Important Animals of the Bottomland Spruce-Poplar Forest Community Important Animals of the Upland Spruce-Hardwood Community Important Animals of the Lowland Spruce-Hardwood Community
           
Mammals   Mammals   Mammals  
Masked shrew Sorex cinereus Masked shrew Sorex cinereus Masked shrew Sorex cinereus
Dusky shrew S. obscurus Dusky shrew S. obscurus Dusky shrew S. obscurus
Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus
Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus Showshoe hare Lepus americanus Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Red-backed vole Clethrionomys rutilus
Northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus Northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
Red-backed vole Clethrionomys rutilus Red-backed vole Clethrionomys rutilus Coyote Canis latrans
Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Yellow-cheeked vole Microtus xanthognathus Gray wolf C. lupus
Coyote Canis latrans Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius Red fox Vulpes fulva
Gray wolf C. lupus Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Black bear Ursus americanus
Red fox Vulpes fulva Coyote Canis latrans Grizzly bear U. arctos
Black bear Ursus americanus Gray wolf C. lupus Pine marten Mertes americana
Grizzly bear U. arctos Red fox Vulpes fulva Ermine Mustela erminea
Pine marten Martes americana Black bear Ursus americanus Wolverine Gulo gulo
Ermine Mustela erminea Grizzly bear U. arctos Lynx Lynx canadensis
Wolverine Gulo gulo Pine marten Martes americana Moose Alces alces
Lynx Lynx canadensis Ermine Mustela erminea    
Moose Alces alces Least weasel M. rixosa Birds  
    Wolverine Gulo gulo Common loon Gavia immer
Birds   Lynx Lynx canadensis Arctic loon G. arctica
Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula Moose Alces alces Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena
Barrow's goldeneye B. islandica Caribou Rangifer tarandus Horned grebe P. auritus
Bufflehead B. albeola Bison Bison bison Whistling swan Olor columbianus
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis     Trumpeter swan 0. buccinator
Sharpshinned hawk A. striatus Birds   Canada goose Branta canadensis
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Osprey Pandion haliaetus Barrow's goldeneye B. islandica Pintail A. acuta
Spruce grouse Canachites canadensis Bufflehead B. albeola American wigeon A. americana
Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus Northern shoveler A. clypeata
Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia Goshawk Accipiter gentilis American green-winged teal A. crecca
Great horned owl Bubo virginianus Sharpshinned hawk A. striatus Canvasback Aythya valisineria
Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus Lesser scaup A. affinis
Yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus Osprey Pandion haliaetus Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Hairy woodpecker Dendrocopos villosus Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis
Northern three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus Spruce grouse Canachites canadensis White-winged scoter Melanitta deglandi
Gray jay Perisoreus canadensis Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus Surf scoter M. perspicillata
Common raven Corvus corax Great horned owl Bubo virginianus Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Black-capped chickadee Parus atricapillus Hawk-owl Surnia ulula Sharpshinned hawk A. striatus
Boreal chickadee P. hudsonicus Yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
Robin Turdus migratorius Hairy woodpecker Dendrocopos villosus Spruce grouse Canachites canadensis
Varied thrush Ixoreus naevius Northern three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus Lesser sandhill crane Grus canadensis
Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia
