Newfoundland and Labrador bird checklist

444 bird species in 66 families have been recorded in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to eBird; about 296 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.

The most common birds in Newfoundland and Labrador right now

  1. 1Ring-billed Gull
  2. 2Rock Pigeon
  3. 3American Wigeon
  4. 4Northern Pintail
  5. 5Lesser Scaup
  6. 6Dark-eyed Junco
  7. 7American Crow
  8. 8American Robin
  9. 9Mallard
  10. 10Greater Scaup
The top 20, and how they are ranked

Newfoundland and Labrador bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

  • Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
  • Snow Goose
  • Ross's Goose
  • Graylag Goose
  • Swan Goose
  • Greater White-fronted Goose
  • Pink-footed Goose
  • Brant
  • Barnacle Goose
  • Cackling Goose
  • Canada Goose
  • Mute Swan
  • Trumpeter Swan
  • Tundra Swan
  • Whooper Swan
  • Common Shelduck
  • Muscovy Duck
  • Wood Duck
  • Mandarin Duck
  • Garganey
  • Blue-winged Teal
  • Cinnamon Teal
  • Northern Shoveler
  • Gadwall
  • Eurasian Wigeon
  • American Wigeon
  • Mallard
  • American Black Duck
  • Northern Pintail
  • Green-winged Teal
  • Chestnut Teal
  • Canvasback
  • Redhead
  • Ring-necked Duck
  • Tufted Duck
  • Greater Scaup
  • Lesser Scaup
  • King Eider
  • Common Eider
  • Harlequin Duck
  • Surf Scoter
  • White-winged Scoter
  • Black Scoter
  • Long-tailed Duck
  • Bufflehead
  • Common Goldeneye
  • Barrow's Goldeneye
  • Hooded Merganser
  • Common Merganser
  • Red-breasted Merganser
  • Ruddy Duck

New World Quail

  • Northern Bobwhite

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

  • Wild Turkey
  • Ruffed Grouse
  • Willow Ptarmigan
  • Rock Ptarmigan
  • Spruce Grouse
  • Golden Pheasant
  • Ring-necked Pheasant

Pigeons and Doves

  • Rock Pigeon
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
  • Diamond Dove
  • White-winged Dove
  • Mourning Dove

Cuckoos

  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  • Black-billed Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

  • Common Nighthawk
  • Chuck-will's-widow

Swifts

  • Chimney Swift
  • Common Swift

Hummingbirds

  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird
  • Anna's Hummingbird
  • Rufous Hummingbird

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

  • King Rail
  • Clapper Rail
  • Virginia Rail
  • Corn Crake
  • Sora
  • Common Gallinule
  • Eurasian Coot
  • American Coot
  • Purple Gallinule

Cranes

  • Sandhill Crane

Stilts and Avocets

  • Black-necked Stilt
  • American Avocet

Oystercatchers

  • Eurasian Oystercatcher
  • American Oystercatcher

Plovers and Lapwings

  • Black-bellied Plover
  • European Golden-Plover
  • American Golden-Plover
  • Pacific Golden-Plover
  • Killdeer
  • Common Ringed Plover
  • Semipalmated Plover
  • Piping Plover
  • Northern Lapwing
  • Greater Sand-Plover

Sandpipers and Allies

  • Upland Sandpiper
  • Hudsonian Whimbrel
  • Eurasian Whimbrel
  • Eskimo Curlew
  • Eurasian Curlew
  • Bar-tailed Godwit
  • Black-tailed Godwit
  • Hudsonian Godwit
  • Marbled Godwit
  • Short-billed Dowitcher
  • Long-billed Dowitcher
  • Jack Snipe
  • American Woodcock
  • Eurasian Woodcock
  • Common Snipe
  • Wilson's Snipe
  • Wilson's Phalarope
  • Red Phalarope
  • Red-necked Phalarope
  • Spotted Sandpiper
  • Solitary Sandpiper
  • Wood Sandpiper
  • Common Redshank
  • Lesser Yellowlegs
  • Willet
  • Spotted Redshank
  • Common Greenshank
  • Greater Yellowlegs
  • Ruddy Turnstone
  • Red Knot
  • Ruff
  • Curlew Sandpiper
  • Stilt Sandpiper
  • Red-necked Stint
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper
  • Sanderling
  • Dunlin
  • Purple Sandpiper
  • Baird's Sandpiper
  • Little Stint
  • White-rumped Sandpiper
  • Least Sandpiper
  • Pectoral Sandpiper
  • Western Sandpiper
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper

Skuas and Jaegers

  • Long-tailed Jaeger
  • Parasitic Jaeger
  • Pomarine Jaeger
  • Great Skua
  • South Polar Skua

Auks, Murres, and Puffins

  • Atlantic Puffin
  • Black Guillemot
  • Razorbill
  • Dovekie
  • Thick-billed Murre
  • Common Murre

