Birds in Newfoundland and Labrador

Explore 148 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for Fulmar and Golden Plover arriving this month, and Bonaparte's Gull and Cedar Waxwing depart for the season.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdSmallest · 7cm
to
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm
Ranges from the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137cm)39 families represented

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Showing 70–92 of 148 species

Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoidesLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Oct–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
King Eider

King Eider

Somateria spectabilisLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jan–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactylaVU

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lapland Longspur

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Sep–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Leach's Storm-petrel

Leach's Storm-petrel

Hydrobates leucorhousVU

ResidentRarely spotted

Jun–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Least Flycatcher

Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Least Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutillaNT

PassageUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipesVU

PassageUncommonly spotted

Jul–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lincoln's Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolniiLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Auk

Little Auk

Alle alleLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalisVU

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Magnolia Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnoliaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Manx Shearwater

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jul–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Merlin

Merlin

Falco columbariusLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macrouraLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mourning Warbler

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphiaLC

PassageUncommonly spotted

Jun–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Gannet

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanusLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

Anas acutaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Saw-whet Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeataLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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