Newfoundland and Labrador is a birdwatchers’ delight, with 373 species -including 204 native birds and 166 irregular visitors – found in the province.Ruffed Grouse, Spruce Grouse, and European Starling are considered exotic.

• The province’s Species Status Advisory Committee (SSAC) and the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) have assessed several bird species, resulting in three – Red Crossbill, Piping Plover, and Eskimo Curlew – being listed At Risk in the province.
• Several bird species including Willet, Caspian Tern, Yellow Bellied Sapsucker, Blackburian Warbler, Bobolink and Red-winged Blackbird May Be at Risk and require further consideration by the SSAC or COSEWIC.

Highlights from the 2000 Bird General Status Assessments

• Two species are Extinct: Labrador Duck and Auk;
• Three species are At Risk: Red Crossbill, Piping Plovers, and Eskimo Curlew;
• Six species May Be at Risk and require further assessment;45% of species occurring in the province are not native, and are considered Accidental or Vagrant;
• 72.6%  of Newfoundland’s native birds are listed as Secure;78% of Labrador’s native birds are Secure;In Newfoundland, 22 species are Sensitive. In Labrador, nine species are Sensitive.

2000 General Status of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Birds

Family	Common Name	Scientific Name	Newfoundland	Labrador	Provincial
Order: Anseriformes
Anatidae	Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus	Accidental	Accidental	Accidental
	Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Accidental	Accidental	Accidental
	Snow Goose	Chen caerulescens	Accidental	Accidental	Accidental
	Brant	Branta bernicla	Accidental	Accidental	Accidental
	Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	Accidental		Accidental
	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Secure	Secure	Secure
	Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Accidental	Accidental	Accidental
	Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Accidental	Accidental	Accidental
	Gadwall	Anas strepera	Accidental	Accidental	Accidental
	Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope	Accidental	Accidental	Accidental
	American Wigeon	Anas americana	Sensitive	Sensitive	Sensitive
	American Black Duck	Anas rubripes	Secure	Secure	Secure
	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Secure	Secure	Secure
	Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	Sensitive	Accidental	Sensitive
	Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	Sensitive	Sensitive	Sensitive
	Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Secure	Secure	Secure
	Gargany	Anas querquedula	Accidental		Accidental
	Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	Secure	Secure	Secure
	Green-winged Teal (European)	A. c. crecca	Accidental		Accidental
	Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Accidental		Accidental
	Redhead	Aythya americana	Accidental		Accidental
	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Secure	Secure	Secure
	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Accidental		Accidental
	Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	Secure	Secure	Secure
	Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Accidental	Undetermined	Undetermined
	King Eider	Somateria borealis			Secure
	Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	Sensitive	Secure	Secure
	Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus	May be at Risk	Sensitive	Sensitive
	Labrador Duck	Camptorhynchus labradorius	Extinct	Extinct	Extinct
	Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	Secure	Secure	Secure
	White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Secure	Secure	Secure