Rare Birds in Yukon Territory
Our list for Yukon Territory has 19 rare birds recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 3 summer visitors, 9 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
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 19, most common first
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorRare21–23 cmRegularly May–Oct
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Sep
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly May–Jul
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisResidentRare43–54 cmRegularly Apr–May
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusScarceRare58–85 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusPassage migrantRare17–21 cmRegularly Apr
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraPassage migrantRare36–43 cmRegularly May
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentRare40–49 cmRegularly May–Jun
Pacific WrenTroglodytes pacificusSummer visitorRare8–12 cmRegularly May–Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Jun
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly May–Jul
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantRare15–18 cmRegularly May–Jun
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentRare31–38 cmRegularly May–Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresScarceRare21–24 cm
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusPassage migrantRare12–15 cmRegularly Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentRare91–137 cmRegularly May
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanPassage migrantRare32–36 cmRegularly May–Jun
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusScarceRare18–22 cmRegularly Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Pacific Wren 8–12 cm
- Ovenbird 12–15 cm
- Blue-headed Vireo 12–15 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Northern Saw-whet Owl 17–21 cm
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 17–22 cm
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak 18–22 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Wilson's Phalarope 22–24 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Franklin's Gull 32–36 cm
- Pied-billed Grebe 31–38 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Pileated Woodpecker 40–49 cm
- Ring-billed Gull 43–54 cm
- American Bittern 58–85 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 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