Birds to See in Yukon Territory in February
16 bird species on our list for Yukon Territory are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Raven, Common Redpoll, Red Crossbill, Hairy Woodpecker and Downy Woodpecker. New this month: Boreal Owl.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt 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 16 birds in February
16 birds
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 15.09% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 10.68% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.75% in Feb
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusWinter visitorCommon18–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 3.72% in Feb
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.73% in Feb
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Feb
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.87% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Feb
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentCommon41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Feb
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Feb
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusPassage migrantCommon21–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.27% in Feb
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Feb
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.05% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Downy Woodpecker 14–18 cm
- Bohemian Waxwing 19–23 cm
- Hairy Woodpecker 18–26 cm
- American Three-toed Woodpecker 21–24 cm
- Black-backed Woodpecker 21–24 cm
- Boreal Owl 21–28 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