Owls in Yukon Territory
Our list for Yukon Territory has 6 owls recorded regularly there: 2 summer visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Yukon Territory in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusPassage migrantCommon21–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusSummer visitorUncommon46–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusPassage migrantUncommon52–71 cmRegularly Jun
Northern Pygmy-owlGlaucidium gnomaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusPassage migrantRare17–21 cmRegularly Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Northern Pygmy-owl 15–17 cm
- Northern Saw-whet Owl 17–21 cm
- Boreal Owl 21–28 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Great Horned Owl 46–63 cm
- Snowy Owl 52–71 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