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PRIBILOF ISLANDS BIRD SPECIES

 

The Pribilof Islands are a wild and remote location in the Bering Sea, off the coast of mainland Alaska. They consist of two main islands, St. Paul and St. George, and smaller islands named Otter, Walrus and Sea Lion, the latter being only a rock.
The Pribilof Islands suffer constant rain and wind that erode and undercut the cliffs.
Well known for the numerous birds and marine mammals gathering at this site, these islands are sometimes named “Galapagos of the North” in reference to their abundant biological diversity.
The Pribilof Islands were also the main place of the commercial harvest of fur seals, but in 1911, hunting in the area was restricted, and today, it is forbidden with the exception of subsistence hunting by native Aleuts.   

The weather is cool year-round, and heavy fog is usually common in summer.

The cold waters of the Bering Sea and the maritime location involve cool weather year-round. During summer, cloudy, foggy weather is usual.
Both St. Paul and St. George are inhabited by approximately 600 individuals.    

In addition to a huge gathering of marine mammals on the shallowly-sloping beaches, the sea cliffs of these islands shelter extensive seabird colonies. More than 240 species can be seen in summer.
The two main species are the Red-legged Kittiwake and the Red-faced Cormorant. But other seabirds, Alcidae (16 species), Laridae, shorebirds and some common songbirds are breeding on these islands.
Ridge Wall in St. Paul, a high cliff wall above the Bering Sea, is one of the main breeding sites.

The Pribilof Islands are now considered part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

Text by Nicole Bouglouan

Text Sources:

Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia

BIRDS FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND VICINITY

SORA - Birds new to North America and the Pribilof Islands, Alaska

St Paul

St George

The Pribilof Islands

Flora and Fauna of the Pribilof Islands

All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

 

Bird Species list:

Sources: Avibase (Lepage Denis)

 

Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax alnorum - Moucherolle des aulnes

Aleutian Tern - Onychoprion aleuticus - Sterne des Aléoutiennes

American Coot – Fulica americana – Foulque d’Amérique

American Golden Plover – Pluvialis dominica – Pluvier bronzé

American Robin – Turdus migratorius – Merle d’Amérique

American Tree Sparrow – Spizella arborea – Bruant hudsonien

Ancient Murrelet - Synthliboramphus antiquus - Guillemot à cou blanc

Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea – Sterne arctique

Arctic Warbler - Phylloscopus borealis - Pouillot boréal

Asian Brown Flycatcher - Muscicapa dauurica - Gobemouche brun

Baikal Teal - Anas Formosa - Sarcelle élégante

Baird’s Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii - Bécasseau de Baird

Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus – Pygargue à tête blanche

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica - Hirondelle rustique

Barrow’s Goldeneye - Bucephala islandica - Garrot d’Islande

Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica - Barge rousse

Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon - Martin-pêcheur d'Amérique

Black-backed Woodpecker - Picoides arcticus - Pic à dos noir

Black-crowned Night Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax – Bihoreau gris

Black-footed Albatross - Phoebastria nigripes - Albatros à pieds noirs

Black Guillemot - Cepphus grylle - Guillemot à miroir

Black-headed Gull – Chroicocephalus ridibundus – Mouette rieuse

Black Kite – Milvus migrans – Milan noir

Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla - Mouette tridactyle

Black Oystercatcher - Haematopus bachmani - Huîtrier de Bachman

Blackpoll Warbler - Setophaga striata – Paruline rayée

Black Scoter - Melanitta americana - Macreuse à bec jaune

Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa - Barge à queue noire

Black-tailed Gull - Larus crassirostris - Goéland à queue noire

Black Tern - Chlidonias niger - Guifette noire

Black-throated Diver (Loon) - Gavia arctica -  Plongeon arctique

Black Turnstone - Arenaria melanocephala - Tournepierre noir

Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus - Echasse blanche

Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica - Gorgebleue à miroir

Bohemian Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulous - Jaseur boréal

Bonaparte’s Gull - Chroicocephalus philadelphia - Mouette de Bonaparte

Boreal Owl - Aegolius funereus - Nyctale de Tengmalm

Brambling - Fringilla montifringilla - Pinson du Nord

Brant Goose - Branta bernicla - Bernache cravant

Brewer’s Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus - Quiscale de Brewer

