A CHECKLIST OF YUKON BIRDS: Updated October 2000.

Compiled by: Cameron D. Eckert, Helmut Grunberg, Greg Kubica, Lee Kubica, and Pam Sinclair. 
Funded by the Yukon Birdathon. Copyright October 2000 Yukon Bird Club.

INTRODUCTION
 
The Yukon is a land of stunning scenery, diverse ecosystems and truly remarkable wilderness. Here birdwatchers and other naturalists can experience the unique nature of northern birds while exploring a very different natural world. This checklist summarizes the occurrence and breeding status of 282 species which have been documented in the Yukon. Breeding has been confirmed for 187 species. Distribution codes indicate species which are only casually found outside a limited range in the Yukon. Frequency codes indicate species which are rare, casual or accidental. Forty-two species which occur annually in winter are indicated. Species names and taxonomic order follow the A.O.U. checklist (1998) and its supplements.

DISTRIBUTION CODES

N	North Coast: Includes the northern foothills of the British and Richardson Mountains, the Coastal Plain and the Beaufort Sea.
S 	South: South of 63 degrees N (includes Pelly Crossing but not Stewart Crossing). 
SE	Southeast: Southern Yukon east of 131 degrees W (Swift River), lower case (se) for species restricted to the La Biche and Beaver Rivers in the extreme southeast Yukon. 
 
FREQUENCY and BREEDING CODES

r	Rare: reported annually in very low numbers.
ca	Casual: at least two records but not seen every year.
ac	Accidental: recorded only once.
w 	Winter: observed annually in winter (Dec. 1 - Feb. 28).
*	Confirmed Breeding: Observations of an active nest or dependent, flightless young.

DOCUMENTING BIRD SIGHTINGS

Contribute to our knowledge of the Territory's bird life by sending written or photo documentation of rare, casual, or accidental species or those not on the checklist, and details of breeding observations to: 

The Yukon Bird Club
Box 31054, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 5P7, Canada

www.yukonweb.com/community/ybc/
email: ybc@yknet.yk.ca


CODE	SPECIES	

RTLO	Red-throated Loon *	
PALO	Pacific Loon *	
COLO	Common Loon * 	
YBLO	Yellow-billed Loon 	
		
PBGR	Pied-billed Grebe * S r	
HOGR	Horned Grebe *	
RNGR	Red-necked Grebe *	
EAGR	Eared Grebe ac	
WEGR	Western Grebe ca	
		
DCCO	Double-crested Cormorant * S r	
		
GBHE	Great Blue Heron S r	
	 	
BLVU	Black Vulture ac	
TUVU	Turkey Vulture ac	
		
BEGO	Bean Goose ac	
GWFG	Greater White-fronted Goose *	
SNGO	Snow Goose *	
CAGO	Canada Goose *	
BRAN	Brant *	
	 	
TRUS	Trumpeter Swan *	
TUSW	Tundra Swan *	
		
WODU	Wood Duck ac	
GADW	Gadwall *	
EUWI	Eurasian Wigeon S	
AMWI	American Wigeon *	
MALL	Mallard * w	
BWTE	Blue-winged Teal *	
CITE	Cinnamon Teal S r	
NSHO	Northern Shoveler *	
NOPI	Northern Pintail *	
GWTE	Green-winged Teal *	
CANV	Canvasback *	
REDH	Redhead *	
RNDU	Ring-necked Duck *	
GRSC	Greater Scaup *	
LESC	Lesser Scaup *	
KIEI	King Eider * N	
COEI	Common Eider * N	
HADU	Harlequin Duck *	
SUSC	Surf Scoter *	
WWSC	White-winged Scoter *	
BLSC	Black Scoter ca	
LTDU	Long-tailed Duck *	
BUFF	Bufflehead *	
COGO	Common Goldeneye * w	
BAGO	Barrow's Goldeneye * 	
HOME	Hooded Merganser S r	
RBME	Common Merganser * w	
COME	Red-breasted Merganser *	
RUDU	Ruddy Duck * S	
		
OSPR	Osprey * S	
BAEA	Bald Eagle * w	
NOHA	Northern Harrier *	
SSHA	Sharp-shinned Hawk *	
NOGO	Northern Goshawk * w	
BWHA	Broad-winged Hawk ac	
SWHA	Swainson's Hawk r	
RTHA	Red-tailed Hawk *	
RLHA	Rough-legged Hawk *	
GOEA	Golden Eagle * 	
AMKE	American Kestrel *	
MERL	Merlin *	
PEFA	Gyrfalcon * w	
GYRF	Peregrine Falcon *	
		
