Animals of Wapusk National Park | Les animaux du parc national Wapusk

A guide to potential animal species observed in Wapusk National Park of Canada. For more information about Wapusk National Park, please visit: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/mb/wapusk/index.aspx (Note: The ...more ↓

Common Redpoll 1
Acanthis flammea
Hoary Redpoll 1
Acanthis hornemanni
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis atricapillus
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Actitis macularius
Boreal Owl 3
Aegolius funereus
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Agelaius phoeniceus
Moose 5
Alces americanus
Nelson's Sparrow 6
Ammodramus nelsoni
Northern Pintail 7
Anas acuta
American Wigeon 8
Anas americana
Northern Shoveler 9
Anas clypeata
Green-winged Teal 10
Anas crecca
Blue-winged Teal 9
Anas discors
Eurasian Wigeon 11
Anas penelope
Mallard 12
Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck 13
Anas rubripes
Gadwall 14
Anas strepera
American Pipit 16
Anthus rubescens
Golden Eagle 16
Aquila chrysaetos
Great Blue Heron 17
Ardea herodias
Ruddy Turnstone 18
Arenaria interpres
Short-eared Owl 9
Asio flammeus
Lesser Scaup 19
Aythya affinis
Redhead
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 9
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Canvasback 16
Aythya valisineria
Upland Sandpiper 16
Bartramia longicauda
Bohemian Waxwing 9
Bombycilla garrulus
American Bittern 11
Botaurus lentiginosus
Brant 20
Branta bernicla
Canada Goose 21
Branta canadensis
Cackling Goose 22
Branta hutchinsii
Snowy Owl 23
Bubo scandiacus
Great Horned Owl 24
Bubo virginianus
Bufflehead 9
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 25
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye 25
Bucephala islandica
Red-tailed Hawk 26
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 27
Buteo lagopus
Red-shouldered Hawk 28
Buteo lineatus
Lapland Longspur 29
Calcarius lapponicus
Smith's Longspur 16
Calcarius pictus
Sanderling 30
Calidris alba
Dunlin 1
Calidris alpina
Baird's Sandpiper 22
Calidris bairdii
Red Knot - rufa subspecies 31
Calidris canutus rufa
White-rumped Sandpiper 16
Calidris fuscicollis
Stilt Sandpiper 32
Calidris himantopus
Purple Sandpiper 33
Calidris maritima
Western Sandpiper 34
Calidris mauri
Pectoral Sandpiper 33
Calidris melanotos
Least Sandpiper 35
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper 36
Calidris pusilla
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 16
Calidris subruficollis
Gray Wolf 37
Canis lupus
Wilson's Warbler 38
Cardellina pusilla
Canadian Beaver 24
Castor canadensis
Turkey Vulture 39
Cathartes aura
Hermit Thrush 22
Catharus guttatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush 4
Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush 40
Catharus ustulatus
Longnose Sucker 41
Catostomus catostomus
Black Guillemot 42
Cepphus grylle
Semipalmated Plover 28
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer 43
Charadrius vociferus
Snow Goose 9
Chen caerulescens
Ross's Goose 44
Chen rossii
Black Tern 45
Chlidonias niger
Common Nighthawk 16
Chordeiles minor
Bonaparte's Gull 11
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Sandy Tiger Beetle
Cicindela limbata
Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle 46
Cicindela longilabris
Northern Harrier 47
Circus cyaneus
Sedge Wren 16
Cistothorus platensis
Long-tailed Duck 48
Clangula hyemalis
Northern Flicker 40
Colaptes auratus
Olive-sided Flycatcher 16
Contopus cooperi
Cisco 49
Coregonus artedi
American Crow 50
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 51
Corvus corax
Slimy sculpin 52
Cottus cognatus
Yellow Rail 29
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Creek chub
Couesius plumbeus
Brook stickleback 53
Culaea inconstans
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Richardson's collared lemming 54
Dicrostonyx richardsoni
Bobolink 55
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Alder Flycatcher 16
Empidonax alnorum
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 16
Empidonax flaviventris
Horned Lark 56
Eremophila alpestris
Erethizon dorsata 57
Erethizon dorsatum
Bearded Seal 58
Erignathus barbatus
Northern Pike 59
Esox lucius
Rusty Blackbird 60
Euphagus carolinus
Spruce Grouse 61
Falcipennis canadensis
Merlin 62
Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon 63
Falco peregrinus
Gyrfalcon 64
Falco rusticolus

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