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 vvolf 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 Vulpas fulva
Wolverine Gulo gulo Ermine Mustela erminea Grizzly beat Ursus arctos
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 AIces 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 O. buccinator Pintail A. acuta White-fronted goose Anser albifrons
Canada goose Branta 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. alpine
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 waxvving 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
Important Animals of the High Brush Community Common snipe Capella gallinago Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
    Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Snowy owl Nyctea scandiaca
Mammals   Long-tailed jaeger S. longicaudus Common raven Corvus corax
Masked shrew Sorex cinereus Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
Tundra hare Lepus othus Glaucous-vvinged gull L. glaucescens Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Snowshoe hare L. americanus Mew gull L. canus Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius Sabine's gull Xema sabini Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Coyote Canis latrans Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea McKay's bunting P. hyperboreus
Gray wolf C. lupus Short-eared owl Asio flammeus    
Red fox Vulpes fulva Snowy owl Nyctea scandiaca    
Black bear Ursus americanus Common raven Corvus corax    
Grizzly bear U. arctos Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis    
Ermine Mustela erminea Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus    
Least weasel M. rixosa Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis    
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