Bristle-thighed Curlew - Numenius tahitiensis - Courlis d’Alaska

Broad-billed Sandpiper - Limicola falcinellus - Bécasseau falcinelle

Brown-headed Cowbird – Molothrus ater – Vacher à tête brune

Brown Shrike - Lanius cristatus - Pie-grièche brune

Buff-bellied Pipit - Anthus rubescens - Pipit farlousane

Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Tryngites subruficollis - Bécasseau roussâtre 

Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola - Garrot albéole ou Petit Garrot

Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii - Bernache de Hutchins

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis - Bernache du Canada  

Canvasback – Aythya valisineria – Fuligule à dos blanc

Cape May Warbler - Setophaga tigrina - Paruline tigrée

Cassin’s Auklet - Ptychoramphus aleuticus - Starique de Cassin

Cedar Waxwing – Bombycilla cedrorum – Jaseur d’Amérique

Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica - Martinet ramoneur

Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina – Bruant familier

Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota - Hirondelle à front blanc

Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita - Pouillot véloce

Common Coot - Fulica atra - Foulque macroule

Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus - Coucou gris

Common Eider - Somateria mollissima - Eider à duvet

Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata - Gallinule d’Amérique

Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula – Garrot à œil d’or

Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia - Chevalier aboyeur

Common House Martin - Delichon urbicum - Hirondelle de fenêtre

Common Moorhen – Gallinula chloropus - Gallinule poule d’eau

Common Murre - Uria aalge - Guillemot de Troïl

Common Pochard - Aythya ferina - Fuligule milouin

Common Raven – Corvus corax - Grand corbeau

Common Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula - Pluvier grand-gravelot

Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrynus - Roselin cramoisi

Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos - Chevalier guignette

Common Swift - Apus apus - Martinet noir

Common Tern - Sterna hirundo - Sterne pierregarin

Crested Auklet - Aethia cristatella - Starique cristatelle

Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea - Bécasseau cocorli

Dark-eyed Junco – Junco hyemalis – Junco ardoisé

Dark-sided Flycatcher - Muscicapa sibirica - Gobemouche de Sibérie

Downy Woodpecker – Picoides pubescens – Pic mineur

Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus – Cormoran à aigrettes

Dunlin - Calidris alpina - Bécasseau variable

Dusky Thrush - Turdus eunomus - Grive à ailes rousses

Dusky Warbler - Phylloscopus fuscatus - Pouillot brun

Eastern Kingbird – Tyrannus tyrannus – Tyran tritri

Eastern Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus - Vireo mélodieux

Eastern Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla tschutschensis - Bergeronnette de Béringie

Emperor Goose - Chen canagica - Oie empereur

Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - Bouvreuil pivoine

Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo - Faucon hobereau

Eurasian Teal - Anas crecca - Sarcelle d’hiver

Eurasian Wigeon - Mareca penelope - Canard siffleur

European Golden Plover - Pluvialis apricaria - Pluvier doré

Eyebrowed Thrush - Turdus obscurus - Merle obscur

Falcated Duck - Mareca falcata - Canard à faucilles

Far Eastern Curlew - Numenius madagascariensis - Courlis de Sibérie

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel - Oceanodroma furcata - Océanite à queue fourchue

Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca – Bruant fauve

Franklin’s Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan - Mouette de Franklin

Gadwall - Mareca strepera - Canard chipeau

Garganey - Anas querquedula - Sarcelle d’été

Glaucous Gull - Larus hyperboreus - Goéland bourgmestre

Glaucous-winged Gull - Larus glaucescens - Goéland à ailes grises

Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa - Roitelet à couronne dorée

Golden-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia atricapilla - Bruant à couronne dorée

Goosander - Mergus merganser - Harle bièvre

Great Knot - Calidris tenuirostris - Bécasseau de l’Anadyr

Great Northern Diver or Common Loon - Gavia immer - Plongeon imbrin

Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons - Oie rieuse

Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca - Chevalier criard

Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major – Pic épeiche

Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus - Chevalier culblanc

Grey-cheeked Thrush - Catharus minimus - Grive à joues grises

Grey-crowned Rosy-Finch - Leucosticte tephrocotis - Roselin à tête grise

Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea – Grey Heron

Grey Plover - Pluvialis squatarola - Pluvier argenté

Grey-tailed Tattler - Tringa brevipes - Chevalier de Sibérie

Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - Bergeronnette des ruisseaux