RUGR	Ruffed Grouse * w	
SPGR	Spruce Grouse * w	
WIPT	Willow Ptarmigan * w	
ROPT	Rock Ptarmigan * w	
WTPT	White-tailed Ptarmigan * w	
BGSE	Blue Grouse * w	
STGR	Sharp-tailed Grouse * w	
		
SORA	Sora * S	
AMCO	American Coot * S	
		
SACR	Sandhill Crane *	
COCR	Common Crane ac	
		
BBPL	Black-bellied Plover	
AGPL	American Golden-Plover *	
PGPL	Pacific Golden-Plover ca	
SNPL	Snowy Plover ac	
SEPL	Semipalmated Plover *	
KILL	Killdeer *	
AMAV	American Avocet ac	
GRYE	Greater Yellowlegs S	
LEYE	Lesser Yellowlegs *	
WOSA	Wood Sandpiper ac	
SOSA	Solitary Sandpiper *	
WILL	Willet ac	
WATA	Wandering Tattler *	
SPSA	Spotted Sandpiper *	
UPSA	Upland Sandpiper *	
WHIM	Whimbrel *	
HUGO	Hudsonian Godwit	
BARG	Bar-tailed Godwit ca	
MAGO	Marbled Godwit ac	
RUTU	Ruddy Turnstone * N	
BLTU	Black Turnstone ca	
SURF	Surfbird *	
REKN	Red Knot ca	
SAND	Sanderling 	
SESA	Semipalmated Sandpiper *	
WESA	Western Sandpiper S	
LIST	Little Stint ac	
LESA	Least Sandpiper *	
WRSA	White-rumped Sandpiper r	
BASA	Baird's Sandpiper *	
PESA	Pectoral Sandpiper *	
SHAS	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper S r	
DUNL	Dunlin r	
STIS	Stilt Sandpiper *	
BBSA	Buff-breasted Sandpiper * N	
SBDO	Short-billed Dowitcher * S	
LBDO	Long-billed Dowitcher *	
COSN	Common Snipe *	
WIPH	Wilson's Phalarope * S	
RNPL	Red-necked Phalarope *	
REPH	Red Phalarope * N	
		
POJA	Pomarine Jaeger N	
PAJA	Parasitic Jaeger * N	
LTJA	Long-tailed Jaeger *	
FRGU	Franklin's Gull ca 	
LIGU	Little Gull ac	
BOGU	Bonaparte's Gull *	
MEGU	Mew Gull *	
RBGU	Ring-billed Gull S r	
CAGU	California Gull S r	
HERG	Herring Gull *	
THGU	Thayer's Gull S	
ICGU	Iceland Gull ca	
LBBG	Lesser Black-backed Gull ac	
SBGU	Slaty-backed Gull ca	
GWGU	Glaucous-winged Gull S r	
GLGU	Glaucous Gull *	
SAGU	Sabine's Gull ca	
BLKI	Black-legged Kittiwake ac	
RLKI	Red-legged Kittiwake ac	
ROGU	Ross's Gull ac	
IVGU	Ivory Gull ac	
CATE	Caspian Tern S r	
ARTE	Arctic Tern *	
BLTE	Black Tern * SE	
		
TBMU	Thick-billed Murre ac	
BLGU	Black Guillemot * N	
ANMU	Ancient Murrelet ac	
		
RODO	Rock Dove * S w	
MODO	Mourning Dove r	
		
GHOW	Great Horned Owl * w	
SNOW	Snowy Owl * N	
NHOW	Northern Hawk Owl * w	
GGOW	Great Gray Owl * w	
LEOW	Long-eared Owl ac	
SEOW	Short-eared Owl * 	
BOOW	Boreal Owl * w	
NSWO	Northern Saw-whet Owl ac	
		
CONI	Common Nighthawk *	
		
RUHU	Rufous Hummingbird S r	
		
BEKI	Belted Kingfisher *	
		
YBSA	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker *	
RBSA	Red-breasted Sapsucker ca	
DOWO	Downy Woodpecker * S w	
HAWO	Hairy Woodpecker * w	
TTWO	Three-toed Woodpecker * w	
BBWO	Black-backed Woodpecker * S w	
NOFL	Northern Flicker *	
PIWO	Pileated Woodpecker * SE r	
		
OSFL	Olive-sided Flycatcher *	
WWPE	Western Wood-Pewee *	
YBFL	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher S	
ALFL	Alder Flycatcher *	
LEFL	Least Flycatcher * S	
HAFL	Hammond's Flycatcher *	
DUFL	Dusky Flycatcher S	
EAPH	Eastern Phoebe * se r	
SAPH	Say's Phoebe *	
WEKI	Western Kingbird ac	
EAKI	Eastern Kingbird SE r	
		