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

  • Little Gull
  • Ross's Gull
  • Black-legged Kittiwake
  • Ivory Gull
  • Sabine's Gull
  • Bonaparte's Gull
  • Black-headed Gull
  • Laughing Gull
  • Franklin's Gull
  • Black-tailed Gull
  • Common Gull
  • Ring-billed Gull
  • Kelp Gull
  • American Herring Gull
  • European Herring Gull
  • Yellow-legged Gull
  • Great Black-backed Gull
  • Glaucous Gull
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull
  • California Gull
  • Glaucous-winged Gull
  • Slaty-backed Gull
  • Iceland Gull
  • Black Skimmer
  • Sooty Tern
  • Bridled Tern
  • Least Tern
  • Gull-billed Tern
  • Caspian Tern
  • Black Tern
  • White-winged Tern
  • Forster's Tern
  • Arctic Tern
  • Common Tern
  • Roseate Tern
  • Sandwich Tern
  • Royal Tern

Flamingos

  • American Flamingo

Grebes

  • Pied-billed Grebe
  • Horned Grebe
  • Red-necked Grebe
  • Eared Grebe

Tropicbirds

  • White-tailed Tropicbird

Loons

  • Red-throated Loon
  • Pacific Loon
  • Common Loon
  • Yellow-billed Loon

Albatrosses

  • Black-browed Albatross

Southern Storm-Petrels

  • Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Northern Storm-Petrels

  • Leach's Storm-Petrel

Shearwaters and Petrels

  • Northern Fulmar
  • Desertas Petrel
  • Cory's Shearwater
  • Great Shearwater
  • Sooty Shearwater
  • Manx Shearwater

Frigatebirds

  • Magnificent Frigatebird

Boobies and Gannets

  • Northern Gannet
  • Brown Booby

Cormorants and Shags

  • Great Cormorant
  • Double-crested Cormorant

Ibises and Spoonbills

  • Glossy Ibis

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

  • American Bittern
  • Least Bittern
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron
  • Black-crowned Night Heron
  • Little Blue Heron
  • Tricolored Heron
  • Snowy Egret
  • Little Egret
  • Western Reef-Heron
  • Green Heron
  • Western Cattle-Egret
  • Great Egret
  • Gray Heron
  • Great Blue Heron

Pelicans

  • American White Pelican
  • Brown Pelican

New World Vultures

  • Black Vulture
  • Turkey Vulture

Osprey

  • Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

  • Golden Eagle
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk
  • Cooper's Hawk
  • American Goshawk
  • Northern Harrier
  • Bald Eagle
  • Steller's Sea-Eagle
  • Broad-winged Hawk
  • Swainson's Hawk
  • Red-tailed Hawk
  • Rough-legged Hawk

Barn-Owls

  • American Barn Owl

Owls

  • Snowy Owl
  • Great Horned Owl
  • Northern Hawk Owl
  • Barred Owl
  • Great Gray Owl
  • Long-eared Owl
  • Short-eared Owl
  • Boreal Owl
  • Northern Saw-whet Owl

Kingfishers

  • Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers

  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
  • Lewis's Woodpecker
  • Red-headed Woodpecker
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker
  • Black-backed Woodpecker
  • Downy Woodpecker
  • Hairy Woodpecker
  • Northern Flicker

Falcons and Caracaras

  • American Kestrel
  • Merlin
  • Gyrfalcon
  • Peregrine Falcon

Tyrant Flycatchers

  • Olive-sided Flycatcher
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee
  • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
  • Alder Flycatcher
  • Willow Flycatcher
  • Least Flycatcher
  • Hammond's Flycatcher
  • Eastern Phoebe
  • Say's Phoebe
  • Vermilion Flycatcher
  • Ash-throated Flycatcher
  • Great Crested Flycatcher
  • Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
  • Tropical Kingbird
  • Western Kingbird
  • Eastern Kingbird
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
  • Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis

  • White-eyed Vireo
  • Yellow-throated Vireo
  • Blue-headed Vireo
  • Philadelphia Vireo
  • Eastern Warbling Vireo
  • Red-eyed Vireo

Shrikes

  • Northern Shrike

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

  • Canada Jay
  • Blue Jay
  • Black-billed Magpie
  • Eurasian Jackdaw
  • American Crow
  • Common Raven

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

  • Black-capped Chickadee
  • Boreal Chickadee

Larks

  • Horned Lark

Swallows

  • Bank Swallow
  • Tree Swallow
  • Violet-green Swallow
  • Purple Martin
  • Northern Rough-winged Swallow
  • Barn Swallow
  • Cliff Swallow
  • Cave Swallow

Kinglets

  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  • Golden-crowned Kinglet

Nuthatches

  • White-breasted Nuthatch
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch

Treecreepers

  • Brown Creeper

Gnatcatchers

  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Wrens

  • Rock Wren
  • Northern House Wren
  • Winter Wren
  • Marsh Wren
  • Carolina Wren

Starlings

  • European Starling

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

  • Gray Catbird
  • Brown Thrasher
  • Northern Mockingbird

Thrushes and Allies

  • Eastern Bluebird
  • Mountain Bluebird
  • Townsend's Solitaire
  • Varied Thrush
  • Veery
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush
  • Swainson's Thrush
  • Hermit Thrush
  • Wood Thrush
  • Redwing
  • Eurasian Blackbird
  • Fieldfare
  • American Robin

