Appendix D 

Species List 
Appendix D 

Alaska Peninsula and Becharof NWR Draft Conservation Plan D-1 

Species List 

This appendix includes a list of species for the Alaska Peninsula 

and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges. The table uses a 

number of abbreviations, defined as follows: 

? = possible/may be probable 

BB = Bristol Bay 

BRD = Breeder 

WTR = Winter resident 

MAR BRD = Marginal breeder; for example, found in 

the boreal in King Salmon and Katmai. Known boreal 

area is on edge of Becharof National Wildlife Refuge 

(NWR) (Big Creek drainage), so species probably 

found there, but on edge of range. 

RES = Resident (year-round) 

MIG = Migrant (a regular user during the spring or 

fall migration different from TRAN or INC) 

NSHR = Nearshore; i.e., found on offshore islands (for 

example, belonging to the Alaska Maritime National 

Wildlife Refuge) or in ocean waters near shore, but not 

known to use “above mean high tide” on the Refuges 

TRAN = Transient: A species where the majority of 

the population does not regularly breed or migrate 

through an area, but individuals of the species 

occasionally pass through the area. The species’ winter 

and/or summer range may lie near the Refuges, which 

accounts for these occasional strays. Transients are 

found more often than are accidentals. 

ACC = Accidental: A species where the breeding and 

wintering ranges are distant from the Refuges, but 

where individuals of the species have been documented 

on the Refuges. Note that many of the ACC are Asiatic 

species. 
Appendix D: Species List 

D-2 Alaska Peninsula and Becharof NWR 

Common Name Scientific Name Class/Order/Family TypeFISHES—RESIDENT Arctic lamprey Lampetra japonica Cephalaspidomorphi/Petromyzontiformes/ 

Petromyzontidae 

Resid

Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Castomidae FreshBering Cisco Coregonus laurettae Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae FreshLeast Cisco Coregonus sardinella Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae FreshLake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae FreshPygmy Whitefish Prosopium coulteri Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae FreshHumpback Whitefish Coregonus pidschian Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae FreshRound Whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae FreshArctic Char Salvelinus alpinus Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae FreshDolly Varden Salvelinus malma Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae FreshRainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae FreshArctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae FreshPond Smelt Hypomesus olidus Actinopterygii/Osmeriformes/Osmeridae FreshSlimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus Actinopterygii/Scorpaeniformes/Cottidae FreshCoastrange Sculpin Cottus aleuticus Actinopterygii/Scorpaeniformes/Cottidae FreshAlaska Blackfish Dallia pectoralis Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Umbridae FreshNorthern Pike Esox lucius Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Esocidae FreshBurbot Lota lota Actinopterygii/Gadiformes/Lotidae FreshThree-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae FreshNine-spined Stickleback Pungitius pungitius Actinopterygii/Gasterosteiformes/Gasterosteidae FreshFISHES—ANADROMOUS Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae AnadSockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae AnadChinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tschawytscha Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae AnadCoho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae AnadChum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae AnadEulachon Thaleichthys pacificus Actinopterygii/Osmeriformes/Osmeridae FreshRainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax Actinopterygii/Osmeriformes/Osmeridae Fresh
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Common Name Scientific Name Class/Order/Family TypePacific Lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus Cephalaspidomorphi/Petromyzontiformes/ 

Petromyzontidae 

Anad

FISHES—MARINE Pacific Herring Clupea harengus pallasii Actinopterygii/Cluperiformes/Cluperidae Brac

