Yukon Territory bird checklist
357 bird species in 56 families have been recorded in Yukon Territory, according to eBird; about 256 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.
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Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Yukon Territory right now
1Northern Pintail
2American Wigeon
3Dark-eyed Junco
4American Crow
5Gadwall
6Pine Siskin
7White-winged Crossbill
8Green-winged Teal
9Ring-necked Duck
10Common Raven
Yukon Territory bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Snow Goose
- Ross's Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Brant
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Wood Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- American Black Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Ring-necked Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Spectacled Eider
- 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
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Ruffed Grouse
- Dusky Grouse
- Sharp-tailed Grouse
- White-tailed Ptarmigan
- Willow Ptarmigan
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Spruce Grouse
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Mourning Dove
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
Swifts
- Vaux's Swift
- Pacific Swift
Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Anna's Hummingbird
- Calliope Hummingbird
- Rufous Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Sora
- American Coot
- Yellow Rail
Cranes
- Sandhill Crane
- Whooping Crane
- Common Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- American Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Common Ringed Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Snowy Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Wandering Tattler
- Wood Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Black Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Surfbird
- Ruff
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Red-necked Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- 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
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Tufted Puffin
- Horned Puffin
- Crested Auklet
- Parakeet Auklet
- Long-billed Murrelet
- Marbled Murrelet
- Black Guillemot
- Thick-billed Murre
- Common Murre
- Ancient Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Ross's Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Red-legged Kittiwake
- Ivory Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Short-billed Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Vega Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- California Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Arctic Tern
Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Eared Grebe
- Western Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Short-tailed Shearwater
Cormorants and Shags
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Double-crested Cormorant
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- American Bittern
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
New World Vultures
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Golden Eagle
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- American Goshawk
- Northern Harrier
- Bald Eagle
- Mississippi Kite
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
Owls
- Snowy Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Northern Pygmy-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
- Red-breasted Sapsucker
- American Three-toed Woodpecker
- Black-backed Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Hammond's Flycatcher
- Gray Flycatcher
- Dusky Flycatcher
- Western Flycatcher
- Eastern Phoebe
- Say's Phoebe
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Western Warbling Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
Shrikes
- Northern Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Canada Jay
- Steller's Jay
- Black-billed Magpie
- Clark's Nutcracker
- American Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Mountain Chickadee
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee
- Boreal Chickadee
- Gray-headed Chickadee
Larks
- Horned Lark
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Arctic Warbler
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper
Wrens
- Northern House Wren
- Pacific Wren
- Winter Wren
- Marsh Wren
Dippers
- American Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Brown Thrasher
- Sage Thrasher
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Mountain Bluebird
- Townsend's Solitaire
- Varied Thrush
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- American Robin
Old World Flycatchers
- Bluethroat
- Northern Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Cedar Waxwing
Accentors
- Siberian Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Red-throated Pipit
- American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Brambling
- Evening Grosbeak
- Hawfinch
- Pine Grosbeak
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
- House Finch
- Purple Finch
- Oriental Greenfinch
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- Pine Siskin
- Lesser Goldfinch
- American Goldfinch
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Smith's Longspur
- Thick-billed Longspur
- Snow Bunting
- McKay's Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Rustic Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Brewer's 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
- LeConte's Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Spotted Towhee
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Western Meadowlark
- Hooded Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Brewer's Blackbird
- Common Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Northern Waterthrush
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- MacGillivray's Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Lazuli Bunting
- Indigo Bunting
Most common birds in Yukon Territory
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 Yukon Territory’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Common RavenCorvus corax
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
Largest bird families in Yukon Territory
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl37
- Sandpipers and Allies27
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers18
- New World Warblers17
- New World Sparrows14
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies10
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites9
- Troupials and Allies9
Reported in the last 30 days
131 species reported to eBird in Yukon Territory in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Black-billed Magpie, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-winged Crossbill, Boreal Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, Pine Siskin, Trumpeter Swan, Common Raven, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Canada Jay, Sandhill Crane, Northern Pintail, Gadwall, Wilson's Snipe, American Wigeon, American Goshawk, Tundra Swan, Bald Eagle, Barrow's Goldeneye, Surf Scoter, Horned Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Mallard, Northern Shrike, Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, Green-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Bufflehead, Pectoral Sandpiper, Common Goldeneye, Long-tailed Duck, Lesser Scaup, Northern Harrier, American Robin, Red Crossbill, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Rusty Blackbird, …
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Lesser Scaup
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Greater Scaup
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Surf Scoter
Northern Shoveler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Snipe
Bald Eagle
Pectoral Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Robin