Grassbirds and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Locustellidae

  • Middendorff's grasshopper-warbler, Locustella ochotensis (Casual)
  • Lanceolated warbler, Locustella lanceolata (Casual or Accidental)

Old World flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

Starlings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

  • European starling, Sturnus vulgaris (Accidental)

Waxwings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Bombycillidae

Accentors

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Prunellidae

Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

  • Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla (Migrant)
  • Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Casual or Intermittent)
  • Common rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus (Casual)
  • Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator (Resident*)
  • Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Casual)
  • Asian rosy-finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis (Accidental)
  • Gray-crowned rosy-finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis (Resident*)
  • Oriental greenfinch, Chloris sinica (Accidental)
  • Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea (Casual or Intermittent)
  • Hoary redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni (Casual)
  • Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (Accidental)
  • White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (Accidental)
  • Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus (Accidental)
  • Pine siskin, Spinus pinus (Casual)

Longspurs and snow buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calcariidae

Old World buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

New World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passerellidae

Troupials and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Icteridae

New World warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Parulidae

References
  1. Gibson, Daniel D.; Byrd, G. Vernon (2007). Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Series in Ornithology 1. Nuttall Ornithological Club and American Ornithologists’ Union.
  2. "eBird Bar Chart: Aleutian Islands West". Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. "Check-list of North and Middle American Birds". American Ornithological Society. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

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