Fresh

American Shad Alosa sapidissima Actinopterygii/Cluperiformes/Cluperidae Fresh

urf 

Smelt Hypomesus pretiosus Actinopterygii/Osmeriformes/Osmeridae BracSaffron Cod Eleginu gracilis Actinopterygii/Gadiformes/Gadidae MariPacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus Actinopterygii/Gadiformes/Gadidae MariPacific Staghorn Sculpin Leptocottus armatus Actinopterygii/Scorpaeniformes/Cottidae BracSharpnose Sculpin Clinocotus acuticeps Actinopterygii/Scorpaeniformes/Cottidae FreshStarry Flounder Platichthys stellatus Actinopterygii/Pleuronectiformes/Pleuronectidae FreshFourhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus quadricornis Actinopterygii/Scorpaeniformes/Cottidae BracAMPHIBIAN Wood Frog Rana sylvatica Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae RES BIRDS—BREEDING 123 TOTAL (includes marginals) Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Aves/Gaviiformes/Gaviidae BRD Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica Aves/Gaviiformes/Gaviidae BRD/Common Loon Gavia immer Aves/Gaviiformes/Gaviidae BRD Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Aves/Pelecaniformes/Phalacrocoracidae BRD/Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile Aves/Pelecaniformes/Phalacrocoracidae BRD/Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus Aves/Pelecaniformes/Phalacrocoracidae BRD/Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD Canada Goose Branta canadensis occidentalis Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD/Gadwall Anas strepera Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD American Wigeon Anas americana Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD 
Appendix D: Species List 

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Common Name Scientific Name Class/Order/Family TypeNorthern Pintail Anas acuta Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD Greater Scaup Aythya marila Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD/Common Eider Somateria mollissima Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD/Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD/Black Scoter Melanitta nigra Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD/Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD/Common Merganser Mergus merganser Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD/Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae BRD Osprey Pandion haliaetus Aves/Falconiformes/Accipitridae MAR Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Aves/Falconiformes/Accipitridae BRD/Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Aves/Falconiformes/Accipitridae BRD Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Aves/Falconiformes/Accipitridae BRD Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus Aves/Falconiformes/Accipitridae BRD Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Aves/Falconiformes/Accipitridae BRD/Merlin Falco columbarius Aves/Falconiformes/Falconidae BRD Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Aves/Falconiformes/Falconidae BRD Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Aves/Falconiformes/Falconidae BRD Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae MAR Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae BRD Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae BRD White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucurus Aves/Galliformes/Phasianidae MAR Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Aves/Gruiiformes/Gruidae BRD American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Aves/Charadriiformes/Charadriidae BRD Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Aves/Charadriiformes/Charadriidae BRD Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Aves/Charadriiformes/Charadriidae BRD Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani Aves/Charadriiformes/Haematopodidae BRD/Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MAR Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD 
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Common Name Scientific Name Class/Order/Family TypeSurfbird Aphriza virgata Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Dunlin Calidris alpina Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae BRD Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae BRD Bonaparte’s Gull Larus philadelphia Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae BRD Mew Gull Larus canus Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae BRD Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae BRD Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae BRD Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae BRD Aleutian Tern Sterna aleutica Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae BRD Common Murre Uria aalge Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae BRD Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae BRD Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae BRD Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae BRD Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae BRD Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae BRD Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae BRD Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Aves/Strigiformes/Strigidae BRD/Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula Aves/Strigiformes/Strigidae MAR Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Aves/Strigiformes/Strigidae BRD/Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus Aves/Strigiformes/Strigidae MAR Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Aves/Strigiformes/Strigidae BRD/Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Aves/Coraciiformes/Alcedinidae BRD Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Aves/Piciformes/Picidae BRD Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus Aves/Piciformes/Picidae MAR Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus Aves/Piciformes/Picidae MAR 
Appendix D: Species List 

