Rare Birds in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our list for Newfoundland and Labrador has 34 rare birds recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 4 summer visitors, 21 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Newfoundland and Labrador in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 34, most common first
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantRare48–66 cmRegularly Oct
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusSummer visitorRare17–18 cmRegularly May–Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaScarceRare55–65 cm
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Sep
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly May–Nov
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusSummer visitorRare19–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Purple MartinProgne subisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly May
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusResidentRare46–59 cmRecorded all year
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensPassage migrantRare69–84 cmRegularly Oct
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Oct
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusScarceRare120–150 cm
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusPassage migrantRare55–67 cmRegularly Jan
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly May–Oct
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisPassage migrantRare80–122 cmRegularly May–Oct
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantRare10–14 cmRegularly Jun–Oct
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaResidentRare34–36 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantRare27–33 cmRegularly Jul
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