Birds of Newfoundland

What birds are common in Newfoundland?

The birds you are most likely to run into in Newfoundland right now are European Starling, Northern Gannet, and Canada Goose. Birders reported 171 species across Newfoundland on eBird during August 22–28, 2026 — the 18below are the ones that turned up on the most of those days, which is as close to “common” as sightings data gets.

• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Canada Goose Branta canadensis

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• American Wigeon Mareca americana

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in Newfoundland. We count how many of the 7 days sampled (August 22–28, 2026) each species appears on and rank by that count — nothing here is estimated or modelled. Species tied on days are ordered by the total number of individuals in those records. Rarities work the other way round: rare bird alerts tell you when a bird that is not common shows up near you.