D-6 Alaska Peninsula and Becharof NW

Common Name Scientific Name Class/Order/Family TypeNorthern Flicker Colaptes auratus Aves/Piciformes/Picidae MAR Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Aves/Passeriformes/Tyrannidae MAR Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Aves/Passeriformes/Tyrannidae BRD Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor Aves/Passeriformes/Laniidae BRD Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis Aves/Passeriformes/Corvidae MAR Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia Aves/Passeriformes/Corvidae BRD/Common Raven Corvus corax Aves/Passeriformes/Corvidae BRD/Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Aves/Passeriformes/Alaudidae BRD Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Aves/Passeriformes/Hirundinidae BRD Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Aves/Passeriformes/Hirundinidae BRD Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Aves/Passeriformes/Hirundinidae BRD Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapilla Aves/Passeriformes/Paridae BRD Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonica Aves/Passeriformes/Paridae MAR Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Aves/Passeriformes/Sittidae MAR Brown Creeper Certhia americana Aves/Passeriformes/Certhiidae MAR Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Aves/Passeriformes/Troglodytidae BRD American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Aves/Passeriformes/Cinclidae BRD Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Aves/Passeriformes/Regulidae MAR Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Aves/Passeriformes/Turdidae BRD Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Aves/Passeriformes/Turdidae BRD American Robin Turdus migratorius Aves/Passeriformes/Turdidae BRD Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius Aves/Passeriformes/Turdidae MAR American Pipit Anthus rubescens Aves/Passeriformes/Motacillidae BRD Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Aves/Passeriformes/Parulidae BRD Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Aves/Passeriformes/Parulidae BRD Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Aves/Passeriformes/Parulidae MAR Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Aves/Passeriformes/Parulidae MAR Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis Aves/Passeriformes/Parulidae BRD Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Aves/Passeriformes/Parulidae BRD American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae BRD Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae BRD Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae BRD Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae BRD 
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Common Name Scientific Name Class/Order/Family TypeLincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae MAR White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae BRD Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae BRD Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae MAR Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae BRD Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae BRD Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Aves/Passeriformes/Icteridae BRD Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis Aves/Passeriformes/Fringillidae BRD Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Aves/Passeriformes/Fringillidae BRD White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Aves/Passeriformes/Fringillidae MAR Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Aves/Passeriformes/Fringillidae BRD Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus Aves/Passeriformes/Fringillidae MAR BIRDS—MIGRANT/WINTER 49 TOTAL Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii Aves/Gaviiformes/Gaviidae MIG Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Aves/Podicipediformes/Podicipedidae WTRSooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Aves/Procellariformes/Procellariidae MIG/Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris Aves/Procellariformes/Procellariidae MIG/Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata Aves/Procellariformes/Hydrobatidae MIG/Leach’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Aves/Procellariformes/Hydrobatidae MIG/Emperor Goose Chen canagica Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG/Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG Canada Goose Branta canadensis Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG Brant Branta bernicla Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG 

Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG Canvasback Aythya valisineria Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG Redhead Aythya americana Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG Steller’s Eider Polysticta stelleri Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG/King Eider Somateria spectabilis Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG/Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG/White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG/Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG/
Appendix D: Species List 

D-8 Alaska Peninsula and Becharof NW

Common Name Scientific Name Class/Order/Family TypeBufflehead Bucephala albeola Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae WTRBarrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae MIG 

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Aves/Falconiformes/Accipitridae MIG Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Aves/Charadriiformes/Charadriidae MIG Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG/Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Red Knot Calidris canutus Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Sanderling Calidris alba Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae MIG Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae MIG Herring Gull Larus argentatus Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae MIG Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae MIG/Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca Aves/Strigiformes/Strigidae WIN/Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya Aves/Passeriformes/Tyrannidae MIG/Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Aves/Passeriformes/Regulidae MIG Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus Aves/Passeriformes/Turdidae MIG Townsend’s Warbler Dendroica townsendi Aves/Passeriformes/Parulidae MIG Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae MIG McKay’s Bunting Plectrophenax hyperboreus Aves/Passeriformes/Emberizidae MIG/Hoary Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni Aves/Passeriformes/Fringillidae MIG/POSSIBLE BREEDERS 6 TOTAL Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae BRD? Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Aves/Passeriformes/Hirundinidae BRD? Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Aves/Passeriformes/Hirundinidae BRD? 
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Common Name Scientific Name Class/Order/Family TypeYellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Aves/Passeriformes/Motacillidae BRD? Northwestern Crow Corvus caurinus Aves/Passeriformes/Corvidae BRD? 

