Saint Pierre and Miquelon bird checklist
328 bird species in 59 families have been recorded in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, according to eBird; about 298 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.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Saint Pierre and Miquelon right now
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Palm Warbler
3Savannah Sparrow
4Green-winged Teal
5White-rumped Sandpiper
6Rock Pigeon
7Ring-billed Gull
8American Wigeon
9Black-bellied Plover
10Swamp Sparrow
Saint Pierre and Miquelon bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Snow Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Pink-footed Goose
- Brant
- Canada Goose
- Common Shelduck
- Wood Duck
- Garganey
- Blue-winged 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
- 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
- Ring-necked Pheasant
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- European Turtle-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
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Corn Crake
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
Cranes
- Sandhill Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- 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
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- American Woodcock
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Red-necked Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Baird's Sandpiper
- 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
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Ivory Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Common Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Common Loon
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- 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
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Golden Eagle
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- American Goshawk
- Northern Harrier
- Bald Eagle
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
Owls
- Snowy Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Red-headed 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
- Least Flycatcher
- Western Flycatcher
- Eastern Phoebe
- Say's Phoebe
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- 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
- Blue Jay
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- American Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Boreal Chickadee
Larks
- Horned Lark
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Cliff Swallow
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Northern House Wren
- Winter Wren
Starlings
- European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Brown Thrasher
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird
- Mountain Bluebird
- Varied Thrush
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Redwing
- 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
- Evening Grosbeak
- Pine Grosbeak
- Purple Finch
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- Eurasian Siskin
- Pine Siskin
- American Goldfinch
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Field Sparrow
- Black-throated Sparrow
- Lark Sparrow
- American Tree Sparrow
- Fox Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Golden-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Eastern Towhee
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Orchard Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Common Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Northern Waterthrush
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Mourning 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
- Townsend's Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Northern Cardinal
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel
Most common birds in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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 Saint Pierre and Miquelon’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
Largest bird families in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl36
- Sandpipers and Allies30
- New World Warblers24
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers20
- New World Sparrows16
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns13
- Tyrant Flycatchers11
- Thrushes and Allies10
Reported in the last 30 days
114 species reported to eBird in Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Savannah Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Palm Warbler, White-winged Crossbill, Common Raven, American Robin, Boreal Chickadee, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Song Sparrow, American Pipit, White-rumped Sandpiper, American Wigeon, American Herring Gull, Spotted Sandpiper, American Black Duck, Rock Pigeon, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-billed Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, Greater Yellowlegs, Common Yellowthroat, Great Black-backed Gull, Black-bellied Plover, Northern Shoveler, Red-breasted Merganser, Semipalmated Plover, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Black-throated Green Warbler, Pine Siskin, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Belted Kingfisher, Cedar Waxwing, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, …
Get to know some of them
White-winged Crossbill
White-throated Sparrow
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Yellowlegs
Double-crested Cormorant
American Black Duck
Spotted Sandpiper
Great Black-backed Gull
American Robin
Fox Sparrow
Semipalmated Plover
Red-breasted Merganser
Mallard
American Pipit