Kebnat

Birds of Québec

439 species · 439 identifiable by the app · 4,310,139 observations

Québec is home to 439 species of birds. The stars? American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Robin, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 376 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species of birds observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale376
  2. Côte-Nord364
  3. Montérégie363
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent358
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine358
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches352
  7. Montréal341
  8. Outaouais341
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean340
  10. Centre-du-Québec329
  11. Estrie327
  12. Lanaudière321
  13. Laurentides316
  14. Mauricie301
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue301
  16. Laval288
  17. Nord-du-Québec265

Birds 439

Order
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Family
Anatidae56Parulidae37Scolopacidae35Laridae27Passerellidae24Tyrannidae19Accipitridae14Ardeidae12Fringillidae12Icteridae12Turdidae12Cardinalidae11Phasianidae11Strigidae11Picidae9Columbidae8Charadriidae7Hirundinidae7Rallidae7Vireonidae7Alcidae6Troglodytidae6Corvidae5Falconidae5Podicipedidae5Threskiornithidae4Trochilidae4Caprimulgidae3Gaviidae3Mimidae3Paridae3Phalacrocoracidae3Stercorariidae3Alaudidae2Bombycillidae2Calcariidae2Cathartidae2Cuculidae2Gruidae2Laniidae2Muscicapidae2Passeridae2Pelecanidae2Procellariidae2Psittacidae2Recurvirostridae2Regulidae2Sittidae2Sulidae2Alcedinidae1Apodidae1Certhiidae1Ciconiidae1Estrildidae1Hydrobatidae1Icteriidae1Motacillidae1Numididae1Oceanitidae1Odontophoridae1Pandionidae1Polioptilidae1Psittaculidae1Sturnidae1Thraupidae1
American Crow134,881 observations
Black-capped Chickadee114,701 observations
American Robin107,688 observations
Blue Jay90,039 observations
Song Sparrow87,986 observations
American Goldfinch86,362 observations
Common Starling78,648 observations
Northern Raven70,495 observations
Red-winged Blackbird70,401 observations
White-throated Sparrow68,334 observations
Common Grackle67,397 observations
Canada Goose66,683 observations
Dark-eyed Junco59,099 observations
Mallard59,062 observations
Mourning Dove58,189 observations
Downy Woodpecker57,635 observations
Ring-billed Gull56,431 observations
Northern Flicker52,714 observations
Rock Pigeon51,623 observations
Chipping Sparrow51,549 observations
Red-eyed Vireo50,533 observations
Turkey Vulture47,347 observations
Cedar Waxwing47,310 observations
Tree Swallow43,371 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch42,970 observations
Myrtle Warbler42,796 observations
Common Yellowthroat42,597 observations
Northern Cardinal41,220 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch39,879 observations
House Sparrow39,804 observations
Great Blue Heron38,086 observations
Purple Finch37,351 observations
American Redstart36,883 observations
American Herring Gull33,284 observations
Pileated Woodpecker30,797 observations
Hermit Thrush30,712 observations
Ovenbird30,436 observations
Red-tailed Hawk29,992 observations
Veery29,293 observations
Bald Eagle28,725 observations
Magnolia Warbler28,706 observations
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker28,379 observations
Pine Siskin28,355 observations
American Kestrel28,230 observations
Chestnut-sided Warbler27,566 observations
Savannah Sparrow27,446 observations
American Black Duck26,770 observations
Common Redpoll26,406 observations