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Aves/Podicipediformes/Podicipedidae BRD? BIRDS—EXOTIC 2 TOTAL Rock Dove Columba livia Aves/Columbiiformes/Columbidae ExotiEuropean Starling Sturnus vulgaris Aves/Passeriformes/Sturnidae ExotiBIRDS—TRANSIENT/CONFIRMED 10 TOTAL Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Aves/Falconiformes/Accipitridae TRAN American Kestrel Falco sparverius Aves/Falconiformes/Falconidae TRAN Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae TRAN Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae TRAN Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Aves/Apodiformes/Trochilidae TRAN Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Aves/Piciformes/Picidae TRAN Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Aves/Passeriformes/Tyrannidae TRAN Steller’s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Aves/Passeriformes/Corvidae TRAN Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi Aves/Passeriformes/Turdidae TRAN Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Aves/Passeriformes/Parulidae TRAN BIRDS—ACCIDENTAL/CONFIRMED 

12 TOTAL 

Great Egret Ardea alba Aves/Ciconiiformes/Ardeidae ACC Bean Goose Anser fabalis Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae ACC Garganey Anas querquedula Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae ACC Baikal Teal Anas formosa Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae ACC Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae ACC Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Aves/Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae ACC Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae ACC Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Aves/Charadriiformes/Laridae ACC Sky Lark Alauda arvensis Aves/Passeriformes/Alaudidae ACC Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Aves/Passeriformes/Motacillidae ACC 

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Aves/Passeriformes/Bombacillidae ACC 

Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Aves/Passeriformes/Icteridae ACC 
Appendix D: Species List 

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Common Name Scientific Name Class/Order/Family TypeBIRDS—NEARSHORE 9 TOTAL Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Aves/Procellariformes/Procellariidae NSH

Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae NSHAncient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae NSHCassin’s Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae NSHParakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae NSHLeast Auklet Aethia pusilla Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae NSHWhiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae NSHCrested Auklet Aethia cristatella Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae NSHRhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata Aves/Charadriiformes/Alcidae NSHMAMMALS—TERRESTRIAL Montane (Dusky) Shrew Sorex monticolus Mammalia/Insectivora/Scoricidae RES Cinereus (Masked) Shrew Sorex cinereus Mammalia/Insectivora/Scoricidae RES Tundra Shrew Sorex tundrensis Mammalia/Insectivora/Scoricidae RES Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugas Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae MAR Coyote Canis latrans Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae RES Gray Wolf Canis lupus Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae RES Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mammalia/Carnivora/Canidae RES Brown Bear Ursus arctos Mammalia/Carnivora/Ursidae RES Short-tailed Weasel Mustela erminea Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae RES Least Weasel Mustela nivalis Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae RES Mink Mustela vison Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae RES Wolverine Gulo gulo Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae RES River Otter Lontra canadensis Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae RES Lynx Lynx Canadensis Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae RES Moose Alces alces Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Cervidae RES Caribou Rangifer tarandus Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Cervidae RES Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata Mammalia/Rodentia/Sciuridae RES Arctic Ground Squirrel Spermophilus parryii (undulatus) Mammalia/Rodentia/Sciuridae RES Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus Hudsonicus Mammalia/Rodentia/Sciuridae MAR Beaver Castor canadesis Mammalia/Rodentia/Castoridae RES Red-backed Vole Cletherionomys rutilus Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae RES Tundra Vole Microtus oeconomus Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae RES 
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Common Name Scientific Name Class/Order/Family TypeMeadow Vole? Microtus pennsylvanicus Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae MAR Muskrat? Ondatra zibethicus Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae MAR 

