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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 ↓

Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 2
Melospiza melodia
Common Merganser 3
Mergus merganser
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Molothrus ater
Townsend's Solitaire 4
Myadestes townsendi
Clark's Nutcracker 5
Nucifraga columbiana
Orange-crowned Warbler 6
Oreothlypis celata
Tennessee Warbler 7
Oreothlypis peregrina
Osprey 8
Pandion haliaetus
Northern Waterthrush 9
Parkesia noveboracensis
Savannah Sparrow 8
Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow 6
Passerella iliaca
Lazuli Bunting 10
Passerina amoena
Band-tailed Pigeon 11
Patagioenas fasciata
Gray Jay 12
Perisoreus canadensis
Cliff Swallow 13
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Red-necked Phalarope 8
Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson's Phalarope 14
Phalaropus tricolor
Black-headed Grosbeak 15
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-billed Magpie 16
Pica hudsonia
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
Downy Woodpecker 17
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 18
Picoides villosus
Pine Grosbeak 19
Pinicola enucleator
Western Tanager 4
Piranga ludoviciana
Snow Bunting 20
Plectrophenax nivalis
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee 4
Poecile gambeli
Boreal Chickadee 21
Poecile hudsonicus
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 10
Poecile rufescens
Vesper Sparrow 4
Pooecetes gramineus
Sora 8
Porzana carolina
Common Grackle 22
Quiscalus quiscula
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 23
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 24
Regulus satrapa
Bank Swallow 25
Riparia riparia
Rock Wren 4
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rufous Hummingbird 26
Selasphorus rufus
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Setophaga coronata
Magnolia Warbler 27
Setophaga magnolia
Yellow Warbler 1
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart 28
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler 29
Setophaga striata
Townsend's Warbler 30
Setophaga townsendi
Mountain Bluebird 31
Sialia currucoides
Red-breasted Nuthatch 32
Sitta canadensis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4
Sphyrapicus varius
Pine Siskin 33
Spinus pinus
Spizella arborea 34
Spizelloides arborea
Chipping Sparrow 35
Spizella passerina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Barred Owl 17
Strix varia
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
European Starling 36
Sturnus vulgaris
Northern Hawk Owl 37
Surnia ulula
Tree Swallow 38
Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow 39
Tachycineta thalassina
Greater Yellowlegs 39
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper 39
Tringa solitaria
Eurasian Wren 40
Troglodytes troglodytes
American Robin 41
Turdus migratorius
Eastern Kingbird 42
Tyrannus tyrannus
Warbling Vireo 6
Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Vireo olivaceus
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Vireo solitarius
Yellow-headed Blackbird 43
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Golden-crowned Sparrow 44
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow 45
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Longnose Sucker 46
Catostomus catostomus
Slimy sculpin 47
Cottus cognatus
Cutthroat Trout 48
Oncorhynchus clarkii
mountain whitefish 49
Prosopium williamsoni
Bull trout 49
Salvelinus confluentus
Moose 50
Alces americanus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 51
Callospermophilus lateralis
Coyote 45
Canis latrans
Gray Wolf 52
Canis lupus
Northern Gray Wolf
Canis lupus occidentalis
Canadian Beaver 53
Castor canadensis
Elk 54
Cervus elaphus
Erethizon dorsata 55
Erethizon dorsatum
Wolverine 56
Gulo gulo
Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
North American River Otter 57
Lontra canadensis
Canada Lynx 58
Lynx canadensis
Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
American Marten 59
Martes americana
Fisher 36
Martes pennanti
Stoat 60
Mustela erminea
Long-tailed Weasel 61
Mustela frenata
Little Brown Bat 62
Myotis lucifugus
American Mink 6
Neovison vison
American Pika 63
Ochotona princeps
Mule Deer 64
Odocoileus hemionus
White-tailed Deer 65
Odocoileus virginianus
Muskrat 35
Ondatra zibethicus
Mountain Goat 66
Oreamnos americanus
Mountain Lion 67
Puma concolor

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