Birds to See in Nunavut in December
6 bird species on our list for Nunavut are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Raven, Common Redpoll, Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull and American Herring Gull. New this month: Iceland Gull, American Herring Gull and Eider.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
Leaving soon
From Nunavut’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 6 birds in December
6 birds
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 28.68% in Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–May · 20.59% in Dec
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusSummer visitorCommon62–68 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 9.56% in Dec
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesSummer visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Dec · 8.09% in Dec
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusSummer visitorCommon53–65 cmRegularly May–Dec · 3.68% in Dec
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.94% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Iceland Gull 52–60 cm
- American Herring Gull 53–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Glaucous Gull 62–68 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made