Swainson's thrush C. ustulatus Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendulus Tree swallow Iridoprocne bicolor Lesser yellowlegs T. flavipes
Orange-crowned warbler Vermivora celata Bank swallow Riparia riparia Northern phalarope Lobipes lobatus
Myrtle warbler Dendroica coronata Gray jay Perisoreus canadensis Common snipe Capella gallinago
Pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Common raven Corvus corax Mew gulf Larus canus
White-winged crossbill Loxia leucoptera Black-capped chickadee Parus atricapillus Bonaparte's gull L. philadelphia
Slate-colored junco Junco hyemalis Boreal chickadee P. hudsonicus Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Gray-headed chickadee P. cinctus Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
    Robin Turdus migratorius Hawk-owl Surnia ulula
    Varied thrush Ixoreus naevius Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
    Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus Yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus
Important Animals of Alpine Tundra and Barren Ground Communities Swainson's thrush C. ustulatus Hairy woodpecker Dendrocopos villosus
    Gray-cheeked thrush C. minimus Northern three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
Mammals   Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides Tree swallow Iridoprocne bicolor
Tundra shrew Sorex tundrensis Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendulus Gray jay Perisoreus canadensis
Pika Ochotona collaris Northern shrike Lanius excubitor Common raven Corvus corax
Hoary marmot Marmota monax Myrtle warbler Dendroica coronata Black-capped chickadee Parus atricapillus
Arctic ground squirrel Citellus parryi Blackpoll warbler D. striata Robin Turdus migratorius
Greenland collared lemming Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Northern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis Varied thrush Ixoreus naevius
Alaska vole Microtus miurus Pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus
Gray wolf C. lupus Hoary redpoll Acanthis hornemanni Swainson's thrush C. ustulatus
Black bear Ursus americanus Common redpoll A. flammea Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendulus
Grizzly bear U. arctos White-winged crossbill Loxia leucoptera Orange-crowned warbler Vermivora celata
Ermine Mustela erminea Slate-colored junco Junco hyemalis Myrtle warbler Dendroica coronata
Wolverine Gulo gulo White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Blackpoll warbler D. striata
Moose AIces alces     Northern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Caribou Rangifer tarandus     Pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Dall sheep Ovis dalli     White-winged crossbill Loxia leucoptera
        Slate-colored junco Junco hyemalis
Birds       White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Marsh hawk Circu cyaneus        
Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus        
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus        
Rock ptarmigan Lagopus mutus        
American golden plover Pluvialis dominica        
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres        
Wandering tattler Heteroscelus incanus        
Horned lark Eremophila alpestris        
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica        
Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota        
Bank swallow Riparia riparia        
Common raven Corvus corax        
Water pipit Anthus spinolettus        
Gray-crowned rosy finch Leucosticte tephrocotis        
Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis        
Golden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla        
Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus        
Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis        
McKay's bunting P. hyperboreus        
           
