Birds of Nunavut
266 bird species have been recorded in Nunavut on the eBird network — explore the 266 in the Birbs encyclopedia, and see which are being reported near you right now.
266 bird species have been recorded in Nunavut on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 266 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 Black DuckAnas rubripes
American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
American CootFulica americana
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
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
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica
Atlantic Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchos
Baird’s SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Barrow’s GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
The full checklist — 266 birds of Nunavut in our library
- Alder Flycatcher
- American Avocet
- American Bittern
- American Black Duck
- American Cliff Swallow
- American Coot
- American Crow
- 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
- Atlantic Puffin
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
- Baird’s Sandpiper
- Bald Eagle
- Baltimore Oriole
- Barn Swallow
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Guillemot
- Black Scoter
- Black Tern
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Black-backed Woodpecker
- Black-browed Albatross
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Black-headed Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Black-necked Grebe
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Blue Jay
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Blue-winged Teal
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Bonaparte’s Gull
- Boreal Chickadee
- Brant Goose
- Brown Creeper
- Brown Thrasher
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Bufflehead
- Cackling Goose
- California Gull
- Canada Goose
- Canada Jay
- Cape May Warbler
- Caspian Tern
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Common Eider
- Common Goldeneye
- Common Grackle
- Common Loon
- Common Merganser
- Common Murre
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Ringed Plover
- Common Starling
- Common Tern
- Common Yellowthroat
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Dunlin
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eurasian Teal
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
- Franklin’s Gull
- Gadwall
- Glaucous Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Golden Eagle
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Cormorant
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Great Shearwater
- Great Skua
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Greater Scaup
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Grey Catbird
- Grey Plover
- Grey-cheeked Thrush
- Greylag Goose
- Gyrfalcon
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Harlequin Duck
- Harris’s Sparrow
- Hermit Thrush
- Hermit Warbler
- Hooded Merganser
- Horned Grebe
- Horned Lark
- House Sparrow
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Iceland Gull
- Ivory Gull
- Killdeer
- King Eider
- Lapland Longspur
- Leach’s Storm Petrel
- Least Flycatcher
- Least Sandpiper
- LeConte’s Sparrow
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Scaup
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Little Auk
- Little Gull
- Long-eared Owl
- Long-tailed Duck
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Magnolia Warbler
- Mallard
- Marbled Godwit
- Merlin
- Mountain Bluebird
- Mourning Dove
- Myrtle Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Nelson’s Sparrow
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Fulmar
- Northern Gannet
- Northern Harrier
- Northern Hawk-Owl
- Northern House Wren
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Parula
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Raven
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Shrike
- Northern Waterthrush
- Northern Wheatear
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Osprey
- Pacific Loon
- Painted Bunting
- Palm Warbler
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Peregrine Falcon
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Pine Grosbeak
- Pine Siskin
- Pink-footed Goose
- Piping Plover
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Purple Finch
- Purple Sandpiper
- Razorbill
- 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-tailed Hawk
- Red-throated Loon
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Redpoll
- Ring-billed Gull
- Ring-necked Duck
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Ross’s Goose
- Ross’s Gull
- Rough-legged Buzzard
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Ruddy Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- 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 Owl
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Song Sparrow
- Sooty Shearwater
- Sora
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Spotted Towhee
- Spruce Grouse
- Steller’s Eider
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Surf Scoter
- Swainson’s Thrush
- Swamp Sparrow
- Tennessee Warbler
- Thick-billed Murre
- Townsend’s Solitaire
- Tree Swallow
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Turkey Vulture
- Two-barred Crossbill
- Upland Sandpiper
- Varied Thrush
- Violet-green Swallow
- Virginia Rail
- Western Meadowlark
- Western Tanager
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- White-throated Sparrow
- White-winged Dove
- White-winged Scoter
- Willow Ptarmigan
- Wilson’s Phalarope
- Wilson’s Snipe
- Wilson’s Storm Petrel
- Wilson’s Warbler
- Winter Wren
- Wood Duck
- Yellow Rail
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Loon
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
More places to explore
Birds of Nunavut by bird group
- Ducks, Geese & Swans of Nunavut (38 species)
- Sandpipers & Allies of Nunavut (26 species)
- Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Nunavut (22 species)
- New World Warblers of Nunavut (20 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 Nunavut?
266 species have been recorded in Nunavut on eBird; 266 of them have a full profile on Birbs.
Where can I see birds in Nunavut 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.