Birds of Northwest Territories
307 bird species have been recorded in Northwest Territories on the eBird network — explore the 307 in the Birbs encyclopedia, and see which are being reported near you right now.
307 bird species have been recorded in Northwest Territories on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 307 of them have a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia — start with the well-known birds below, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.
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Birds to know first
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
American CootFulica americana
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
American DipperCinclus mexicanus
American Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
American KestrelFalco sparverius
American PipitAnthus rubescens
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
American RobinTurdus migratorius
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalis
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
American WigeonMareca americana
American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
Baird’s SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Barred OwlStrix varia
Barrow’s GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
The full checklist — 307 birds of Northwest Territories in our library
- Alder Flycatcher
- American Avocet
- American Bittern
- American Cliff Swallow
- American Coot
- American Crow
- American Dipper
- American Dusky Flycatcher
- American Golden Plover
- American Goldfinch
- American Goshawk
- American Herring Gull
- American Kestrel
- American Pipit
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- American Three-toed Woodpecker
- American Tree Sparrow
- American White Pelican
- American Wigeon
- American Yellow Warbler
- Arctic Tern
- Ash-throated Flycatcher
- Baird’s Sandpiper
- Bald Eagle
- Baltimore Oriole
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Barn Swallow
- Barred Owl
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Guillemot
- Black Scoter
- Black Tern
- Black Vulture
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Black-backed Woodpecker
- Black-billed Magpie
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Black-headed Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Black-necked Grebe
- Black-tailed Gull
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Blue-winged Teal
- Bobolink
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Bonaparte’s Gull
- Boreal Chickadee
- Boreal Owl
- Brambling
- Brant Goose
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Brown Creeper
- Brown Thrasher
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Budgerigar
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Bufflehead
- Burrowing Owl
- Cackling Goose
- California Gull
- Calliope Hummingbird
- Canada Goose
- Canada Jay
- Canada Warbler
- Canvasback
- Cape May Warbler
- Caspian Tern
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chipping Sparrow
- Cinnamon Teal
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Common Eider
- Common Goldeneye
- Common Grackle
- Common Loon
- Common Merganser
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Starling
- Common Tern
- Common Yellowthroat
- Connecticut Warbler
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Dickcissel
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Dunlin
- Dusky Grouse
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Eskimo Curlew
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Eurasian Teal
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Evening Grosbeak
- Forster’s Tern
- Franklin’s Gull
- Gadwall
- Glaucous Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Golden Eagle
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Egret
- Great Grey Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Greater Scaup
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Grey Catbird
- Grey Plover
- Grey Wagtail
- Grey-cheeked Thrush
- Grey-crowned Rosy Finch
- Grey-headed Chickadee
- Greylag Goose
- Gyrfalcon
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Hammond’s Flycatcher
- Harlequin Duck
- Harris’s Sparrow
- Hermit Thrush
- Hooded Merganser
- Horned Grebe
- Horned Lark
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Iceland Gull
- Indigo Bunting
- Ivory Gull
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
- Killdeer
- King Eider
- Lapland Longspur
- Lark Sparrow
- Lazuli Bunting
- Least Auklet
- Least Flycatcher
- Least Sandpiper
- LeConte’s Sparrow
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Scaup
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Little Auk
- Long-billed Curlew
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Long-eared Owl
- Long-tailed Duck
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Magnolia Warbler
- Mallard
- Marsh Wren
- Merlin
- Mountain Bluebird
- Mourning Dove
- Mourning Warbler
- Myrtle Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Nelson’s Sparrow
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Fulmar
- Northern Gannet
- Northern Harrier
- Northern Hawk-Owl
- Northern House Wren
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Raven
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Shrike
- Northern Waterthrush
- Northern Wheatear
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Osprey
- Ovenbird
- Pacific Golden Plover
- Pacific Loon
- Palm Warbler
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Passenger Pigeon
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Peregrine Falcon
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Grosbeak
- Pine Siskin
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Purple Finch
- Purple Sandpiper
- Red Crossbill
- Red Fox Sparrow
- Red Knot
- Red Phalarope
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Red-necked Grebe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Red-necked Stint
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-throated Loon
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Redhead
- Redpoll
- Ring-billed Gull
- Ring-necked Duck
- Rock Dove
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Rock Wren
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Ross’s Goose
- Rough-legged Buzzard
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Ruddy Duck
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruffed Grouse
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sabine’s Gull
- Sand Martin
- Sanderling
- Sandhill Crane
- Savannah Sparrow
- Say’s Phoebe
- Semipalmated Plover
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Sharp-tailed Grouse
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Short-billed Gull
- Short-eared Owl
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Smith’s Longspur
- Snow Bunting
- Snow Goose
- Snowy Egret
- Snowy Owl
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Song Sparrow
- Sora
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Spruce Grouse
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Surf Scoter
- Surfbird
- Swainson’s Hawk
- Swainson’s Thrush
- Swamp Sparrow
- Tennessee Warbler
- Thick-billed Murre
- Townsend’s Solitaire
- Townsend’s Warbler
- Tree Swallow
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Turkey Vulture
- Two-barred Crossbill
- Upland Sandpiper
- Varied Thrush
- Vesper Sparrow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Wandering Tattler
- Western Cattle Egret
- Western Kingbird
- Western Meadowlark
- Western Sandpiper
- Western Tanager
- Western Warbling Vireo
- Western Wood Pewee
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- White-tailed Ptarmigan
- White-throated Sparrow
- White-winged Dove
- White-winged Scoter
- Whooping Crane
- Willet
- Willow Ptarmigan
- Wilson’s Phalarope
- Wilson’s Snipe
- Wilson’s Warbler
- Winter Wren
- Yellow Rail
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Loon
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
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Birds of Northwest Territories by bird group
- Ducks, Geese & Swans of Northwest Territories (37 species)
- Sandpipers & Allies of Northwest Territories (33 species)
- Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Northwest Territories (21 species)
- New World Warblers of Northwest Territories (21 species)
Species lists and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Tap any bird for its full profile, photos, sounds and ID notes.
Frequently asked questions
How many bird species are in Northwest Territories?
307 species have been recorded in Northwest Territories on eBird; 307 of them have a full profile on Birbs.
Where can I see birds in Northwest Territories right now?
Use the Birds Near You tool to see species reported near you in the last few days, or browse the full checklist on this page.