Birds to See in Yukon Territory in December
19 bird species on our list for Yukon Territory are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Raven, Common Redpoll, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker and Red Crossbill. New this month: Short-eared Owl and Eurasian Collared Dove.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Yukon Territory’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 19 birds in December
19 birds
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 15.47% in Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 4.55% in Dec
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusWinter visitorCommon18–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 4.28% in Dec
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 3.82% in Dec
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Dec
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.74% in Dec
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Dec
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentCommon41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Dec
American RobinTurdus migratoriusSummer visitorCommon20–28 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.55% in Dec
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Dec
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Dec
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusPassage migrantCommon21–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.23% in Dec
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.17% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.06% in Dec
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.04% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- White-crowned Sparrow 15–16 cm
- Downy Woodpecker 14–18 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Bohemian Waxwing 19–23 cm
- Hairy Woodpecker 18–26 cm
- American Three-toed Woodpecker 21–24 cm
- American Robin 20–28 cm
- Boreal Owl 21–28 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Ruffed Grouse 41–50 cm
- American Crow 41–53 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 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