Wildlife
What lives in Glacier Bay
Last verified NPS species database
Every animal below comes from the National Park Service’s own species list for Glacier Bay: 42 mammals, 243 birds, 0 reptiles, 1 amphibians and 102 fish recorded as present. Status words (present, unconfirmed, not in park) are the NPS’s, not ours.
Animals people ask about
Grizzly / brown bear
Ursus arctos · Common
Black bear
Ursus americanus · Common
Gray wolf
Canis lupus · Common
Coyote
Canis latrans · Common
Mountain lion
Puma concolor · Rare
Canada lynx
Lynx canadensis · Rare
Wolverine
Gulo gulo · Uncommon
Moose
Alces alces · Common
Mountain goat
Oreamnos americanus · Common
Sea otter
Enhydra lutris · Rare
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus · Common
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos · Rare
By group
Species counts
Present or probably present per the NPS list. “Listed” includes species the NPS has evaluated but marks unconfirmed or not in park.
- Mammals
- 46
- 59 listed
- Birds
- 247
- 258 listed
- Reptiles
- 1
- 3 listed
- Amphibians
- 1
- 5 listed
- Fish
- 330
- 359 listed
Endangered Species Act
3 threatened or endangered species
Federal listing status as recorded in the NPS species database.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finback whale | Balaenoptera physalus | Probably Present | Endangered | |
| Grey whale | Eschrichtius robustus | Uncommon | Endangered | |
| Leatherback | Dermochelys coriacea | Probably Present | Endangered |
Mammals
All 46 mammals recorded in Glacier Bay
Most abundant first, as the NPS rates them.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common shrew | Sorex cinereus | Abundant | ||
| Harbor seal | Phoca vitulina | Abundant | ||
| Long-tailed vole | Microtus longicaudus | Abundant | ||
| Northern red-backed vole | Clethrionomys rutilus | Abundant | ||
| Red squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Abundant | ||
| American black bear | Ursus americanus | Common | ||
| Brown bear | Ursus arctos | Common | ||
| Coyote | Canis latrans | Common | ||
| Deer mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus | Common | ||
| Ermine | Mustela erminea | Common | ||
| Gray wolf | Canis lupus | Common | ||
| Harbor porpoise | Phocoena phocoena | Common |
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| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humpback whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | Common | ||
| Killer whale | Orcinus orca | Common | ||
| Marten | Martes americana | Common | ||
| Moose | Alces alces | Common | ||
| Mountain goat | Oreamnos americanus | Common | ||
| Northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus | Common | ||
| River otter | Lontra canadensis | Common | ||
| Tundra vole | Microtus oeconomus | Common | ||
| Grey whale | Eschrichtius robustus | Uncommon | Endangered | |
| Hoary marmot | Marmota caligata | Uncommon | ||
| Mink | Mustela vison | Uncommon | ||
| Minke whale | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Uncommon | ||
| Porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | Uncommon | ||
| Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | Uncommon | ||
| Wolverine | Gulo gulo | Uncommon | ||
| Dusky shrew | Sorex monticolus | Occasional | ||
| Northern fur seal | Callorhinus ursinus | Occasional | ||
| Pacific white-sided dolphin | Lagenorhynchus obliquidens | Occasional | ||
| Snowshoe hare | Lepus americanus | Occasional | ||
| Beaver | Castor canadensis | Rare | ||
| Dall's porpoise | Phocoenoides dalli | Rare | ||
| Least weasel | Mustela nivalis | Rare | ||
| Little brown bat | Myotis lucifugus | Rare | ||
| Lynx | Lynx canadensis | Rare | ||
| Mountain lion | Puma concolor | Rare | ||
| Mule deer | Odocoileus hemionus | Rare | ||
| Northern sea lion | Eumetopias jubatus | Rare | ||
| Northern water shrew | Sorex palustris | Rare | ||
| Sea otter | Enhydra lutris | Rare | ||
| Finback whale | Balaenoptera physalus | Probably Present | Endangered | |
| Glacier Bay water shrew | Sorex alaskanus | Probably Present | ||
| House mouse | Mus musculus | Probably Present | ||
| Jumping mouse | Zapus hudsonius | Probably Present | ||
| Keen's mouse | Peromyscus keeni |
Birds
247 birds — show the list ↓
Birds
247 birds — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | ||
| Sharp-shinned hawk | Accipiter striatus | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | ||
| Western grebe | Aechmophorus occidentalis | ||
| Northern saw-whet owl | Aegolius acadicus | ||
| Boreal owl | Aegolius funereus | ||
| Parakeet Auklet | Aethia psittacula | ||
| Red-winged blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | ||
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | Probably Present | |
| Northern pintail | Anas acuta | ||
| American wigeon | Anas americana | ||
| Northern shoveler | Anas clypeata | ||
| Green-winged teal | Anas crecca | ||