Brown Lemming Lemmus sibiricus Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae RES Northern Bog Lemming Synaptomys borealis Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae RES Northern (Collared) Lemming Dicrostonyx groeniandicus Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae RES Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius Mammalia/Rodentia/Dipodidae RES Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Mammalia/Rodentia/Erethizontidae RES Snowshoe (Varying) Hare Lepus americanus Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae RES Alaskan (Tundra) Hare Lepus othus Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae RES MAMMALS—MARINE Sea Otter Enhydra lutris Mammalia/Carnivora/Mustelidae RES Steller Sea-lion Eumetopias jubatus Mammalia/Carnivora/Otariidae RES Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina Mammalia/Carnivora/Phocidae RES ACC or NEARSHOREMARINE MAMMALS Walrus Odobenus resmorus Mammalia/Carnivora/Odobenidae NSRNorthern Fur Seal Callorhinus ursinus Mammalia/Carnivora/Otariidae TRAN N. Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis Mammalia/Cetacea/Balaenidae NSHMinke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata Mammalia/Cetacea/Balaenopteridae NSHHumpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Mammalia/Cetacea/Balaenopteridae NSHGray Whale Eschrichtius robustus Mammalia/Cetacea/Eschrichtidae NSHPacific White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Mammalia/Cetacea/Delphinidae NSHPilot Whale Globicephala sp Mammalia/Cetacea/Delphinidae NSHKiller Whale Orcinus Orca Mammalia/Cetacea/Delphinidae NSHBeluga Delphinapterus leucas Mammalia/Cetacea/Monodentidae NSH

Harbor Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Mammalia/Cetacea/Phocoenidae NSHDall Porpoise Phocoenoides dalli Mammalia/Cetacea/Phocoenidae NSH
Appendix D: Species List 

D-12 Alaska Peninsula and Becharof NWR Draft Conservation Plan 

Common Name Scientific Name (family, species) (DOI 1974)

Club Moss Family LYCOPODIACEAE 

Fir Club Moss Lycopodium selago

Stiff Club Moss Lycopodium annotinum 

Common Club Moss Lycopodium clavatum 

Alpine Club Moss Lycopodium alpinum 

 

Quiltwort Family ISOETACFAE

Isoetes muricata

 

Horsetail Family EQUISETACEAE

Equisetum fluviatile

Equisetum silvaticum 

Equisetum arvense 

 

Adder’s Tongue Family OPHIOGLOSSACEAE

Moonwort Botrychium lunaria

Botrychium lanceolatum 

 

Mountain Parsley Family CRYPTOGRAMMACEAE

Parsley Fern Cryptogramma crispa

 

Marsh Fern Family THEYPTERIDACEAE

Thelypteris phegopteris

 

Lady Fern Family ATHYRIACEAE

Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina

Fragile Fern Cystopteris fragilis 

 

Shield Fern Family ASPIDIACEAE

Dryopteris dilatata

Gymnocarpium dryopteris 

 

Licorice Fern Family POLYPODIACEAE

Polypodium vulgare

 

Bur Reed Family SPARGANIACEAE

Sparganium hyperboreum

 

Pondweed Family POTAMOGETONACEAE

Eelgrass Zostera marina

Potamogeton alpinus 

Potamogeton perfoliatus 

Potamogeton filiformis 

Ditch Grass Ruppia spiralis 

 

Arrow Grass Family JUNCAGINACEAE

Trigolochin maritimum

Trigolochin palustris 
Appendix D: Species List 

Alaska Peninsula and Becharof NWR Draft Conservation Plan D-13 

Common Name Scientific Name (family, species) (DOI 1974)

Grass Family GRAMINEAE

Holy Grass Hierochloe alpina

Vanilla grass Hierochloe odorata 

Mountain Timothy Phleum commutatum 

Timothy Phleum pratense 

Foxtail Alopecurus aequalis 

Polar Grass Arctagr stis latifolia 

Wood Reed Grass Cinna latifolia 

Bent Grass Agrostis alaskana 

Agrostis exarata 

Agrostis seabra 

Agrostis geminata 

Bluejoint Calamogrostis canadensis 

Deschampsia caespitosa 

Deschampsia beringensis 

Vahlodea atropurpurea 

Trisetum spicatum 

Poa arctica 

Poa eminens 

Poa palustris 

Poa nemoralis 

Poa hispidula 

Poa stenantha 

Poa annua 

Poa brachyanthera 

Alkali Grass Puccinellia nutkaensis 

Fuscue Grass Festuca altaica 

Festuca rubra 

Brome Grass Bromus ciliatus 

Hordeum brach 

Yantherum 

Lyme Grass Elymus arenarius 

 

