Canada

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Canada is based on the taxonomy used in HBW/BirdLife v. 9 (2024). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

HBW/BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist (Version 9.0).The lists are based on the October 2024 update available here.

Camptorhynchus labradorius  (Anseriformes Anatidae)  Labrador Duck  (Extinct) (Breeding)

Numenius borealis  (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae)  Eskimo Curlew  (Extinct?) (Breeding)

Zonotrichia querula  (Passeriformes Passerellidae)  Harris's Sparrow  (Breeding)

The following additional endemic species are not recognized as distinct by HBW-BirdLife but are considered valid by one or more of the following checklists: eBird/Clements v2019 (Cornell) = 1, IOC 10.1 (IOC) = 2, and Howard & Moore 4.1 (TAS) = 3.

Larus thayeri  (Charadriiformes Laridae)  Thayer's Gull  (Breeding)  3