The Alaska Species Ranking System is a prioritization tool that assesses the conservation status of native vertebrates in Alaska. It was developed in collaboration with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Threatened, Endangered, and Diversity (TED) Program. The goal of the ASRS is to provide detailed information on the conservation needs of Alaska’s wildlife to help the TED program and their partners set priorities for wildlife conservation and inform Alaska’s Wildlife Action Plan.
The Guide to the Alaska Species Ranking System provides a quick overview of how species are ranked. For a more comprehensive explanation of the ASRS, please see the Final Report.
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| Scientific Name | Common Name | Final Rank | Status Score | Biological Score | Action Score | ASRS Species Report | Range Map | Taxonomic Significance | Peripheral | Endemic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limosa lapponica baueri | Bar-tailed Godwit | I Red | 10 | -12 | 4 |  |  | Monotypic species | No | Endemic |
| Calidris subruficollis | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | I Red | 12 | -12 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | <25% |
| Calidris canutus roselaari | Red Knot | I Red | 6 | 2 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | 25-74% |
| Calidris alpina arcticola | Dunlin, Arctic | II Red | 16 | -16 | -16 | | | Subspecies | No | ≥75% |
| Tringa flavipes | Lesser Yellowlegs | II Red | 10 | -36 | 4 | | | Monotypic species | No | 25-74% |
| Phalaropus lobatus | Red-necked Phalarope | II Red | 6 | -33 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | 25-74% |
| Phalaropus fulicarius | Red Phalarope | II Red | 6 | -36 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | 25-74% |
| Limnodromus griseus caurinus | Short-billed Dowitcher | II Red | 6 | -36 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | ≥75% |
| Limosa fedoa beringiae | Marbled Godwit | IV Orange | 0 | 4 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | Endemic |
| Calidris ptilocnemis ptilocnemis | Rock Sandpiper, Pribilof | IV Orange | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | Subspecies | No | Endemic |
| Calidris alba | Sanderling | IV Orange | 0 | -8 | 20 | | | Monotypic species | Yes | <25% |
| Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | V Orange | 0 | -33 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | 25-74% |
| Haematopus bachmani | Black Oystercatcher | V Orange | 0 | 11 | -4 | | | Monotypic species | No | 25-74% |
| Numenius tahitiensis | Bristle-thighed Curlew | V Orange | 0 | -22 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | ≥75% |
| Limnodromus scolopaceus | Long-billed Dowitcher | V Orange | 0 | -36 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | Unknown |
| Pluvialis fulva | Pacific Golden-Plover | V Orange | 0 | -30 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | <25% |
| Calidris ptilocnemis couesi | Rock Sandpiper, Aleutian | V Orange | 0 | -24 | 12 | | Subspecies | No | Endemic | |
| Calidris ptilocnemis tschuktschorum | Rock Sandpiper, Bering Sea | V Orange | 0 | -24 | 12 | | Subspecies | No | ≥75% | |
| Calidris virgata | Surfbird | V Orange | 0 | -17 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | ≥75% |
| Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | V Orange | 0 | -30 | 12 | | | Monotypic genus | No | <25% |
| Tringa incana | Wandering Tattler | V Orange | 0 | -24 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | 25-74% |
| Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus | Whimbrel | V Orange | 0 | -36 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | ≥75% |
| Arenaria melanocephala | Black Turnstone | VII Yellow | -6 | -18 | 4 | | | Monotypic species | No | Endemic |
| Calidris alpina pacifica | Dunlin, Pacific | VII Yellow | -11 | -16 | -8 | | | Subspecies | No | Endemic |
| Tringa solitaria cinnamomea | Solitary Sandpiper | VII Yellow | 3 | -24 | 4 | | | Monotypic species | No | ≥75% |
| Actitis macularius | Spotted Sandpiper | VII Yellow | -6 | -37 | 12 | | | Monotypic species | No | 25-74% |
| Limosa haemastica | Hudsonian Godwit | IX Blue | -6 | -17 | -4 | | | Monotypic species | No | 25-74% |
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