List of birds of Newfoundland and Labrador

This is a list of birds found in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Ducks, geese and swans

• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
• Cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii
• Canada goose, Branta canadensis
• American black duck, Anas rubripes
• Blue-winged teal, Anas discors
• Northern pintail, Anas acuta
• Green-winged teal, Anas crecca
• Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris
• Greater scaup, Aythya marila
• King eider, Somateria spectabilis
• Common eider, Somateria mollissima
• Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus
• Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata
• White-winged scoter, Melanitta fusca
• Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis
• Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
• Common merganser, Mergus merganser
• Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator

Partridges, grouse, turkeys and Old World quail

• Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus
• Spruce grouse, Falcipennis canadensis
• Willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus
• Rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta

Loons

• Common loon, Gavia immer
• Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata

Grebes

• Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena

Shearwaters and petrels

• Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis
• Cory's shearwater, Calonectris diomedea
• Great shearwater, Ardenna gravis
• Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus

Storm petrels

• Leach's storm petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Cormorants

• Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
• Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo

Osprey

• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, kites and eagles

• Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus
• Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus
• Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
• Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus
• Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

Caracaras and falcons

• American kestrel, Falco sparverius
• Merlin (bird), Falco columbarius
• Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
• Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

Rails, gallinules and coots

• Sora, Porzana carolina

Lapwings and plovers

• Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus
• Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
• Piping plover, Charadrius melodus

Sandpipers, curlews, godwits, snipes and phalaropes

• Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius
• Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria
• Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
• Sanderling, Calidris alba
• Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla
• Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla
• Purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima
• Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata
• Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus
• Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus

Skuas

• Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus

Gannets

• Northern gannet, Morus bassanus

Gulls, terns and skimmers

• Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis
• Herring gull, Larus argentatus
• Iceland gull, Larus glaucoides
• Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus
• Greater black-backed gull, Larus marinus
• Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
• Ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea
• Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia
• Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea
• Common tern, Sterna hirundo

Auks, murres and puffins

• Dovekie, Alle alle
• Common murre, Uria aalge
• Thick-billed murre, Uria lomvia
• Razorbill, Alca torda
• Black guillemot, Cepphus grylle
• Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica

Pigeons and doves

• Rock pigeon, Columba livia

True owls

• Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus
• Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus
• Northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula
• Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus
• Boreal owl, Aegolius funereus

Nightjars

• Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor

Kingfishers

• Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon

Woodpeckers

• Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius
• Downy woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
• Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus
• American three-toed woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis
• Black-backed woodpecker, Picoides arcticus
• Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus

Tyrant flycatchers

• Olive-sided flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
• Yellow-bellied flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris
• Alder flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum
• Least flycatcher, Empidonax minimus

Shrikes

• Northern shrike, Lanius excubitor

Vireos

• Blue-headed vireo, Vireo solitarius
• Red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus

Jays, crows, magpies and ravens

• Gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis
• Blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata
• American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
• Common raven, Corvus corax

Larks

• Horned lark, Eremophila alpestris

Swallows and martins

• Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
• Bank swallow, Riparia riparia
• Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica

Chickadees and titmice

• Black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
• Boreal chickadee, Poecile hudsonica

Nuthatches

• Red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis

Treecreepers

• Brown creeper, Certhia americana

Wrens

• Winter wren, Troglodytes hiemalis

Kinglets

• Golden-crowned kinglet, Regulus satrapa
• Ruby-crowned kinglet, Regulus calendula

Thrushes

• Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oecanthe
• Veery, Catharus fuscescens
• Gray-cheeked thrush, Catharus minimus
• Swainson's thrush, Catharus ustulatus
• Hermit thrush, Catharus guttatus
• American robin, Turdus migratorius

Starlings and mynas

• European starling, Sturnus vulgaris

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