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Îles-de-la-Madeleine

This checklist includes all bird species found in Îles-de-la-Madeleine , 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 .

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Country or region: Îles-de-la-Madeleine [map]

Other names: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Number of species: 339
Number of globally threatened species: 19
Number of extinct species: 1
Number of introduced species: 3
Date last reviewed: 2020-01-26
Last modified: 2024-12-25

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis	Rare/Accidental
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Rare/Accidental
Brant	Branta bernicla
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
Trumpeter Swan	Cygnus buccinator	Rare/Accidental
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Rare/Accidental
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Rare/Accidental
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Rare/Accidental
Redhead	Aythya americana	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Rare/Accidental
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis	Rare/Accidental
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	Near-threatened
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta deglandi
Black Scoter	Melanitta americana	Near-threatened
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Vulnerable
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	Rare/Accidental
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus	Extirpated
Willow Ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus	Rare/Accidental
Spruce Grouse	Canachites canadensis	Uncertain origin
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Introduced species
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	Rare/Accidental
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Rare/Accidental
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Whip-poor-will	Antrostomus vociferus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
APODIFORMES: Trochilidae
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	Rare/Accidental
Sora	Porzana carolina
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	Rare/Accidental
American Coot	Fulica americana	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Rare/Accidental
Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Vulnerable
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Near-threatened
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Near-threatened
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Wilson's Plover	Anarhynchus wilsonia	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Extirpated Critically endangered (possibly extinct)
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Vulnerable
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Vulnerable
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Vulnerable
Willet	Tringa semipalmata
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Near-threatened
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Near-threatened
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Near-threatened
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Near-threatened
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Near-threatened
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Vulnerable
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Near-threatened
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Vulnerable
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle
Razorbill	Alca torda
Great Auk	Pinguinus impennis	Rare/Accidental Extinct
Dovekie	Alle alle
Thick-billed Murre	Uria lomvia
Common Murre	Uria aalge
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	Rare/Accidental
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Vulnerable
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	Rare/Accidental
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Common Gull	Larus canus	Rare/Accidental
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	Rare/Accidental
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Rare/Accidental
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Rare/Accidental
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Rare/Accidental
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
American Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	Uncertain origin
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Vulnerable
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Rare/Accidental
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica	Rare/Accidental
Common Loon	Gavia immer
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis	Rare/Accidental
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
Double-crested Cormorant	Nannopterum auritum
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	Rare/Accidental
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Rare/Accidental
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare/Accidental
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	Rare/Accidental
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Rare/Accidental
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Rare/Accidental
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Rare/Accidental
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare/Accidental
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias
CATHARTIFORMES: Cathartidae
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	Rare/Accidental
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk	Astur cooperii	Rare/Accidental
American Goshawk	Astur atricapillus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Rare/Accidental
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Rare/Accidental
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Eastern Screech-Owl	Megascops asio	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	Vulnerable
Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula	Rare/Accidental
Barred Owl	Strix varia	Rare/Accidental
Great Gray Owl	Strix nebulosa	Rare/Accidental
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Boreal Owl	Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	Rare/Accidental
American Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides dorsalis	Rare/Accidental
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	Rare/Accidental
Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	Rare/Accidental
Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	Near-threatened
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	Rare/Accidental
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	Rare/Accidental
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus cinerascens	Rare/Accidental
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	Rare/Accidental
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Rare/Accidental
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius	Rare/Accidental
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	Rare/Accidental
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Northern Shrike	Lanius borealis
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Canada Jay	Perisoreus canadensis	Rare/Accidental
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven	Corvus corax
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	Rare/Accidental
Boreal Chickadee	Poecile hudsonicus
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor
Purple Martin	Progne subis	Rare/Accidental
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Rare/Accidental
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Corthylio calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Polioptilidae
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Northern House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	Rare/Accidental
Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis
Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Rare/Accidental
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	Rare/Accidental
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	Rare/Accidental
Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides	Rare/Accidental
Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi	Rare/Accidental
Veery	Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	Rare/Accidental
Bicknell's Thrush	Catharus bicknelli	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Rare/Accidental
American Robin	Turdus migratorius
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	Rare/Accidental
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	Vulnerable
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator
House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	Rare/Accidental
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus
Redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	Rare/Accidental
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	Rare/Accidental
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	Rare/Accidental
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys	Rare/Accidental
American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla	Rare/Accidental
Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	Rare/Accidental
Nelson's Sparrow	Ammospiza nelsoni
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna	Rare/Accidental
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	Rare/Accidental
Bullock's Oriole	Icterus bullockii	Rare/Accidental
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Rare/Accidental
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Vulnerable
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	Rare/Accidental
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	Rare/Accidental
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis	Rare/Accidental
Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana	Rare/Accidental
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Near-threatened
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	Rare/Accidental
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Rare/Accidental
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	Rare/Accidental
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Rare/Accidental
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Rare/Accidental
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Rare/Accidental
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	Rare/Accidental
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	Rare/Accidental

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