Rare Birds in Manitoba
Our list for Manitoba has 22 rare birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 6 summer visitors, 12 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Manitoba in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 22, most common first
Brent GooseBranta berniclaResidentRare55–66 cmRegularly Oct
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Long-eared OwlAsio otusSummer visitorRare35–40 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaSummer visitorRare17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusPassage migrantRare62–68 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesSummer visitorRare15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaPassage migrantRare34–36 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantRare52–60 cmRegularly May–Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorRare52–64 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusScarceRare13–14 cmRegularly Jan
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantRare27–33 cmRegularly Jun
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantRare46–56 cmRegularly May–Sep
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Oct
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosSummer visitorRare21–26 cmRegularly May–Jul
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleScarceRare30–32 cm
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraPassage migrantRare36–43 cmRegularly Jun
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantRare53–63 cmRegularly Apr
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusScarceRare20–22 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Black-throated Blue Warbler 11–13 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Mountain Bluebird 15–18 cm
- Piping Plover 17–18 cm
- Say's Phoebe 17–20 cm
- Purple Sandpiper 20–22 cm
- Grey Phalarope 20–22 cm
- Northern Mockingbird 21–26 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Little Gull 25–30 cm
- Sabine's Gull 27–33 cm
- Black Guillemot 30–32 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Long-tailed Jaeger 48–58 cm
- Iceland Gull 52–60 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Glaucous Gull 62–68 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made