Most commonly hunted migratory birds in Newfoundland and Labrador

Stacker compiled a list of the most commonly hunted migratory birds in Newfoundland and Labrador using data from a report released by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in August 2025. Duck and goose species are ranked by the estimated 2023 hunting harvest in Newfoundland and Labrador.

In 2024 Newfoundland and Labrador had the largest estimated harvest of all provinces for 1 migratory bird species: Eiders.

#10. Scoters
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 349 (7.4% of national harvest)
- National: 4,718
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Quebec: 2,066 (43.8% of national harvest)
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 1,382 (29.3%)
--- #3. Ontario: 511 (10.8%)
--- #4. Newfoundland and Labrador: 349 (7.4%)
--- #5. New Brunswick: 240 (5.1%)

#9. Long-tailed Duck
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 553 (21.4% of national harvest)
- National: 2,588
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 784 (30.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Quebec: 721 (27.9%)
--- #3. Newfoundland and Labrador: 553 (21.4%)
--- #4. Ontario: 372 (14.4%)
--- #5. New Brunswick: 152 (5.9%)

#8. Lesser Scaup
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 615 (3.3% of national harvest)
- National: 18,863
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 8,379 (44.4% of national harvest)
--- #2. Manitoba: 3,488 (18.5%)
--- #3. Quebec: 2,009 (10.7%)
--- #4. Saskatchewan: 1,964 (10.4%)
--- #5. Alberta: 1,912 (10.1%)

#7. Goldeneyes
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 714 (6.8% of national harvest)
- National: 10,501
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 3,804 (36.2% of national harvest)
--- #2. Quebec: 2,446 (23.3%)
--- #3. New Brunswick: 1,238 (11.8%)
--- #4. Alberta: 815 (7.8%)
--- #5. Manitoba: 759 (7.2%)

#6. Greater Scaup
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,035 (15.7% of national harvest)
- National: 6,590
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 3,377 (51.2% of national harvest)
--- #2. Quebec: 1,167 (17.7%)
--- #3. Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,035 (15.7%)
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 393 (6.0%)
--- #5. New Brunswick: 329 (5.0%)

#5. Green-winged Teal
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 2,214 (4.1% of national harvest)
- National: 53,572
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Quebec: 15,256 (28.5% of national harvest)
--- #2. Ontario: 10,220 (19.1%)
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 6,683 (12.5%)
--- #4. Manitoba: 6,268 (11.7%)
--- #5. Alberta: 4,271 (8.0%)

#4. Ring-necked Duck
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 2,988 (13.8% of national harvest)
- National: 21,579
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 10,126 (46.9% of national harvest)
--- #2. Newfoundland and Labrador: 2,988 (13.8%)
--- #3. Quebec: 2,600 (12.0%)
--- #4. Manitoba: 2,099 (9.7%)
--- #5. New Brunswick: 1,917 (8.9%)

#3. Canada Goose
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 3,619 (0.6% of national harvest)
- National: 619,883
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 150,030 (24.2% of national harvest)
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 138,803 (22.4%)
--- #3. Alberta: 121,372 (19.6%)
--- #4. Quebec: 103,027 (16.6%)
--- #5. Manitoba: 52,643 (8.5%)

#2. Eiders
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 3,817 (63.5% of national harvest)
- National: 6,007
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 3,817 (63.5% of national harvest)
--- #2. Quebec: 1,425 (23.7%)
--- #3. Nova Scotia: 493 (8.2%)
--- #4. New Brunswick: 247 (4.1%)
--- #5. Ontario: 14 (0.2%)

#1. Black Duck
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 5,973 (11.1% of national harvest)
- National: 53,689
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Quebec: 18,945 (35.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 10,494 (19.5%)
--- #3. Ontario: 8,345 (15.5%)
--- #4. New Brunswick: 6,399 (11.9%)
--- #5. Newfoundland and Labrador: 5,973 (11.1%)