Birds in Northwest Territories
Explore 89 species found in this region.
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Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
May–Oct

Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudusLC
Jun–Aug

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Apr–Nov

Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Apr–Sep

Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratusLC
Apr–Sep

Northern Hawk-owl
Surnia ululaLC
Jun–Apr

Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Apr–Oct

Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
May–Oct
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
May–Sep

Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillaLC
May–Jul

Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotosLC
May–Sep

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
May–Sep

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podicepsLC
May–Aug

Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatusLC
Year-round

Pine Siskin
Spinus pinusLC
Jun–Sep

Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinusLC
Jul–Aug

Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
May–Oct

Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
May–Oct

Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
May–Aug

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensisLC
Apr–Oct

Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
May–Sep

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceusLC
May–Aug

Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensisLC
Apr–Nov