Birds to See in Yukon Territory in January
19 bird species on our list for Yukon Territory are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Raven, Common Redpoll, Red Crossbill, Hairy Woodpecker and Downy Woodpecker. New this month: Great Horned Owl, Song Sparrow and Black-backed Woodpecker.
On the move in January
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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 January
19 birds
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 16.99% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 7.57% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.23% in Jan
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusWinter visitorCommon18–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 4.16% in Jan
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 3.46% in Jan
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jan
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.69% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentCommon41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jan
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jan
American RobinTurdus migratoriusSummer visitorCommon20–28 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.36% in Jan
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.20% in Jan
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaSummer visitorUncommon12–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.15% in Jan
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusSummer visitorUncommon46–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.08% in Jan
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Song Sparrow 12–17 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
- American Robin 20–28 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Ruffed Grouse 41–50 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- American Crow 41–53 cm
- Great Horned Owl 46–63 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