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Animals of Glacier National Park | Les animaux du parc national des Glaciers

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

Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Western Toad 1
Anaxyrus boreas
Boreal Toad 1
Anaxyrus boreas boreas
Northern Pacific Treefrog 2
Pseudacris regilla
Columbia Spotted Frog 3
Rana luteiventris
Common Redpoll 4
Acanthis flammea
Hoary Redpoll 4
Acanthis hornemanni
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk 5
Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Accipiter striatus
Spotted Sandpiper 7
Actitis macularius
Northern Saw-whet Owl 8
Aegolius acadicus
Boreal Owl 9
Aegolius funereus
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Agelaius phoeniceus
Wood Duck 11
Aix sponsa
Northern Pintail 12
Anas acuta
American Wigeon 13
Anas americana
Northern Shoveler 8
Anas clypeata
Green-winged Teal 14
Anas crecca
Cinnamon Teal 15
Anas cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal 8
Anas discors
Mallard 16
Anas platyrhynchos
Greater White-fronted Goose 17
Anser albifrons
American Pipit 18
Anthus rubescens
Golden Eagle 18
Aquila chrysaetos
Great Blue Heron 19
Ardea herodias
Lesser Scaup 20
Aythya affinis
Redhead
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 8
Aythya collaris
Upland Sandpiper 18
Bartramia longicauda
Cedar Waxwing 21
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing 8
Bombycilla garrulus
Ruffed Grouse 22
Bonasa umbellus
Canada Goose 23
Branta canadensis
Great Horned Owl 2
Bubo virginianus
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Bufflehead 8
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 24
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye 24
Bucephala islandica
Red-tailed Hawk 25
Buteo jamaicensis
Lapland Longspur 26
Calcarius lapponicus
Baird's Sandpiper 27
Calidris bairdii
Western Sandpiper 11
Calidris mauri
Wilson's Warbler 28
Cardellina pusilla
Carpodacus purpureus 29
Haemorhous purpureus
Veery 30
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 27
Catharus guttatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush 10
Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush 31
Catharus ustulatus
Brown Creeper 32
Certhia americana
Vaux's Swift 33
Chaetura vauxi
Killdeer 34
Charadrius vociferus
Snow Goose 8
Chen caerulescens
Bonaparte's Gull 35
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
American Dipper 36
Cinclus mexicanus
Northern Harrier 33
Circus cyaneus
Evening Grosbeak 24
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Northern Flicker 31
Colaptes auratus
Rock Pigeon 37
Columba livia
Olive-sided Flycatcher 18
Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee 17
Contopus sordidulus
American Crow 38
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 39
Corvus corax
Steller's Jay 40
Cyanocitta stelleri
Black Swift 27
Cypseloides niger
Dusky Grouse 18
Dendragapus obscurus
Pileated Woodpecker 41
Dryocopus pileatus
Alder Flycatcher 18
Empidonax alnorum
Hammond's Flycatcher 42
Empidonax hammondii
Least Flycatcher 18
Empidonax minimus
Dusky Flycatcher 18
Empidonax oberholseri
Willow Flycatcher 18
Empidonax traillii
Horned Lark 43
Eremophila alpestris
Brewer's Blackbird 27
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Spruce Grouse 44
Falcipennis canadensis
Merlin 45
Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon 18
Falco mexicanus
American Kestrel 36
Falco sparverius
American Coot 46
Fulica americana
Wilson's Snipe 47
Gallinago delicata
Common Loon 18
Gavia immer
MacGillivray's Warbler 48
Geothlypis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat 49
Geothlypis trichas
Northern Pygmy-Owl 50
Glaucidium gnoma
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
Bald Eagle 51
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Barn Swallow 52
Hirundo rustica
Harlequin Duck 35
Histrionicus histrionicus
Varied Thrush 53
Ixoreus naevius
Dark-eyed Junco 54
Junco hyemalis
White-tailed Ptarmigan 18
Lagopus leucura
Northern Shrike 55
Lanius excubitor
Ring-billed Gull 56
Larus delawarensis
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 36
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Hooded Merganser 49
Lophodytes cucullatus
Red Crossbill 4
Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill 57
Loxia leucoptera
Belted Kingfisher 17
Megaceryle alcyon
Lewis's Woodpecker 24
Melanerpes lewis
White-winged Scoter 8
Melanitta fusca

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