Birds in Northwest Territories
Explore 141 species found in this region.
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Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimusLC
Jun–Sep

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

Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleucaNT
May–Sep

Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
May–Sep

Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolusLC
Jul–Mar
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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

Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemasticaVU
May–Jun

Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicusLC
May–Jul

Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
May–Nov

King Eider
Somateria spectabilisLC
Jul–Nov

Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Aug

Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicusLC
May–Oct

Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimusLC
May–Aug

Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutillaNT
May–Aug

Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipesVU
May–Sep