| Cinnamon teal | Anas cyanoptera | ||
| Blue-winged teal | Anas discors | ||
| Eurasian wigeon | Anas penelope | ||
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| American black duck | Anas rubripes | ||
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | ||
| Greater white-fronted goose | Anser albifrons | ||
| Surfbird | Aphriza virgata | ||
| Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | ||
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | ||
| Great blue heron | Ardea herodias | ||
| Ruddy turnstone | Arenaria interpres | ||
| Black turnstone | Arenaria melanocephala | ||
| Short-eared owl | Asio flammeus | ||
| Lesser scaup | Aythya affinis | ||
| Redhead | Aythya americana | ||
| Ring-necked duck | Aythya collaris | ||
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | ||
| Greater scaup | Aythya marila | ||
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | ||
| Upland sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | ||
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | ||
| Bohemian wagwing | Bombycilla garrulus | ||
| American bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | ||
| Kittlitz's Murrelet | Brachyramphus brevirostris | ||
| Marbled murrelet | Brachyramphus marmoratus | ||
| Ktiilitz's murrelet | Brachyrampus brevirostris | ||
| Marbled murrelet | Brachyrampus marmoratus | ||
| Brant | Branta bernicla | ||
| Canada goose | Branta canadensis | ||
| Canada geese | Branta canadensis fulva | ||
| Snowy Owl | Bubo scandiacus | ||
| Great horned owl | Bubo virginianus | ||
| Bubulcus ibis | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | ||
| Common goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | ||
| Barrow's goldeneye | Bucephala islandica | ||
| Red-tailed hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | ||
| Rough-legged hawk | Buteo lagopus | ||
| Swainson's hawk | Buteo swainsoni | ||
| Lapland longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | ||
| Smith's longspur | Calcarius pictus | ||
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | ||
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | ||
| Baird's sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | ||
| Red knot | Calidris canutus | ||
| Curlew sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Probably Present | |
| Western sandpiper | Calidris mauri | ||
| Pectoral sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | ||
| Least sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ||
| Rock sandpiper | Calidris ptilocnemis | ||
| Semipalmated sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | ||
| Red-necked stint | Calidris ruficollis | ||
| Anna's Hummingbird | Calypte anna | ||
| Common redpoll | Carduelis flammea | ||
| Hoary redpoll | Carduelis hornemanni | Probably Present | |
| Pine siskin | Carduelis pinus | ||
| Hermit thrush | Catharus guttatus | ||
| Gray-cheeked thrush | Catharus minimus | ||
| Swainson's thrush | Catharus ustulatus | ||
| Pigeon guillemot | Cepphus columba | ||
| Rhinoceros auklet | Cerorhinca monocerata | ||
| Brown creeper | Certhia americana | ||
| Belted kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | ||
| Vaux's swift | Chaetura vauxi | ||
| Semipalmated plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | ||
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | ||
| Snow goose | Chen caerulescens | ||
| Emperor goose | Chen canagica | ||
| Common nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | ||
| American dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | ||
| Marsh hawk | Circus cyaneus | ||
| Oldsquaw | Clangula hyemalis | ||
| Northern flicker | Colaptes auratus | ||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | ||
| Western wood-pewee | Contopus sordidulus | ||
| Northwestern crow | Corvus caurinus | ||
| Common raven | Corvus corax | ||
| Steller's jay | Cyanocitta stelleri | ||
| Trumpeter swan | Cygnus buccinator | ||
| Tundra swan | Cygnus columbianus | ||
| Sooty Grouse | Dendragapus fuliginosus | ||
| Yellow-rumped warbler | Dendroica coronata | ||
| Yellow warbler | Dendroica petechia | ||
| Blackpoll warbler | Dendroica striata | ||
| Townsend's warbler | Dendroica townsendi | ||
| Alder flycatcher | Empidonax alnorum | ||
| Pacific-slope flycatcher | Empidonax difficilis | ||
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Empidonax hammondii | ||
| Horned lark | Eremophila alpestris | ||
| Eromophila alpestris | Eromophila alpestris | ||
| Rusty blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | ||
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | ||
| Peregrin falcon | Falco peregrinus | ||
| Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | ||
| American kestrel | Falco sparverius | ||
| Tufted puffin | Fratercula cirrhata | ||
| Horned puffin | Fratercula corniculata | ||
| American coot | Fulica americana | ||
| Northern fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis | ||
| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | ||
| Yellow-billed loon | Gavia adamsii | ||
| Common loon | Gavia immer | ||
| Pacific loon | Gavia pacifica | ||
| Red-throated loon | Gavia stellata | ||
| Common yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | ||
| Northern pygmy-owl | Glaucidium gnoma | ||
| Sandhill crane | Grus canadensis | ||
| Black oystercatcher | Haematopus bachmani | ||
| Bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
| Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica | ||
| Harlequin duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | ||
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | ||
| Varied thrush | Ixoreus naevius | ||
| Dark-eyed junco | Junco hyemalis | ||
| Willow ptarmigan | Lagopus lagopus | ||
| White-tailed Ptarmigan | Lagopus leucura | ||
| Rock Ptarmigan | Lagopus muta | ||
| Northern shrike | Lanius excubitor | ||
| Herring gull | Larus argentatus | ||
| California Gull | Larus californicus | ||
| Mew gull | Larus canus | ||
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | ||
| Glaucous-winged gull | Larus glaucescens | ||
| Glaucous gull | Larus hyperboreus | ||
| Bonaparte's gull | Larus philadelphia | ||
| Thayer's gull | Larus thayeri | ||
| Gray-crowned rosy-finch | Leucosticte tephrocotis | ||
| Short-billed dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | ||
| Long-billed dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | ||
| Marbled godwit | Limosa fedoa | ||
| Hudsonian godwit | Limosa haemastica | ||
| Bar-tailed godwit | Limosa lapponica | ||
| Hooded merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | ||
| Red crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | ||
| White-winged crossbill | Loxia leucoptera | ||
| Tecolote occidental | Megascops kennicottii | ||
| White-winged scoter | Melanitta fusca | ||
| Black scoter | Melanitta nigra | ||
| Surf scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | ||
| Lincoln's sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | ||
| Song sparrow | Melospiza melodia | ||
| Common merganser | Mergus merganser | ||
| Red-breasted merganser | Mergus serrator | ||
| Brown-headed cowbird | Molothrus ater | ||
| White wagtail | Motacilla alba | ||
| Townsend's solitaire | Myadestes townsendi | ||
| Clark's nutcracker | Nucifraga columbiana | ||
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | ||
| Bristle-thighed curlew | Numenius tahitiensis | ||
| Fork-tailed storm-petrel | Oceanodroma furcata | ||
| Leach's storm-petrel | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | ||
| Onychoprion aleuticus | Onychoprion aleuticus | ||
| Macgillivray's warbler | Oporornis tolmiei | ||
| Ivory Gull | Pagophila eburnea | ||
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ||
| Savannah sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | ||
| Fox sparrow | Passerella iliaca | ||
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | ||
| Gray jay | Perisoreus canadensis | ||
| American Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | ||
| Double-crested cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | ||
| Pelagic cormorant | Phalacrocorax pelagicus | ||
| Red phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | ||
| Red-necked phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | ||
| Black-footed albatross | Phoebastria nigripes | ||
| Black-billed Magpie | Pica hudsonia | ||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker | Picoides dorsalis | ||
| Downy woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | ||
| Hairy woodpecker | Picoides villosus | ||
| Pine grosbeak | Pinicola enucleator | ||
| Western tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | ||
| Snow bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | ||
| American golden-plover | Pluvialis dominica | ||
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | ||
| Black-bellied plover | Pluvialis squatarola | ||
| Horned grebe | Podiceps auritus | ||
| Red-necked grebe | Podiceps grisegena | ||
| Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | ||
| Sora | Porzana carolina | ||
| Cassin's auklet | Ptychoramphus aleuticus | ||
| Pink-footed shearwater | Puffinus creatopus | ||
| Sooty shearwater | Puffinus griseus | ||
| Short-tailed shearwater | Puffinus tenuirostris | ||
| Ruby-crowned kinglet | Regulus calendula | ||
| Golden-crowned kinglet | Regulus satrapa | ||
| Ross's Gull | Rhodostethia rosea | ||
| Bank swallow | Riparia riparia | ||
| Black-legged kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | ||
| Say's phoebe | Sayornis saya | ||
| Northern waterthrush | Seiurus noveboracensis | ||
| Rufous hummingbird | Selasphorus rufus | ||
| American redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | ||
| Mountain bluebird | Sialia currucoides | ||
| Red-breasted nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | ||
