Birds in Nunavut

Explore 108 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for American Herring Gull and Fulmar arriving this month, and Long-tailed Duck departs for the season.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned KingletSmallest · 9cm
to
Tundra Swan
Tundra SwanLargest · 150cm
Ranges from the Ruby-crowned Kinglet (9cm) to the Tundra Swan (150cm)31 families represented

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Showing 47–69 of 108 species

Hudsonian Godwit

Hudsonian Godwit

Limosa haemasticaVU

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Aug

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

Hudsonian Whimbrel

Numenius hudsonicusLC

PassageUncommonly spotted

Jul–Aug

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

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoidesLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Apr–Feb

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

King Eider

Somateria spectabilisLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

May–Dec

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

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactylaVU

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Apr–Feb

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

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicusLC

BreedingCommonly spotted

May–Nov

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

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutillaNT

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscusLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Nov

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

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Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipesVU

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lincoln's Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolniiLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Aug

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

Little Auk

Alle alleLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Jun–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalisVU

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Mar–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudusLC

PassageUncommonly spotted

Jun–Oct

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

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Oct

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

Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoaVU

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Aug

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

Merlin

Falco columbariusLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Sep

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

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratusLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Aug

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

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Nov

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

Northern Pintail

Anas acutaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Oct

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

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeataLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Yellow Warbler

Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestivaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Orange-crowned Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celataLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun

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

Osprey

Pandion haliaetusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Aug

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