Summary

Alaska is a truly amazing place that is still dominated by nature. It’s a wonderful region to explore for anyone who loves birds and charismatic megafauna. Many of Alaska’s vast natural areas are relatively intact. They offer endless opportunities for visitors to immerse themselves in raw nature.

I recently returned from leading a birding tour in Alaska and I was inspired to make a podcast episode about the Birds of Alaska.

We’ll first get a sense of Alaska’s geography, then we’ll consider the major ecosystems of the region, and then we’ll get into some of the overall characteristics of the birdlife of Alaska.

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Research Citations

• Diversification at high latitudes: speciation of buntings in the genus Plectrophenax inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers

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Photos of Some Species Mentioned

Attributions

• Gray-cheeked Thrush sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC323009)
• Golden-crowned Sparrow sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC322859)
• Northern Waterthrush sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC602018)
• Willow Ptarmigan sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC135138)