NSHR	Northern Shrike * w	
		
BHVI	Blue-headed Vireo SE	
WAVI	Warbling Vireo * S	
PHVI	Philadelphia Vireo se	
REVI	Red-eyed Vireo se	
		
GRAJ	Gray Jay * w	
STJA	Steller's Jay ca	
CLNU	Clark's Nutcracker ca	
BBMA	Black-billed Magpie * S w	
AMCR	American Crow S r	
CORA	Common Raven * w	
	 	
HOLA	Horned Lark *	
	 	
PUMA	Purple Martin ac	
TRES	Tree Swallow *	
VGSW	Violet-green Swallow *	
NRWS	Northern Rough-winged Swallow S	
BANS	Bank Swallow *	
CLSW	Cliff Swallow *	
BARS	Barn Swallow *	
		
BCCH	Black-capped Chickadee * w	
MOCH	Mountain Chickadee * S w	
BOCH	Boreal Chickadee * w	
GHCH	Gray-headed Chickadee ca	
		
RBNU	Red-breasted Nuthatch * S w	
		
BRCR	Brown Creeper ca	
		
WIWR	Winter Wren SE	
MAWR	Marsh Wren ca	
		
AMDI	American Dipper * w	
		
GCKI	Golden-crowned Kinglet S	
RCKI	Ruby-crowned Kinglet *	
BLUE	Bluethroat N r	
NOWH	Northern Wheatear *	
MOBL	Mountain Bluebird * 	
TOSO	Townsend's Solitaire *	
GCTH	Gray-cheeked Thrush *	
SWTH	Swainson's Thrush *	
HETH	Hermit Thrush *	
AMRO	American Robin * w	
VATH	Varied Thrush *	
		
EUST	European Starling * S	
		
YWAG	Yellow Wagtail * N 	
RTPI	Red-throated Pipit ca	
AMPI	American Pipit *	
		
BOWA	Bohemian Waxwing * w	
CEDW	Cedar Waxwing * SE	
		
TEWA	Tennessee Warbler * 	
OCWA	Orange-crowned Warbler *	
NAWA	Nashville Warbler ac	
YWAR	Yellow Warbler *	
MAWA	Magnolia Warbler * SE	
CMWA	Cape May Warbler SE	
YRWA	Yellow-rumped Warbler *	
TOWA	Townsend's Warbler *	
PAWA	Palm Warbler ca	
BBWA	Bay-breasted Warbler * se	
BLPW	Blackpoll Warbler *	
BAWW	Black-and-white Warbler * se	
AMRE	American Redstart * S	
OVEN	Ovenbird * se	
NOWA	Northern Waterthrush *	
MOWA	Mourning Warbler se	
MGWA	MacGillivray's Warbler * S r	
COYE	Common Yellowthroat *	
WIWA	Wilson's Warbler *	
CAWA	Canada Warbler se	
		
WETA	Western Tanager * SE	
		
ATSP	American Tree Sparrow *	
CHSP	Chipping Sparrow *	
CCSP	Clay-colored Sparrow ca	
BRSP	Brewer's Sparrow * S	
LASP	Lark Sparrow ca	
SAVS	Savannah Sparrow *	
LCSP	Le Conte's Sparrow SE	
FOSP	Fox Sparrow *	
SOSP	Song Sparrow * ca	
LISP	Lincoln's Sparrow *	
SWSP	Swamp Sparrow * SE	
WTSP	White-throated Sparrow * SE	
WCSP	White-crowned Sparrow *	
GCSP	Golden-crowned Sparrow *	
DEJU	Dark-eyed Junco * w	
LALO	Lapland Longspur *	
SMLO	Smith's Longspur *	
SNBU	Snow Bunting * w	
		
RBGR	Rose-breasted Grosbeak se	
BHGR	Black-headed Grosbeak ac	
LAZB	Lazuli Bunting ac	
		
RWBL	Red-winged Blackbird *	
MEAD	meadowlark sp. * ca	
YHBL	Yellow-headed Blackbird ac	
RUBL	Rusty Blackbird *	
BRBL	Brewer's Blackbird ca	
COGR	Common Grackle ac	
BHCO	Brown-headed Cowbird * S	
BAOR	Baltimore Oriole ac	
		
BRAM	Brambling ca	
GCRF	Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch * w	
PIGR	Pine Grosbeak * w	
PUFI	Purple Finch *	
HOFI	House Finch ca	
RECR	Red Crossbill * S w	
WWCR	White-winged Crossbill * w	
CORE	Common Redpoll * w	
HORE	Hoary Redpoll * w	
PISI	Pine Siskin *	
AMGO	American Goldfinch ac	
EVGR	Evening Grosbeak S w	
		
HOSP	House Sparrow ac