Sedge Family CYPERACEAE

Cotton Grass Eriophorum angustifolium

Eriophorum russeolum 

Trichophorum caespitosum 

Sedge Carex anthoxanthea 

Carex circinnata 

Carex nigricans 

Carex macrocephala 

Carex macloviana 

Carex canescens 

Carex Kelloggii 

Carex aquatlilis 

Carex Lyngbyaei 

Carex stylosa 

Carex Gmelini 

Carex machrochaeta 

Carex spectabilis 

Carex nesophila 
Appendix D: Species List 

D-14 Alaska Peninsula and Becharof Draft NWR Conservation Plan 

Common Name Scientific Name (family, species) (DOI 1974)

Carex pluriflora 

Carex saxatilis 

 

Rush Family JUNCACEAE

Juncus arcticus

Juncus mertensianus 

Juncus castaneus 

Wood Rush Luzula wahlenbergii 

Luzula parviflora 

Luzula arcuata 

Luzula tundricola 

Luzula multiflora 

Luzula spicata 

 

Lily Family LILIACEAE

False Asphodel Tofieldia coccinea

Kamchatka Fritillary, Sarana Fritillaria camschatcensis 

Alp Lily Lloydia serotina 

Twisted-stalk Streptopus amplexifolius 

 

Iris Family IRIDACEAE

Wild Flag Iris setosa

 

Orchid Family ORCHIDACEAE

Lady’s Slipper Cypripedium guttatum

Key Flower Dactylorhiza aristata 

Frog Orchid Coeloglossum viride 

Bog Orchid Platanthera convallariaefoia 

Ladies’ Tresses Platanthera dilatata 

Spiranthes romanzoffiana 

Listera cordata 

 

Willow Family SALICACEAE

Balsam Poplar, Cottonwood Populus balsamifera

Netted Willow Salix reticulata 

Salix routundifolia 

Salix arctica 

Salix fuscescens 

Salix cyclophylla 

Salix glauca 

Salix barclayi 

Salix commutata 

Alaska Willow Salix alaxensis 

Salix rulchra 

 

Birch Family BETULCEAE

Sitka Alder Alnus crispa

Alnus sinuata 

Betula kenaica 
Appendix D: Species List 

Alaska Peninsula and Becharof NWR Draft Conservation Plan D-15 

Common Name Scientific Name (family, species) (DOI 1974)

Nettle Family URTICACEAE

Urtica gracilis

 

Buckwheat Family POLYGONACEAE

Koenigia islandica

Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella 

Rumex graminifolius 

Rumex fenestratus 

Mountain Sorrel Oxyria digyna 

Polygonum viviparum 

Mountain Sorrel Polygonum caurianum 

 

Goosefoot Family CHENOPODIACEAE

Atiplex alaskensis

 

Pursalane Family PORTULACEAE

Spring Beauty Claytonia sibrica

Claytonia sarmentosa 

Claytonia chamissoi 

Water Blinks Montia fontana 

 

Pink Family CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Chickweed Stellaria media

Stellaria crispa 

Stellaria humifusa 

Stellaria calycantha 

Stellaria sitchana 

Stellaria monantha 

Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium berringianum 

Cerastium fischerianum 

Cerastium fontanum 

Pearlwort Sagina intermedia 

Sagina crassicaulis 

Minuartia macrocarpa 

Minuartia arctica 

Minuartia rubella 

Honckenya peploides 

Grove Sandwort Moehringia lateriflora 

Moss Campion Silene acaulis 

 

Water Lily Family NYMPHAEACEAE

Yellow pond Lily Nuphar polysepalum

 

Crowfoot Family RANUNCULACEAE

Caltha palustris

Actaea rubra 

Monkshood Aconitum delphinifolium 

Aconitum maximum 

Coptis trifolia 

Anemone richardsonii 

Anemone parviflors 
Appendix D: Species List 

D-16 Alaska Peninsula and Becharof Draft NWR Conservation Plan 

Common Name Scientific Name (family, species) (DOI 1974)

Anemone narcissiflora 

Buttercup, Crowfoot Ranunculus sp. 