| Common eider | Somateria mollissima | ||
| King eider | Somateria spectabilis | ||
| Red-breasted sapsucker | Sphyrapicus ruber | ||
| American tree sparrow | Spizella arborea | ||
| Chipping sparrow | Spizella passerina | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | ||
| Long-tailed jaeger | Stercorarius longicaudus | ||
| South Polar Skua | Stercorarius maccormicki | ||
| Parasitic jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | ||
| Pomarine jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | ||
| Arctic tern | Sterna paradisaea | ||
| Great Gray Owl | Strix nebulosa | ||
| Barred Owl | Strix varia | ||
| European starling | Sturnus vulgaris | ||
| Hawk-owl | Surnia ulula | ||
| Ancient murrelet | Synthliboramphus antiquus | ||
| Tree swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | ||
| Violet-green swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | ||
| Lesser yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | ||
| Wandering Tattler | Tringa incana | ||
| Greater yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | ||
| Solitary sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ||
| Winter wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | ||
| Buff-breasted sandpiper | Tryngites subruficollis | ||
| American robin | Turdus migratorius | ||
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | ||
| Eastern kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | ||
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | ||
| Common murre | Uria aalge | ||
| Brunnich's Guillemot | Uria lomvia | ||
| Orange-crowned warbler | Vermivora celata | ||
| Vermivora peregrina | Vermivora peregrina | ||
| Wilson's warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | ||
| Sabine's gull | Xema sabini | ||
| Mourning dove | Zenaida macroura | ||
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | ||
| Golden-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla | ||
| White-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | ||
| Harris' Sparrow | Zonotrichia querula | Probably Present |
Reptiles
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Reptiles
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| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leatherback | Dermochelys coriacea | Probably Present | Endangered |
Amphibians
1 amphibians — show the list ↓
Amphibians
1 amphibians — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boreal toad | Bufo boreas | Uncommon |
Fish
330 fish — show the list ↓
Fish
330 fish — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green sturgen | Acipenser medirostris | Probably Present | ||
| White sturgeon | Acipenser transmontanus | Probably Present | ||
| Northern spearnose poacher | Agonopsis vulsa | Probably Present | ||
| Giant grenadier | Albatrossia pectoralis | Probably Present | ||
| Longnose lancetfish | Alepisaurus ferox | Probably Present | ||
| American shad | Alosa sapidissima | Probably Present | Non-native | |
| Pacific sand lance | Ammodytes hexapterus | |||
| Wolf-eel | Anarrhichthys ocellatus | Probably Present | ||
| Stout eelblenny | Anisarchus medius | |||
| Smooth alligatorfish | Anoplagonus inermis | |||
| Slender cockscomb | Anoplarchus insignis | Probably Present | ||
| High cockscomb | Anoplarchus purpurescens | |||
| Sablefish | Anoplopoma fimbria | Probably Present | ||
| Daggertooth | Anotopterus pharao | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific flatnose | Antimora microlepis | Probably Present | ||
| Penpoint gunnel | Apodichthys flavidus | Probably Present | ||
| Brown cat shark | Apristurus brunneus | Probably Present | ||
| Smooth lumpsucker | Aptocyclus ventricosus | |||
| Pacific argentine | Argentina sialis | Probably Present | ||
| Hookhorn sculpin | Artediellus pacificus | Probably Present | ||
| Padded sculpin | Artedius fenestralis | |||
| Scalyhead sculpin | Artedius harringtoni | Probably Present | ||
| Smoothhead sculpin | Artedius lateralis | Probably Present | ||
| Rosylip sculpin | Ascelichthys rhodorus | Probably Present | ||
| Aleutian alligatorfish | Aspidophoroides bartoni | Probably Present | ||
| Arrowtooth flounder | Atheresthes stomias | |||
| White seabass | Atractoscion nobilis | Probably Present | ||
| Tubesnout | Aulorhynchus flavidus | Probably Present | ||
| Gray starsnout | Bathyagonus alascanus | |||
| Spinycheek starsnout | Bathyagonus infraspinatus | |||
| Blackfin poacher | Bathyagonus nigripinnis | |||
| Bigeye poacher | Bathyagonus pentacanthus | Probably Present | ||
| Alaskan ronquil | Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus | Probably Present | ||
| Smallmouth ronquil | Bathymaster leurolepis | |||
| Searcher | Bathymaster signatus | |||
| Deepsea skate | Bathyraja abyssicola | Probably Present | ||
| Aleutian skate | Bathyraja aleutica | Probably Present | ||
| Sandpaper skate | Bathyraja interrupta | |||
