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This checklist includes all bird species found in Nunavut , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: Nunavut [map]

Number of species: 301
Number of globally threatened species: 19
Number of extinct species: 1
Number of introduced species: 1
Date last reviewed: 2020-12-20
Last modified: 2024-12-25

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Rare/Accidental
Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator	Rare/Accidental
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	Rare/Accidental
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens
Ross's Goose	Anser rossii
Bar-headed Goose	Anser indicus	Uncertain origin
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	Rare/Accidental
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	Uncertain origin
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Vulnerable
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	Near-threatened
Steller's Eider	Polysticta stelleri	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter	Melanitta americana	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	Rare/Accidental
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Goosander	Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Uncertain origin
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Rare/Accidental
Redhead	Aythya americana	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Rare/Accidental
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Common Teal	Anas crecca
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Willow Grouse	Lagopus lagopus
Rock Ptarmigan	Lagopus muta
Spruce Grouse	Falcipennis canadensis
Sharp-tailed Grouse	Tympanuchus phasianellus	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	Rare/Accidental
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Vulnerable
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Passenger Pigeon	Ectopistes migratorius	Rare/Accidental Extinct
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	Rare/Accidental
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Black Swift	Cypseloides niger	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae
Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus rufus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis	Rare/Accidental
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	Rare/Accidental
Corncrake	Crex crex	Rare/Accidental
Sora	Porzana carolina	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	Rare/Accidental
American Coot	Fulica americana	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis
Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Rare/Accidental Endangered
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer
White-billed Diver	Gavia adamsii	Near-threatened
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Yellow-nosed Albatross	Thalassarche chlororhynchos	Rare/Accidental
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Short-tailed Shearwater	Ardenna tenuirostris	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Rare/Accidental
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Vulnerable
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Near-threatened
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Extirpated Critically endangered (possibly extinct)
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus	Rare/Accidental
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Vulnerable
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Vulnerable
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Near-threatened
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Near-threatened
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Rare/Accidental
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Near-threatened
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Near-threatened
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Near-threatened
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Vulnerable
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Vulnerable
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Near-threatened
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Vulnerable
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Vulnerable
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Wilson's Phalarope	Steganopus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Vulnerable
Horned Puffin	Fratercula corniculata	Rare/Accidental
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle
Razorbill	Alca torda
Little Auk	Alle alle
Brunnich's Guillemot	Uria lomvia
Common Guillemot	Uria aalge	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Vulnerable
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	Near-threatened
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Rare/Accidental
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus
Ross's Gull	Rhodostethia rosea
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Mew Gull	Larus canus	Rare/Accidental
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis
California Gull	Larus californicus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Rare/Accidental
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus
Thayer's Gull	Larus thayeri
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
Slaty-backed Gull	Larus schistisagus	Rare/Accidental
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens	Rare/Accidental
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Rare/Accidental
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Cathartidae
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Rare/Accidental
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	Rare/Accidental
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Rare/Accidental
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula	Rare/Accidental
Tengmalm's Owl	Aegolius funereus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	Rare/Accidental
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Great Grey Owl	Strix nebulosa	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	Vulnerable
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	Rare/Accidental
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Rare/Accidental
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	Rare/Accidental
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus
American Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides dorsalis	Rare/Accidental
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Rare/Accidental
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Rare/Accidental
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	Rare/Accidental
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	Rare/Accidental
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	Rare/Accidental
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	Rare/Accidental
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius	Rare/Accidental
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	Rare/Accidental
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Northern Shrike	Lanius borealis
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia	Rare/Accidental
Common Raven	Corvus corax
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens
Green-headed Wagtail	Motacilla tschutschensis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	Rare/Accidental
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch	Leucosticte tephrocotis	Rare/Accidental
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	Rare/Accidental
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Arctic Redpoll	Acanthis hornemanni
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	Rare/Accidental
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	Rare/Accidental
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur	Calcarius ornatus	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Smith's Longspur	Calcarius pictus
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Rare/Accidental
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	Rare/Accidental
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula	Near-threatened
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla	Rare/Accidental
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow	Passerella arborea
Le Conte's Sparrow	Ammospiza leconteii
Nelson's Sparrow	Ammospiza nelsoni	Rare/Accidental
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Rare/Accidental
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Rare/Accidental
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	Rare/Accidental
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	Rare/Accidental
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Rare/Accidental
Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis	Rare/Accidental
MacGillivray's Warbler	Geothlypis tolmiei	Rare/Accidental
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa	Rare/Accidental
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	Rare/Accidental
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Rare/Accidental
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	Rare/Accidental
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	Rare/Accidental
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea	Rare/Accidental
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	Rare/Accidental
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Near-threatened
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata
Townsend's Warbler	Setophaga townsendi	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Rare/Accidental
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	Rare/Accidental
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Rare/Accidental
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Rare/Accidental
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Rare/Accidental
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Vulnerable
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	Rare/Accidental
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	Rare/Accidental
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonicus
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Rare/Accidental
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	Rare/Accidental
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Rare/Accidental
Violet-green Swallow	Tachycineta thalassina	Rare/Accidental
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Arctic Warbler	Seicercus borealis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	Rare/Accidental
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
American Treecreeper	Certhia americana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis	Rare/Accidental
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Rare/Accidental
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Rare/Accidental
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides	Rare/Accidental
Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi	Rare/Accidental
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	Rare/Accidental
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Rare/Accidental
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus
American Robin	Turdus migratorius
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Rare/Accidental

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