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Animals of Elk Island National Park | Les animaux du parc national Elk Island

A guide to potential animal species observed in Elk Island National Park of Canada. For more information about Elk Island National Park, please visit: ...more ↓

Eastern Tiger Salamander 1
Ambystoma tigrinum
Western Toad 1
Anaxyrus boreas
Canadian Toad
Anaxyrus hemiophrys
Wood Frog 2
Lithobates sylvaticus
Western Chorus Frog 3
Pseudacris triseriata
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
Western Grebe 8
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Northern Saw-whet Owl 9
Aegolius acadicus
Boreal Owl 10
Aegolius funereus
Red-winged Blackbird 11
Agelaius phoeniceus
Le Conte's Sparrow 12
Ammodramus leconteii
Nelson's Sparrow 13
Ammodramus nelsoni
Northern Pintail 14
Anas acuta
American Wigeon 15
Anas americana
Northern Shoveler 9
Anas clypeata
Green-winged Teal 16
Anas crecca
Cinnamon Teal 17
Anas cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal 9
Anas discors
Mallard 18
Anas platyrhynchos
Gadwall 19
Anas strepera
Greater White-fronted Goose 20
Anser albifrons
American Pipit 21
Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit 22
Anthus spragueii
Golden Eagle 21
Aquila chrysaetos
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 23
Archilochus colubris
Great Blue Heron 8
Ardea herodias
Long-eared Owl 21
Asio otus
Lesser Scaup 24
Aythya affinis
Redhead
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck 9
Aythya collaris
Canvasback 21
Aythya valisineria
Cedar Waxwing 25
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing 9
Bombycilla garrulus
Ruffed Grouse 26
Bonasa umbellus
American Bittern 27
Botaurus lentiginosus
Canada Goose 28
Branta canadensis
Snowy Owl 29
Bubo scandiacus
Great Horned Owl 30
Bubo virginianus
Bufflehead 9
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 31
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye 31
Bucephala islandica
Red-tailed Hawk 32
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 33
Buteo lagopus
Broad-winged Hawk 34
Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk 35
Buteo swainsoni
Lapland Longspur 12
Calcarius lapponicus
Smith's Longspur 21
Calcarius pictus
Sanderling 36
Calidris alba
Baird's Sandpiper 37
Calidris bairdii
Stilt Sandpiper 38
Calidris himantopus
Pectoral Sandpiper 39
Calidris melanotos
Least Sandpiper 40
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper 41
Calidris pusilla
Canada Warbler 42
Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler 43
Cardellina pusilla
Carpodacus purpureus 44
Haemorhous purpureus
Turkey Vulture 45
Cathartes aura
Veery 46
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 37
Catharus guttatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush 11
Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush 47
Catharus ustulatus
Brown Creeper 48
Certhia americana
Semipalmated Plover 49
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer 50
Charadrius vociferus
Snow Goose 9
Chen caerulescens
Ross's Goose 51
Chen rossii
Black Tern 52
Chlidonias niger
Bonaparte's Gull 27
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Northern Harrier 22
Circus cyaneus
Marsh Wren 9
Cistothorus palustris
Sedge Wren 21
Cistothorus platensis
Long-tailed Duck 53
Clangula hyemalis
Evening Grosbeak 31
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Black-billed Cuckoo 21
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Northern Flicker 47
Colaptes auratus
Rock Pigeon 54
Columba livia
Olive-sided Flycatcher 21
Contopus cooperi
Western Wood-Pewee 20
Contopus sordidulus
American Crow 55
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 56
Corvus corax
Blue Jay 57
Cyanocitta cristata
Trumpeter Swan 58
Cygnus buccinator
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Bobolink 59
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Pileated Woodpecker 60
Dryocopus pileatus
Gray Catbird 21
Dumetella carolinensis
Alder Flycatcher 21
Empidonax alnorum
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 21
Empidonax flaviventris
Least Flycatcher 21
Empidonax minimus
Horned Lark 61
Eremophila alpestris
Rusty Blackbird 62
Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird 37
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Merlin 63
Falco columbarius
Prairie Falcon 21
Falco mexicanus
Peregrine Falcon 64
Falco peregrinus

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