| Alaska skate | Bathyraja parmifera | Probably Present | ||
| Roughtail skate | Bathyraja trachura | Probably Present | ||
| Northern pearleye | Benthalbella dentata | Probably Present | ||
| Crested sculpin | Blepsias bilobus | |||
| Silverspotted sculpin | Blepsias cirrhosus | |||
| Rockhead | Bothragonus swanii | Probably Present | ||
| Twoline eelpout | Bothrocara brunneum | Probably Present | ||
| Soft eelpout | Bothrocara molle | Probably Present | ||
| Alaska eelpout | Bothrocara pusillum | |||
| Kelp perch | Brachyistius frenatus | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific pomfret | Brama japonica | Probably Present | ||
| Red brotula | Brosmophycis marginata | Probably Present | ||
| Nutcracker prickleback | Bryozoichthys lysimus | Probably Present | ||
| Pearly prickleback | Bryozoichthys marjorius | Probably Present | ||
| Great white shark | Carcharodon carcharias | Probably Present | ||
| Alaska snailfish | Careproctus colletti | Probably Present | ||
| Emarginate snailfish | Careproctus gelatinosus | Probably Present | ||
| Smalldisk snailfish | Careproctus gilberti | |||
| Blacktail snailfish | Careproctus melanurus | Probably Present | ||
| Spectral snailfish | Careproctus phasma | Probably Present | ||
| Salmon snailfish | Careproctus rastrinus | Probably Present | ||
| Peachskin snailfish | Careproctus scottae | Probably Present | ||
| Stippled snailfish | Careproctus spectrum | Probably Present | ||
| Bigmouth manefish | Caristius macropus | Probably Present | ||
| Longnose sucker | Catostomus catostomus | Probably Present | ||
| Basking shark | Cetorhinus maximus | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific viperfish | Chauliodus macouni | Probably Present | ||
| Warty poacher | Chesnonia verrucosa | Probably Present | ||
| Decorated warbonnet | Chirolophis decoratus | |||
| Mosshead warbonnet | Chirolophis nugator | Probably Present | ||
| Matcheek warbonnet | Chirolophis tarsodes | Probably Present | ||
| Roughback sculpin | Chitonotus pugetensis | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific sanddab | Citharichthys sordidus | Probably Present | ||
| Speckled sanddab | Citharichthys stigmaeus | Probably Present | ||
| Sharpnose sculpin | Clinocottus acuticeps | |||
| Calico sculpin | Clinocottus embryum | Probably Present | ||
| Mosshead sculpin | Clinocottus globiceps | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific herring | Clupea pallasii | |||
| Pacific saury | Cololabis saira | |||
| Lake whitefish | Coregonus clupeaformis | Probably Present | ||
| Roughscale rattail | Coryphaenoides acrolepis | Probably Present | ||
| Popeye grenadier | Coryphaenoides cinereus | Probably Present | ||
| Threadfin grenadier | Coryphaenoides filifer | Probably Present | ||
| Coastrange sculpin | Cottus aleuticus | Probably Present | ||
| Prickly sculpin | Cottus asper | Probably Present | ||
| Slimy sculpin | Cottus cognatus | Probably Present | ||
| Dwarf wrymouth | Cryptacanthodes aleutensis | Probably Present | ||
| Giant wrymouth | Cryptacanthodes giganteus | Probably Present | ||
| Shiner perch | Cymatogaster aggregata | Probably Present | ||
| Carps | Cyprinidae | |||
| Spinyhead sculpin | Dasycottus setiger | |||
| California headlightfish | Diaphus theta | |||
| Saffron cod | Eleginus gracilis | Probably Present | ||
| Deepsea sole | Embassichthys bathybius | Probably Present | ||
| Northern anchovy | Engraulis mordax | Probably Present | ||
| Buffalo sculpin | Enophrys bison | |||
| Antlered sculpin | Enophrys diceraus | Probably Present | ||
| Leister sculpin | Enophrys lucasi | Probably Present | ||
| Petrale sole | Eopsetta jordani | Probably Present | ||
| Black hagfish | Eptatretus deani | Probably Present | ||
| Skilfish | Erilepis zonifer | Probably Present | ||
| Northern pike | Esox lucius | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific spiny lumpsucker | Eumicrotremus orbis | |||
| Toad lumpsucker | Eumicrotremus phrynoides | Probably Present | ||
| Smoothcheek sculpin | Eurymen gyrinus | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific cod | Gadus macrocephalus | |||
| Threespine stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | Probably Present | ||
| Rex sole | Glyptocephalus zachirus | |||
| Northern clingfish | Gobiesox maeandricus | Probably Present | ||
| Armorhead sculpin | Gymnocanthus galeatus | |||
| Threaded sculpin | Gymnocanthus pistilliger | |||
| Red Irish lord | Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus | |||
| Yellow Irish lord | Hemilepidotus jordani | Probably Present | ||
| Brown Irish lord | Hemilepidotus spinosus | Probably Present | ||
| Longfin Irish lord | Hemilepidotus zapus | Probably Present | ||
| Bigmouth sculpin | Hemitripterus bolini | |||
| Sea raven | Hemitripterus villosus | |||
| Kelp greenling | Hexagrammos decagrammus | Probably Present | ||
| Rock greenling | Hexagrammos lagocephalus | |||