           
           
           
Important Animals of the Low Brush, Muskeg-Bog Community Important Animals of the Wet Tundra Community Important Animals of the Moist Tundra Community
           
Mammals   Mammals   Mammals  
Masked shrew Sorex cinereus Masked shrew Sorex cinercus Masked shrew Sorex cinereus
Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus Tundra shrew S. tundrensis Tundra shrew S. tundrensis
Northern bog lemming Synaptomys borealis Tundra hare Lepus othus Tundra hare Lepus othus
Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Arctic ground squirrel Citellus parryi Arctic ground squirrel Citellus parryi
Tundra vole M. oeconomus Greenland collared lemming Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Greenland collared lemming Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
Coyote Canis latrans Brown lemming Lemmus trimucronatus Brown lemming Lemmus trimucronatus
Gray wolf C. lupus Tundra vole Microtus oeconomus Tundra vole Microtus oeconomus
Black bear Ursus americanus Gray wolf C. lupus Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius
Grizzly bear U. arctos Arctic fox Alopex lagopus Gray wolf Canis lupus
Ermine Mustela erminea Grizzly bear Ursus arctos Red fox Vulpes fulva
Wolverine Gulo gulo Ermine Mustela erminea Grizzly bear Ursus arotos
Lynx Lynx candensis Wolverine Gulo gulo Ermine Mustela erminea
Caribou Rangifer tarandus Caribou Rangifer tarandus Least weasel M. rixosa
        Wolverine Gulo gulo
Birds   Birds   Moose A Ices alces
Common loon Gavia immer Whistling swan Olor columbianus Caribou Rangifer tarandus
Arctic loon G. arctica Canada goose Branta canadensis    
Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena White-fronted goose Anser albifrons Birds  
Horned grebe P. auritus Snow goose Chen caerulescens Whistling swan Olor columbianus
Whistling swan Olor columbianus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada goose Branta canadensis
Trumpeter swan 0. buccinator Pintail A. acuta White-fronted goose Anser albifrons
Canada goose Brenta canadensis American wigeon A. americana Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern shoveler A. clypeata Pintail A. acuta
Pintail A. acuta American green-winged teal A. creeca American wigeon A. americana
American wigeon A. americana Greater scaup Aythya marila Northern shoveler A. clypeata
Northern shoveler A. clypeata Lesser scaup A. affinis American green-winged teal A. crecca
American green-winged teal A. crecca Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri Greater scaup Aythya marila
Canvasback Aythya valisineria Steller's eider Polysticta stelleri Lesser scaup A. affinis
Lesser scaup A. affinis Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis
Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis Black scoter Melanitta nigra Black scoter Melanitta nigra
White-winged scoter Melanitta deglandi Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator
Surf scoter M. perspicillata Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus Rock ptarmigan L. mutus Rock ptarmigan L. mutus
Lesser sandhill crane Grus canadensis Lesser sandhill crane Grus canadensis Lesser sandhill crane Grus canadensis
Greater yellowlegs Tringa malanoleuca American golden plover Pluvialis dominica Black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola
Lesser yellowlegs T. flavipes Black-bellied plover P. squatarola Rock sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis
Northern phalarope Lobipes lobatus Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus Dunlin C. alpina
Common snipe Capella gallinago Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Western sandpiper C. mauri
Mew gull Larus canus Bristle-thighed curlew N. tahitiensis Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicularius
Bonarparte's gull L. philadelphia Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica Northern phalarope Lobipes lobatus
Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Common snipe Capella gallinago
Hawk-owl Surnia ulula Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Tree swallow Iridoproche bicolor Black turnstone A. melanocephala Long-tailed jaeger S. longicaudus
Gray jay Perisoreus canadensis Rock sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus
Common raven Corvus corax Dunlin C. alpina Glaucous-winged gull L. glaucescens
Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Western sandpiper C. mauri Mew gull L. canus
Rusty blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicularius Sabine's gull Xema sabini
    Northern phalarope Lobipes lobatus Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
    Common snipe Capella gallinago Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
Important Animals of the High Brush Community Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Snowy owl Nyctea scandiaca
    Long-tailed jaeger S. longicaudus Common raven Corvus corax
Mammals   Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus Yellow wagtall Motacilla flava
Masked shrew Sorex cinereus Glaucous-winged gull L. glaucescens Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Tundra hare Lepus othus Mew gull L. canus Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Snowshoe hare L. americanus Sabine's gull Xema sabini Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea McKay's bunting P. hyperboreus
Coyote Canis latrans Short-eared owl Asio flammeus    
Gray wolf C. lupus Snowy owl Nyctea scandiaca    
Red fox Vulpes fulva Common raven Corvus corax    
Black bear Ursus americanus Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis    
Grizzly bear U. arctos Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus    
Ermine Mustela erminea Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis    
Least weasel M. rixosa        
Wolverine Gulo gulo        
Lynx Lynx canadensis        
Moose Alces alces        
           
Birds          
Sharpshinned hawk Accipiter striatus        
Marsh hawk Circus cyaneus        
Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus        
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos        
Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus        
Traill's flycatcher Empidonax trailii        
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica        
Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota        
Bank swallow Riparia riparia        
Common raven Corvus corax        
Gray-cheeked thrush Catharus minimus        
Arctic warbler Phylloscopus borealis        
Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava        
Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus        
Northern shrike Lanius excubitor        
Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia        
Northern water thrush Seiurus noveboracensis        
Wilson's warbler Wilsonia pusilla        
Rusty blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus        
Hoary redpoll Acanthis hornemanni        
Common redpoll A. flammea        
Tree sparrow Spizella arborea        
White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys        
Golden-crowned sparrow Z atricapilla        
Fox sparrow Passerella iliaca        

Last Updated on 4/27/00
By ISER