Gyrfalcon - Falco rusticolus - Faucon gerfaut

Harlequin Duck - Histrionicus histrionicus - Arlequin plongeur

Hawfinch – Coccothraustes coccothraustes – Grosbec casse-noyaux

Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus - Grive solitaire

Herring Gull – Larus argentatus – Goéland argenté

Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus - Harle couronné

Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus - Grèbe esclavon

Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris – Alouette hausse-col

Horned Puffin - Fratercula corniculata - Macareux cornu

Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides - Goéland arctique

Ivory Gull - Pagophila eburnea - Mouette blanche

Jack Snipe - Lymnocryptes minimus - Bécassine sourde

Kamchatka Leaf Warbler - Phylloscopus examinandus - Pouillot du Kamtchatka

Killdeer - Charadrius vociferous - Pluvier kildir

Kittlitz’s Murrelet - Brachyramphus brevirostris - Guillemot de Kittlitz

King Eider - Somateria spectabilis - Eider à tête grise 

Lapland Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus - Bruant lapon ou Plectrophane lapon

Laysan Albatross - Phoebastria immutabilis - Albatros de Laysan

Leach’s Storm-Petrel - Oceanodroma leucorhoa - Océanite cul-blanc

Least Auklet - Aethia pusilla - Starique minuscule

Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla - Bécasseau minuscule

Lesser Sand-Plover - Charadrius mongolus - Gravelot mongol ou Pluvier de Mongolie

Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis - Petit Fuligule

Lesser White-fronted Goose - Anser erythropus – Oie naine

Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes - Chevalier à pattes jaunes

Lincoln’s Sparrow – Melospiza lincolnii – Bruant de Lincoln

Little Bunting - Emberiza pusilla - Bruant nain

Little Stint - Calidris minuta - Bécasseau minute

Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus - Bécassin à long bec

Long-billed Murrelet - Brachyramphus perdix - Guillemot à long bec

Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis - Harelde boréale

Long-tailed Jaeger - Stercorarius longicaudus - Labbe à longue queue

Long-toed Stint - Calidris subminuta - Bécasseau à longs doigts

Magnolia Warbler - Setophaga magnolia - Paruline à tête cendrée

Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos – Canard colvert

Mangrove (Yellow) Warbler - Setophaga petechia - Paruline jaune

Marbled Murrelet - Brachyramphus marmoratus - Guillemot marbré

Marsh Sandpiper - Tringa stagnatilis - Chevalier stagnatile

McKay's Bunting - Plectrophenax hyperboreus - Bruant blanc ou Plectrophane blanc

Merlin - Falco columbarius - Faucon émerillon

Mew Gull or Common Gull - Larus canus - Goéland cendré 

Middendorff’s Grasshopper-Warbler - Helopsaltes ochotensis - Locustelle de Middendorff

Mottled Petrel - Pterodroma inexpectata - Pétrel maculé

Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides - Merlebleu azuré

Northern Boobook - Ninox japonica - Ninoxe boréale

Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus – Pic flamboyant

Northern Fulmar – Fulmarus glacialis – Fulmar boreal

Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus hudsonius - Busard d’Amérique

