Uncommon Birds in Nunavut
Our list for Nunavut has 25 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 summer visitors, 16 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
All 25, most common first
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantUncommon48–60 cmRegularly Jun
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentUncommon70–102 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorUncommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Sep
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisScarceUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Jun
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiScarceUncommon13–15 cm
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisScarceUncommon43–54 cm
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaPassage migrantUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Jun
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Jun
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Jul
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaScarceUncommon28–38 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Tennessee Warbler 10–13 cm
- Northern Yellow Warbler 12–13 cm
- Yellow-rumped Warbler 12–15 cm
- Lincoln's Sparrow 13–15 cm
- Fox Sparrow 15–19 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Bonaparte's Gull 28–38 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Hudsonian Godwit 36–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- American Crow 41–53 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Ring-billed Gull 43–54 cm
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- American Black Duck 54–59 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Bald Eagle 70–102 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