| Masked greenling | Hexagrammos octogrammus | Probably Present | ||
| Whitespotted greenling | Hexagrammos stelleri | |||
| Bluntnose sixgill shark | Hexanchus griseus | Probably Present | ||
| Flathead sole | Hippoglossoides elassodon | |||
| Pacific halibut | Hippoglossus stenolepis | |||
| Spotted ratfish | Hydrolagus colliei | Probably Present | ||
| Surf smelt | Hypomesus pretiosus | |||
| Kelp poacher | Hypsagonus mozinoi | Probably Present | ||
| Fourhorn poacher | Hypsagonus quadricornis | Probably Present | ||
| Northern sculpin | Icelinus borealis | |||
| Dusky sculpin | Icelinus burchami | Probably Present | ||
| Threadfin sculpin | Icelinus filamentosus | Probably Present | ||
| Frogmouth sculpin | Icelinus oculatus | Probably Present | ||
| Spotfin sculpin | Icelinus tenuis | Probably Present | ||
| Wide-eye sculpin | Icelus euryops | Probably Present | ||
| Spatulate sculpin | Icelus spatula | |||
| Thorny sculpin | Icelus spiniger | |||
| Uncinate sculpin | Icelus uncinalis | Probably Present | ||
| Medusafish | Icichthys lockingtoni | Probably Present | ||
| Ragfish | Icosteus aenigmaticus | Probably Present | ||
| Butter sole | Isopsetta isolepis | |||
| Longfin sculpin | Jordania zonope | Probably Present | ||
| Salmon shark | Lamna ditropis | Probably Present | ||
| Brokenline lampfish | Lampanyctus jordani | Probably Present | ||
| American river lamprey | Lampetra ayresii | Probably Present | ||
| Western brook lamprey | Lampetra richardsoni | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific lamprey | Lampetra tridentata | Probably Present | ||
| Opah | Lampris guttatus | Probably Present | ||
| Southern rock sole | Lepidopsetta bilineata | |||
| Northern rock sole | Lepidopsetta polyxystra | Probably Present | ||
| Sawback poacher | Leptagonus frenatus | |||
| Daubed shanny | Leptoclinus maculatus | |||
| Pacific staghorn sculpin | Leptocottus armatus | |||
| Docked snailfish | Lethotremus muticus | Probably Present | ||
| Northern smoothtongue | Leuroglossus schmidti | |||
| Yellowfin sole | Limanda aspera | |||
| Spotted snailfish | Liparis callyodon | Probably Present | ||
| Ribbon snailfish | Liparis cyclopus | |||
| Marbled snailfish | Liparis dennyi | |||
| Tidepool snailfish | Liparis florae | Probably Present | ||
| Slipskin snailfish | Liparis fucensis | |||
| Variegated snailfish | Liparis gibbus | |||
| Lobefin snailfish | Liparis greeni | Probably Present | ||
| Slimy snailfish | Liparis mucosus | Probably Present | ||
| Showy snailfish | Liparis pulchellus | Probably Present | ||
| Ringtail snailfish | Liparis rutteri | Probably Present | ||
| Pygmy snailfish | Lipariscus nanus | Probably Present | ||
| Burbot | Lota lota | Probably Present | ||
| Longsnout prickleback | Lumpenella longirostris | |||
| Slender eelblenny | Lumpenus fabricii | Probably Present | ||
| Snake prickleback | Lumpenus sagitta | |||
| Snakehead eelpout | Lycenchelys crotalinus | Probably Present | ||
| Blackmouth eelpout | Lycodapus fierasfer | Probably Present | ||
| Pallid eelpout | Lycodapus mandibularis | |||
| Specklemouth eelpout | Lycodapus psarostomatus | |||
| Shortfin eelpout | Lycodes brevipes | |||
| Black eelpout | Lycodes diapterus | Probably Present | ||
| Blackbelly eelpout | Lycodes pacificus | |||
| Wattled eelpout | Lycodes palearis | |||
| Slender sole | Lyopsetta exilis | |||
| Barreleye | Macropinna microstoma | Probably Present | ||
| Whitetail sculpin | Malacocottus aleuticus | Probably Present | ||
| Blackfin sculpin | Malacocottus kincaidi | Probably Present | ||
| Darkfin sculpin | Malacocottus zonurus | |||
| Capelin | Mallotus villosus | |||
| Pacific hake | Merluccius productus | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific tomcod | Microgadus proximus | |||
| Dover sole | Microstomus pacificus | |||
| Ocean sunfish | Mola mola | Probably Present | ||
| Plain sculpin | Myoxocephalus jaok | Probably Present | ||
| Great sculpin | Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus | |||
| Fourhorn sculpin | Myoxocephalus quadricornis | Probably Present | ||
| Shorthorn sculpin | Myoxocephalus scorpius | |||
| Frog sculpin | Myoxocephalus stelleri | |||
| Pinpoint lampfish | Nannobrachium regale | Probably Present | ||
| Sailfin sculpin | Nautichthys oculofasciatus | |||
| Eyeshade sculpin | Nautichthys pribilovius | |||
| Shortmast sculpin | Nautichthys robustus | |||
| Tadpole snailfish | Nectoliparis pelagicus | Probably Present | ||
| Slender snipe eel | Nemichthys scolopaceus | Probably Present | ||
| Broadnose sevengill shark | Notorynchus cepedianus | Probably Present | ||
| Pygmy poacher | Odontopyxis trispinosa | Probably Present | ||
| Tidepool sculpin | Oligocottus maculosus | |||
| Saddleback sculpin | Oligocottus rimensis | Probably Present | ||
| Fluffy sculpin | Oligocottus snyderi | Probably Present | ||
| Cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii | Probably Present | ||
