Birds in Yukon Territory

Explore 141 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for American Herring Gull and American Robin arriving this month, and Hawfinch and Northern Hawk-owl depart for the season.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned KingletSmallest · 9cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
Ranges from the Ruby-crowned Kinglet (9cm) to the Whooper Swan (165cm)31 families represented

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Showing 1–23 of 141 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
Alder Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorumLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

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

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchosLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
American Golden-Plover

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominicaLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Sep

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

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianusLC

BreedingCommonly spotted

Apr–Nov

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

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticillaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Sep

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

American Robin

Turdus migratoriusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Apr–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
American Three-toed Woodpecker

American Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalisLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
American Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arboreaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

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

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Arctic Jaeger

Arctic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Sep

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

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaeaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdiiLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Sep

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

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rusticaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

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

Barred Owl

Strix variaLC

PassageRarely spotted

May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bay-breasted Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga castaneaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun

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

Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylleLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-backed Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-necked Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollisLC

PassageRarely spotted

Aug

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

Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striataNT

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

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

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bonaparte's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphiaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Aug

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

Boreal Owl

Aegolius funereusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jan–Apr

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

Brent Goose

Branta berniclaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Aug

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