Northern Mockingbird – Mimus polyglottos – Moqueur polyglotte

Northern Pintail - Anas acuta - Canard pilet

Northern Saw-whet owl – Aegolius acadicus – Petite nyctale 

Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata - Canard souchet

Northern Shrike - Lanius borealis - Pie-grièche boréale

Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis – Paruline des ruisseaux

Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - Traquet motteux

Olive-backed Pipit - Anthus hodgsoni - Pipit à dos olive

Olive-sided Flycatcher - Contopus cooperi - Moucherolle à côtés olive

Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata - Paruline verdâtre

Oriental Cuckoo - Cuculus optatus - Coucou oriental

Grey-capped Greenfinch (Oriental Greenfinch) - Chloris sinica - Verdier de Chine

Oriental Turtle-Dove - Streptopelia orientalis - Tourterelle orientale

Osprey – Pandion Haliaetus – Balbuzard pêcheur

Ovenbird – Seiurus aurocapilla – Paruline couronnée

Pacific Golden Plover - Pluvialis fulva - Pluvier fauve

Pacific Loon (Diver) - Gavia pacifica - Plongeon du Pacifique

Pacific Swift - Apus pacificus - Martinet de Sibérie

Pacific Wren - Troglodytes pacificus - Troglodyte de Baird

Pallas's Reed Bunting - Emberiza pallasi - Bruant de Pallas

Pallas’s Rosefinch - Carpodacus roseus - Roselin rose

Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum - Paruline à couronne rousse

Parakeet Auklet - Aethia psittacula - Starique perroquet

Parasitic Jaeger or Arctic Skua - Stercorarius parasiticus - Labbe parasite

Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos - Bécasseau tacheté 

Pelagic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax pelagicus - Cormoran pélagique

Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus - Faucon pèlerin

Pechora Pipit - Anthus gustavi - Pipit de la Petchora

Pigeon Guillemot - Cepphus columba - Guillemot colombin

Pine Bunting - Emberiza leucocephalos - Bruant à calotte blanche

Pine Grosbeak - Pinicola enucleator - Durbec des sapins

Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus - Tarin des pins

Pintail Snipe ou Pin-tailed Snipe - Gallinago stenura - Bécassine à queue pointue

Pomarine Skua or Jaeger - Stercorarius  pomarinus - Labbe pomarin

Purple Finch – Carpodacus purpureus – Roselin pourpré

Purple Martin - Progne subis - Hirondelle noire

Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima - Bécasseau violet

Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator - Harle huppé

Red-breasted Nuthach – Sitta Canadensis – Sittelle à poitrine rousse

Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra - Bec-croisé des sapins

Red-faced Cormorant - Phalacrocorax urile - Cormoran à face rouge

Red-flanked Bluetail - Tarsiger cyanurus - Robin à flancs roux

Red Knot - Calidris canutus - Bécasseau maubèche 

Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris - Mouette des brumes

Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena - Grèbe jougris

Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus - Phalarope à bec étroit

Red-necked Stint - Calidris ruficollis - Bécasseau à col roux

Red Phalarope - Phalaropus fulicarius - Phalarope à bec large

Red-throated Diver (Loon) - Gavia stellata - Plongeon catmarin

Red-throated Pipit - Anthus cervinus - Pipit à gorge rousse

Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus – Carouge à épaulettes

Rhinoceros Auklet - Cerorhinca monocerata - Macareux rhinocéros

Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis - Goéland à bec cerclé

Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris - Fuligule à bec cerclé ou à collier

Rock Sandpiper - Calidris ptilocnemis - Bécasseau des Aléoutiennes

Ross’s Gull - Rhodostethia rosea - Mouette de Ross

Rough-legged Buzzard - Buteo lagopus - Buse pattue

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Regulus calendula - Roitelet à couronne rubis

Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres - Tournepierre à collier

Ruff - Philomachus pugnax - Combattant varié

Rufous Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus – Colibri roux

Rufous-tailed Robin - Larvivora sibilans - Rossignol siffleur
 
Rustic Bunting - Emberiza rustica - Bruant rustique

Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus - Quiscale rouilleux

Sabine’s Gull - Xema sabini - Mouette de Sabine

Sand Martin - Riparia riparia - Hirondelle de rivage

Sanderling – Calidris alba - Bécasseau sanderling

Sandhill Crane – Grus canadensis – Grue du Canada

Savannah Sparrow – Passerculus sandwichensis - Bruant des prés 

Say’s Phoebe - Sayornis saya - Moucherolle à ventre roux

Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus – Gravelot semipalmé

Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla - Bécasseau semipalmé

Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus - Bécassin roux

Sharp-shinned Hawk – Accipiter striatus – Epervier brun

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Calidris acuminata - Bécasseau à queue pointue

Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus - Hibou des marais

Short-tailed Albatross - Phoebastria albatrus - Albatros à queue courte

Short-tailed Shearwater - Ardenna tenuirostris - Puffin à bec grêle

Siberian Accentor - Prunella montanella - Accenteur montanelle

Siberian Rubythroat - Calliope calliope - Rossignol calliope

Sky Lark – Alauda arvensis – Alouette des champs

Slaty-backed Gull - Larus schistisagus - Goéland à manteau ardoisé

Smew - Mergellus albellus - Harle piette

Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis - Bruant des neiges ou Plectrophane des neiges

Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens - Oie des neiges

Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus – Harfang des neiges

Solitary Sandpiper – Tringa solitaria – Chevalier solitaire

Solitary Snipe - Gallinago solitaria - Bécassine solitaire

Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia – Bruant chanteur 

Sooty Shearwater - Puffinus griseus - Puffin fuligineux

South Polar Skua - Stercorarius maccormicki - Labbe de Mc Cormick

Spectacled Eider - Somateria fischeri - Eider à lunettes

Spoon-billed Sandpiper - Eurynorhynchus pygmeus - Bécasseau spatule

Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus - Chevalier arlequin

Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius - Chevalier grivelé

Steller’s Eider - Polysticta stelleri - Eider de Steller

Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus - Bécasseau à échasses

Surfbird - Calidris virgata - Bécasseau du ressac

Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata - Macreuse à front blanc

Swainson’s Thrush - Catharus ustulatus - Grive à dos olive

Taiga Bean Goose - Anser fabalis - Oie des moissons

Taiga Flycatcher - Ficedula albicilla - Gobemouche de la taïga

Temminck’s Stint - Calidris temminckii - Bécasseau de Temminck

Tennessee Warbler - Leiothlypis peregrina - Paruline obscure

Terek Sandpiper - Xenus cinereus - Chevalier bargette

Thick-billed Murre - Uria lomvia - Guillemot de Brünnich

Townsend’s Warbler - Setophaga townsendi - Paruline de Townsend

Tree Swallow – Tachycineta bicolour – Hirondelle bicolore

Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator - Cygne trompette

Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula - Fuligule morillon

Tufted Puffin - Fratercula cirrhata - Macareux huppé

Tundra Bean Goose - Anser serrirostris - Oie de la toundra

Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus - Cygne de la toundra 

Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda - Maubèche ou Bartramie des champs

Varied Thrush – Ixoreus naevia – Grive à collier

Velvet Scoter - Melanitta fusca - Macreuse brune

Violet-green Swallow - Tachycineta thalassina - Hirondelle à face blanche

Wandering Tattler - Tringa incana - Chevalier errant

Western Great Egret - Egretta alba - Grande aigrette

Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri - Bécasseau d’Alaska

Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana - Tangara (Piranga) à tête rouge

Western Wood-Pewee - Contopus sordidulus - Pioui de l’Ouest

Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus – Courlis corlieu

Whiskered Auklet - Aethia pygmaea - Starique pygmée

White-crowned Sparrow – Zonotrichia leucophrys - Bruant à couronne blanche

White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis - Bécasseau à croupion blanc 

White-throated Needletail - Hirundapus caudacutus - Martinet épineux

White-tailed Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla – Pygargue à queue blanche

White Wagtail - Motacilla alba - Bergeronnette grise

White-winged Crossbill – Loxia leucoptera – Bec-croisé bifascié

White-winged Tern - Chlidonias leucopterus - Guifette leucoptère

Whooper Swan – Cygnus Cygnus – Cygne chanteur

Wilson’s Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolour - Phalarope de Wilson

Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus - Pouillot fitis

Wilson’s Snipe - Gallinago delicata - Bécassine de Wilson

Wilson’s Warbler – Cardellina pusilla – Paruline à calotte noire

Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola - Chevalier sylvain

Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina - Grive des bois

Wood Warbler - Phylloscopus sibilatrix - Pouillot siffleur

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Empidonax flaviventris - Moucherolle à ventre jaune

Yellow-billed Loon or White-billed Diver - Gavia adamsii - Plongeon à bec blanc

Yellow-browed Warbler - Phylloscopus inornatus - Pouillot à grands sourcils

Yellow-rumped Warbler – Setophaga coronata – Paruline à croupion jaune

 

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