| Pink salmon | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | |||
| Chum salmon | Oncorhynchus keta | Probably Present | ||
| Coho salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch | |||
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Probably Present | ||
| Sockeye salmon | Oncorhynchus nerka | |||
| Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Probably Present | ||
| Lingcod | Ophiodon elongatus | Probably Present | ||
| Rainbow smelt | Osmerus mordax | Probably Present | ||
| Painted greenling | Oxylebius pictus | Probably Present | ||
| Tubenose poacher | Pallasina barbata | |||
| Red snailfish | Paraliparis dactylosus | Probably Present | ||
| Prickly snailfish | Paraliparis deani | |||
| Thornback sculpin | Paricelinus hopliticus | Probably Present | ||
| English sole | Parophrys vetulus | |||
| Longfin gunnel | Pholis clemensi | Probably Present | ||
| Crescent gunnel | Pholis laeta | |||
| Saddleback gunnel | Pholis ornata | Probably Present | ||
| Ribbon prickleback | Phytichthys chirus | Probably Present | ||
| Starry flounder | Platichthys stellatus | |||
| Atka mackerel | Pleurogrammus monopterygius | Probably Present | ||
| Alaska plaice | Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus | Probably Present | ||
| C-o sole | Pleuronichthys coenosus | Probably Present | ||
| Curlfin sole | Pleuronichthys decurrens | Probably Present | ||
| Sturgeon poacher | Podothecus accipenserinus | |||
| Plainfin midshipman | Porichthys notatus | Probably Present | ||
| Whitebarred prickleback | Poroclinus rothrocki | |||
| Aleutian fringed sculpin | Porocottus mednius | Probably Present | ||
| Blue shark | Prionace glauca | Probably Present | ||
| Pygmy whitefish | Prosopium coulterii | Probably Present | ||
| Round whitefish | Prosopium cylindraceum | Probably Present | ||
| Sand sole | Psettichthys melanostictus | Probably Present | ||
| Pseudobathylagus milleri | Pseudobathylagus milleri | Probably Present | ||
| Tadpole sculpin | Psychrolutes paradoxus | |||
| Soft sculpin | Psychrolutes sigalutes | |||
| Quillfish | Ptilichthys goodei | Probably Present | ||
| Slim sculpin | Radulinus asprellus | |||
| Darter sculpin | Radulinus boleoides | Probably Present | ||
| Spinynose sculpin | Radulinus taylori | Probably Present | ||
| Big skate | Raja binoculata | Probably Present | ||
| Longnose skate | Raja rhina | Probably Present | ||
| Starry skate | Raja stellulata | |||
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | Probably Present | ||
| Pile perch | Rhacochilus vacca | Probably Present | ||
| Grunt sculpin | Rhamphocottus richardsonii | Probably Present | ||
| Blackeye goby | Rhinogobiops nicholsii | Probably Present | ||
| Kelp clingfish | Rimicola muscarum | |||
| Northern ronquil | Ronquilus jordani | |||
| Puget Sound sculpin | Ruscarius meanyi | Probably Present | ||
| Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar | Probably Present | Non-native | |
| Bull trout | Salvelinus confluentus | Probably Present | ||
| Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | Probably Present | Non-native | |
| Dolly Varden | Salvelinus malma | |||
| Lake trout | Salvelinus namaycush | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific bonito | Sarda chiliensis | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific sardine | Sardinops sagax | Probably Present | ||
| Chub mackerel | Scomber japonicus | Probably Present | ||
| Cabezon | Scorpaenichthys marmoratus | Probably Present | ||
| Graveldiver | Scytalina cerdale | Probably Present | ||
| Rougheye rockfish | Sebastes aleutianus | |||
| Pacific ocean perch | Sebastes alutus | |||
| Brown rockfish | Sebastes auriculatus | Probably Present | ||
| Redbanded rockfish | Sebastes babcocki | |||
| Shortraker rockfish | Sebastes borealis | Probably Present | ||
| Silvergray rockfish | Sebastes brevispinis | Probably Present | ||
| Copper rockfish | Sebastes caurinus | Probably Present | ||
| Dark rockfish | Sebastes ciliatus | Probably Present | ||
| Darkblotched rockfish | Sebastes crameri | Probably Present | ||
| Splitnose rockfish | Sebastes diploproa | Probably Present | ||
| Greenstriped rockfish | Sebastes elongatus | Probably Present | ||
| Puget Sound rockfish | Sebastes emphaeus | Probably Present | ||
| Widow rockfish | Sebastes entomelas | Probably Present | ||
| Yellowtail rockfish | Sebastes flavidus | Probably Present | ||
| Rosethorn rockfish | Sebastes helvomaculatus | Probably Present | ||
| Shortbelly rockfish | Sebastes jordani | |||
| Quillback rockfish | Sebastes maliger | Probably Present | ||
| Black rockfish | Sebastes melanops | Probably Present | ||
| Blackgill rockfish | Sebastes melanostomus | Probably Present | ||
| Vermilion rockfish | Sebastes miniatus | Probably Present | ||
| Blue rockfish | Sebastes mystinus | Probably Present | ||
