Birds in Canada

Explore 199 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for American Avocet and American Bittern arriving this month, and Golden Eagle and Grey Partridge depart for the season.

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Alberta

163 species

British Columbia

150 species

Manitoba

186 species

New Brunswick

169 species

Newfoundland and Labrador

148 species

Northwest Territories

141 species

Nova Scotia

163 species

Nunavut

108 species

Ontario

168 species

Prince Edward Island

147 species

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdSmallest · 7cm
to
Mute Swan
Mute SwanLargest · 160cm
Ranges from the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7cm) to the Mute Swan (160cm)43 families represented

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Showing 24–46 of 199 species

Black-crowned Night-heron

Black-crowned Night-heron

Nycticorax nycticoraxLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-necked Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollisLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Setophaga caerulescensLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virensLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blackpoll Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striataNT

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blue Jay

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristataLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blue-headed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitariusLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bobolink

Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorusLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Bohemian Waxwing

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulusLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bonaparte's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphiaLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Apr–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brent Goose

Brent Goose

Branta berniclaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Mar–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Broad-winged Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterusLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsiiLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Canada Goose

Canada Goose

Branta canadensisLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cape May Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrinaLC

PassageRarely spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorumLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanicaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chipping Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerinaLC

BreedingCommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cinnamon Teal

Cinnamon Teal

Spatula cyanopteraLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Clay-colored Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallidaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Grackle

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quisculaNT

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Loon

Common Loon

Gavia immerLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Mergus merganserLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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