Birds in Northwest Territories

Explore 141 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for American Crow and American Herring Gull arriving this month, and American Three-toed Woodpecker and Black-backed Woodpecker depart for the season.

Pacific Wren
Pacific WrenSmallest · 8cm
to
Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter SwanLargest · 157cm
Ranges from the Pacific Wren (8cm) to the Trumpeter Swan (157cm)32 families represented

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Showing 24–46 of 141 species

Canada Goose

Canada Goose

Branta canadensisLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cape May Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrinaLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Aug

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

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorumLC

PassageUncommonly spotted

Jun–Sep

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

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerinaLC

BreedingCommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Clay-colored Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallidaLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Jul

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

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quisculaNT

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Nov

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

Common Loon

Gavia immerLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Oct

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

Common Merganser

Mergus merganserLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

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

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Common Raven

Common Raven

Corvus coraxLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammeaLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Common Scoter

Melanitta nigraLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jul–Oct

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

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgarisLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Apr–Dec

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

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Aug

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

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichasLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Sep

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

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescensLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Sep–May

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

Eider

Somateria mollissimaNT

PassageRarely spotted

Jul–Aug

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

Evening Grosbeak

Hesperiphona vespertinaVU

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Apr

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

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliacaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Oct

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

Gadwall

Mareca streperaLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Jul

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

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreusLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Nov

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

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetosLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Sep

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

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangulaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

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

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensisLC

PassageRarely spotted

Oct

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