Birds in Nunavut

Explore 73 species found in this region.

Visiting in March? Look out for Black Guillemot and Gyrfalcon arriving this month, and Fulmar and Glaucous Gull depart for the season.

Common Redpoll
Common RedpollSmallest · 11.5cm
to
Tundra Swan
Tundra SwanLargest · 150cm
Ranges from the Common Redpoll (11.5cm) to the Tundra Swan (150cm)29 families represented

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Showing 1–23 of 73 species

ResidentLives here year-roundBreedingVisits to breed in warmer monthsNon-breedingVisits outside breeding seasonPassagePasses through during migrationCommonly spottedReported on most outingsUncommonly spottedPresent but not always seenRarely spottedFew sightings each year
American Crow

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchosLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
American Herring Gull

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Apr–Dec

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

American Robin

Turdus migratoriusLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Sep

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

Arctic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Jun–Oct

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

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaeaLC

PassageUncommonly spotted

Jun–Sep

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

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Sep

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

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rusticaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun

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

Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylleLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Mar–Nov

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

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Brent Goose

Brent Goose

Branta berniclaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Oct

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

Canada Goose

Branta canadensisLC

BreedingCommonly spotted

May–Oct

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

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorumLC

PassageRarely spotted

Aug

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

Common Loon

Gavia immerLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

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

Common Merganser

Mergus merganserLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Sep

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

ResidentRarely spotted

Jun–Oct

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

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

PassageRarely spotted

Aug

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

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Oct

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

Eider

Somateria mollissimaNT

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialisLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Apr–Feb

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

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Apr–Feb

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

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetosLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jul–Aug

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

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangulaLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Jun–Oct

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