White Water Crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus 

Creeping Spearwort Ranunculus reptans 

Ranunculus eschscholtzii 

Ranunculus Bongardi 

Meadow Rue Thalictrum sparsiflorum 

 

Poppy Family PAPAVERACEAE

Papaver alaskanum

 

Earth Smoke Family FUMARIACEA

Corydalis pauciflora

 

Mustard Family CRUCIFERAE

Winter Cress Barbarea orthoceras

Yellow Cress Rorippa islandica 

Bitter Cress Cardamine bellidifolia 

Cuckoo Flower Cardamine pratensis 

Capsella rubella 

Draba nivalis 

Draba borealis 

Rock Cress Arabis lyrata 

Arabis hirsuta 

 

Sundew Family DROSERACEA

Drosera rotundifolia

 

Stonecrop Family CRASSUIACEAE

Roseroot Sedum rosea

 

Saxifrage Family SAXIFRAGACEAE

Leatherleaved Saxifrage Leptarrhena pyrolifolia

Purple Mountain Saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia 

Saxifraga serpyllifolia 

Box Saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus 

Spotted Saxifrage Saxifraga bronchialis 

Saxifraga punctata 

Saxifraga bracteata 

Saxifraga rivularis 

Saxifraga unalaschcensis 

Snow Saxifrage Saxifraga nivalis 

Coast Saxifrage Saxifraga ferruginea 

Tufted Saxifrage Saxifraga caespitosa 

Alpine Heuchera Heuchera glabra 

Fringe Cups Tellima grandiflora 

Northern Water Carpet Chrysosplenium tetrandrum 

Chrysosplenium wrightii 

Parnassia kotzebuei 

Parnassia palustris 
Appendix D: Species List 

Alaska Peninsula and Becharof NWR Draft Conservation Plan D-17 

Common Name Scientific Name (family, species) (DOI 1974)

Rose Family ROSACEAE

Alaskan Spiraea Spiraea beauverdiana

Luetkea pectinata 

Goatsbeard Aruncus sylvester 

Rubus arcticus 

Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus 

Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis 

Marsh Fivefinger Potentilla palustris 

Potentilla villosa 

Pacific Silverweed Potentilla Egedii 

Sibbaldia procumbens 

Avens Geum macrophyllum 

Geum Rossii 

Burnet Sanguisorba stipulata 

Fragaria chiloensis 

Dryas sp. 

 

Pea Family LEGUMINOSAE

Lupine Lupinus nootkatensis

Milk Vetch Astragalus polaris 

Oxtropis Maydellians 

Oxtropis nigrescens 

Lathyrus maritimus 

Vetchling Lathyrus palustris 

 

Geranium Family GERANIACEAE

Geranium erianthum

 

Water Startwort Family CALLITRICHACEA

Callitriche verna

 

Violet Family VIOLACEAE

Viola biflora

Viola langsdorfii 

Viola epipsila 

 

Evening Primrose Family ONAGRACEAE

Willow Herb Epilobium angustifolium

River Beauty Epilobium latifolium 

Epilobium luteum 

Epilobium palustre 

Epilobium leptocarpum 

Epilobium glandulosum 

Epilobium sertulatum 

Epilobium anagallidifolium 

Epilobi Hornemannii 

Enchanter’s Nightshade Circaea alpina 

 