| Black rockfish | Sebastes nebulosus | Probably Present | ||
| Tiger rockfish | Sebastes nigrocinctus | Probably Present | ||
| Bocaccio | Sebastes paucispinis | Probably Present | ||
| Canary rockfish | Sebastes pinniger | Probably Present | ||
| Northern rockfish | Sebastes polyspinis | Probably Present | ||
| Redstripe rockfish | Sebastes proriger | Probably Present | ||
| Yellowmouth rockfish | Sebastes reedi | |||
| Yelloweye rockfish | Sebastes ruberrimus | Probably Present | ||
| Flag rockfish | Sebastes rubrivinctus | Probably Present | ||
| Stripetail rockfish | Sebastes saxicola | Probably Present | ||
| Olive rockfish | Sebastes serranoides | Probably Present | ||
| Dusky rockfish | Sebastes variabilis | Probably Present | ||
| Harlequin rockfish | Sebastes variegatus | Probably Present | ||
| Pygmy rockfish | Sebastes wilsoni | Probably Present | ||
| Sharpchin rockfish | Sebastes zacentrus | Probably Present | ||
| Shortspine thornyhead | Sebastolobus alascanus | Probably Present | ||
| Longspine thornyhead | Sebastolobus altivelis | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific sleeper | Somniosus pacificus | |||
| Pacific barracuda | Sphyraena argentea | Probably Present | ||
| Night smelt | Spirinchus starksi | Probably Present | ||
| Longfin smelt | Spirinchus thaleichthys | Probably Present | ||
| Spiny dogfish | Squalus acanthias | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific angel shark | Squatina californica | Probably Present | ||
| Pricklebreast poacher | Stellerina xyosterna | Probably Present | ||
| Northern lampfish | Stenobrachius leucopsarus | |||
| Arctic shanny | Stichaeus punctatus | |||
| Manacled sculpin | Synchirus gilli | Probably Present | ||
| Bay pipefish | Syngnathus leptorhynchus | Probably Present | ||
| Longfin dragonfish | Tactostoma macropus | Probably Present | ||
| Blue lanternfish | Tarletonbeania crenularis | Probably Present | ||
| Eulachon | Thaleichthys pacificus | |||
| Walleye pollock | Theragra chalcogramma | |||
| Albacore | Thunnus alalunga | Probably Present | ||
| Arctic grayling | Thymallus arcticus | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific electric ray | Torpedo californica | Probably Present | ||
| King-of-the-salmon | Trachipterus altivelis | Probably Present | ||
| Jack mackerel | Trachurus symmetricus | |||
| Pacific sandfish | Trichodon trichodon | |||
| Scissortail sculpin | Triglops forficatus | Probably Present | ||
| Roughspine sculpin | Triglops macellus | |||
| Highbrow sculpin | Triglops metopias | Probably Present | ||
| Ribbed sculpin | Triglops pingelii | |||
| Spectacled sculpin | Triglops scepticus | Probably Present | ||
| Blacktip poacher | Xeneretmus latifrons | Probably Present | ||
| Smootheye poacher | Xeneretmus leiops | Probably Present | ||
| Black prickleback | Xiphister atropurpureus | Probably Present | ||
| Rock prickleback | Xiphister mucosus | Probably Present | ||
| Prowfish | Zaprora silenus | Probably Present |
Where this comes from
NPSpecies is the National Park Service’s database of the species documented in each park. We show its vertebrate lists as published: a species is “present” when the park has confirmed it, “unconfirmed” when reports exist without verification, and “not in park” when the NPS has ruled it out (often tagged “historical” for animals that once lived there). Lists lag reality by months or years and seeing an animal is never guaranteed. Plants, insects and other invertebrates are not included here. Browse the full NPSpecies list for Glacier Bay.
Sources · 2
- 1.NPSpecies — the National Park Service species database (IRMA), full and detail species lists — Glacier Bay (GLBA) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve — Nature & wildlife (nps.gov) · National Park Service
FAQ
Glacier Bay wildlife questions
- Are there bears in Glacier Bay?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Glacier Bay records black bear as present, listed as common.
- Are there grizzly bears in Glacier Bay?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Glacier Bay records grizzly / brown bear as present, listed as common.
- Are there wolves in Glacier Bay?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Glacier Bay records gray wolf as present, listed as common.
- Are there mountain lions in Glacier Bay?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Glacier Bay records mountain lion as present, listed as rare.
- Are there rattlesnakes in Glacier Bay?
- The NPS species list for Glacier Bay does not include rattlesnakes, so there is no record of them in the park.
- How many animal species live in Glacier Bay?
- The NPS species database lists 42 mammal, 243 bird, 0 reptile, 1 amphibian and 102 fish species as present or probably present in Glacier Bay, including 3 federally threatened or endangered species. Plants and invertebrates are not counted here.
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