Old World Flycatchers

  • Northern Wheatear

Waxwings

  • Bohemian Waxwing
  • Cedar Waxwing

Old World Sparrows

  • House Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

  • White Wagtail
  • American Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

  • Common Chaffinch
  • Brambling
  • Evening Grosbeak
  • Pine Grosbeak
  • House Finch
  • Purple Finch
  • Redpoll
  • Red Crossbill
  • White-winged Crossbill
  • Eurasian Siskin
  • Pine Siskin
  • American Goldfinch

Longspurs and Snow Buntings

  • Lapland Longspur
  • Chestnut-collared Longspur
  • Snow Bunting

Old World Buntings

  • Yellow-breasted Bunting

New World Sparrows

  • Grasshopper Sparrow
  • Chipping Sparrow
  • Clay-colored Sparrow
  • Field Sparrow
  • Lark Sparrow
  • American Tree Sparrow
  • Fox Sparrow
  • Dark-eyed Junco
  • White-crowned Sparrow
  • Golden-crowned Sparrow
  • Harris's Sparrow
  • White-throated Sparrow
  • Vesper Sparrow
  • Nelson's Sparrow
  • Savannah Sparrow
  • Song Sparrow
  • Lincoln's Sparrow
  • Swamp Sparrow
  • Spotted Towhee
  • Eastern Towhee

Yellow-breasted Chat

  • Yellow-breasted Chat

Troupials and Allies

  • Yellow-headed Blackbird
  • Bobolink
  • Western Meadowlark
  • Eastern Meadowlark
  • Orchard Oriole
  • Bullock's Oriole
  • Baltimore Oriole
  • Red-winged Blackbird
  • Brown-headed Cowbird
  • Rusty Blackbird
  • Brewer's Blackbird
  • Common Grackle

New World Warblers

  • Ovenbird
  • Worm-eating Warbler
  • Northern Waterthrush
  • Golden-winged Warbler
  • Blue-winged Warbler
  • Black-and-white Warbler
  • Prothonotary Warbler
  • Tennessee Warbler
  • Orange-crowned Warbler
  • Nashville Warbler
  • Virginia's Warbler
  • Connecticut Warbler
  • MacGillivray's Warbler
  • Mourning Warbler
  • Kentucky Warbler
  • Common Yellowthroat
  • Hooded Warbler
  • American Redstart
  • Cape May Warbler
  • Cerulean Warbler
  • Northern Parula
  • Magnolia Warbler
  • Bay-breasted Warbler
  • Blackburnian Warbler
  • Northern Yellow Warbler
  • Chestnut-sided Warbler
  • Blackpoll Warbler
  • Black-throated Blue Warbler
  • Palm Warbler
  • Pine Warbler
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • Yellow-throated Warbler
  • Prairie Warbler
  • Black-throated Gray Warbler
  • Townsend's Warbler
  • Hermit Warbler
  • Black-throated Green Warbler
  • Canada Warbler
  • Wilson's Warbler

Cardinals and Allies

  • Summer Tanager
  • Scarlet Tanager
  • Western Tanager
  • Northern Cardinal
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  • Black-headed Grosbeak
  • Blue Grosbeak
  • Lazuli Bunting
  • Indigo Bunting
  • Painted Bunting
  • Dickcissel

Most common birds in Newfoundland and Labrador

Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

  1. Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
  2. Rock PigeonColumba livia
  3. American WigeonMareca americana
  4. Northern PintailAnas acuta
  5. Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
  6. Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
  7. American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
  8. American RobinTurdus migratorius
  9. MallardAnas platyrhynchos
  10. Greater ScaupAythya marila
  11. DunlinCalidris alpina
  12. Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
  13. Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
  14. Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
  15. Green-winged TealAnas crecca
  16. White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
  17. Canada GooseBranta canadensis
  18. American Black DuckAnas rubripes
  19. Northern GannetMorus bassanus
  20. Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus

Largest bird families in Newfoundland and Labrador

Among its regular birds.

  • Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl40
  • Sandpipers and Allies28
  • New World Warblers28
  • Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers23
  • New World Sparrows17
  • Troupials and Allies11
  • Hawks, Eagles, and Kites10
  • Finches, Euphonias, and Allies9

Reported in the last 30 days

207 species reported to eBird in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, Rock Pigeon, White-throated Sparrow, American Crow, American Bittern, Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup, American Wigeon, Ring-billed Gull, American Black Duck, American Herring Gull, Northern Pintail, Northern Flicker, Mallard, Great Black-backed Gull, Greater Yellowlegs, Eurasian Wigeon, Dunlin, Snow Bunting, Double-crested Cormorant, Northern Gannet, Common Eider, Common Loon, Pine Grosbeak, Black-legged Kittiwake, Black Guillemot, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Boreal Chickadee, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Blue Jay, Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Tree Sparrow, White-rumped Sandpiper, Green-winged Teal, Pine Siskin, Bald Eagle, …

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