Birds in Northwest Territories
Explore 89 species found in this region.
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Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
May–Aug

Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescensLC
Sep–May

Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Jul–Aug

Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
May–Jul

Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreusLC
May–Nov

Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetosLC
May–Sep

Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Apr–Oct

Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensisLC
Oct
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Great Grey Owl
Strix nebulosaLC
Nov–Apr

Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianusLC
Jan–Oct

Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
May–Oct

Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
May–Oct

Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
May–Sep

Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolusLC
Jul–Mar

Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosusLC
Year-round

Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatusLC
May–Oct

Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatusLC
May–Oct

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
May–Oct

Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestrisLC
May–Sep

House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Year-round

Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
May–Nov

Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Aug

Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicusLC
May–Oct