Water Milfoil Family HALORAGACEAE

Mare’s Tail Hippuris vulgaris

Hippuris tetraphylla 
Appendix D: Species List 

D-18 Alaska Peninsula and Becharof Draft NWR Conservation Plan 

Common Name Scientific Name (family, species) (DOI 1974)

Parsley Family UMBELLIFERAE

Water Hemlock Cicuta mackenzieana

Beach Lovage Ligusticum scoticum 

Hemlock Parsley Conioselinum chinese 

Wild Celery Angelica lucida 

Cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum 

Bupleurum triradiatum 

 

Dogwood Family CORNACEAE

Swedish Dwarf Cornel Cornus suecica

Bunchberry; Canadian DwarfCornel Cornus canadensis 

 

Wintergreen Family PYROLACEAE

Pyrola asarifolia

Pyrola secunda 

Pyrola minor 

 

Crowberry Family EMPETRACEAE

Empetrum nigrum. 

 

Heath Family ERICACEAE

Labrador Tea Ledum palustre

Kamchatka Rhododendron Rhododendron camtschaticum 

Alpine Azalea Loiseleuria procumbens 

Mountain Heather Phyllodoce aleutica 

Alaska Moss Heath Cassiope stelleriana 

Cassiope lycopodioides 

Andromeda polifolia 

Arctostaphylos alpina 

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 

Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea 

Alpine Blueberry Vaccinium uliginosum 

Vaccinium ovalifolium 

Cranberry Oxycoccus microcarpus 

Diapensia Family DIAPENSIACEAE

Diapensia lapponica

Primrose Family PRIMULACEAE

Primula cuneifolia

Greenland Primrose Primula egaliksensis 

Androsace chamaejasme 

Androsace alaskana 

Starflower Trientalis europaea 

Leadwort Family PLUMBAGINACEAE

Thrift Armeria maritima

Genetian Family GENTIANACEAE

Gentiana algida

Gentiana amarella 
Appendix D: Species List 

Alaska Peninsula and Becharof NWR Draft Conservation Plan D-19 

Common Name Scientific Name (family, species) (DOI 1974)

Buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata 

Swertia perennis 

Polemoaium Family POLEMONIACEAE

Polenomium acutiflorum

Borage Family BORAGINACEAE

Myosotis alpestris

Mertensia maritima 

Figwort Family SCROPHULARIACEAE

Mimulus sp.

Veronica sp. 

Lagotis glauca 

Castilleja unalaschensis 

Rhinanthus minor 

Pedicularis kanei 

Pedicularis capitata 

Bladderwort Family LENTIBULARIACEAE

Pinguicula vulgaris

Madder Family RUBIACEAE

Galeum sp.

Honeysuckle Family CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Sambucus racemosa

Viburnum edula 

Valerian Family VALERIANACEAE

Valeriana capitata

Bluebell Family CAMPANULACEAE

Campanula lasiocarpa

 

Composite Family COMPOSITAE 

Goldenrod Solidago multiradiata

Solidago lepida 

Aster sibiricus 

Coastal Fleabane Erigeron peregrinus 

Pussytoe Antennaria monocephala 

Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis argaritacea 

Yarrow Achillea borealis 

Pineapple Weed Matricaria matricatiodes 

Arctic Daisy Chrysanthemum arcticum 

Wormwood Artemisia globularia 

Artemisia tilesii 

Artemisia arctica 

Petasites frigidus 

Petasites hyperboreusS 

Arnica Lessingii 

Arnica Chamissonis 
Appendix D: Species List 

D-20 Alaska Peninsula and Becharof Draft NWR Conservation Plan 

Common Name Scientific Name (family, species) (DOI 1974)

Groundsel, Ragwort Senecio resedifolius 

Senecio pseudo-Arnica 

Dandelion Taraxacum trignolobum 

Rattlesnake Root Prenanthes alata 

References Cited 

DOI. 1974. “Proposed Katmai National Park, Alaska.” Final 

environmental impact statement. Washington, D.C.: 

U.S. Department of the Interior.