Kebnat

Blue birds

24 species

In Québec, 24 species of birds have blue in their plumage. The stars? Blue Jay, Tree Swallow and American Kestrel, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 21 species. The color is read from the illustration on each bird’s page (three colors at most): it describes one image, not always both the male and the female.

Species 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.

Observation database built on November 1, 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale21
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches20
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean19
  4. Côte-Nord19
  5. Montérégie19
  6. Estrie18
  7. Montréal18
  8. Centre-du-Québec18
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine17
  11. Outaouais16
  12. Laval16
  13. Mauricie15
  14. Lanaudière15
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  16. Laurentides14
  17. Nord-du-Québec11

Blue birds 24

Blue
All colors438White287Black204Gray197Brown174Rufous100Green62Yellow50Red24Blue24Orange15Pink12
Blue Jay90,039 observations
Tree Swallow43,371 observations
American Kestrel28,230 observations
Belted Kingfisher24,683 observations
Barn Swallow24,030 observations
Northern Parula18,646 observations
Black-throated Blue Warbler16,970 observations
Eastern Bluebird13,933 observations
Indigo Bunting9,566 observations
American Cliff Swallow8,301 observations
Blue-winged Teal5,430 observations
Little Blue Heron295 observations
Painted Bunting201 observations
Cerulean Warbler158 observations
Blue-winged Warbler152 observations
Blue Grosbeak145 observations
Mountain Bluebird114 observations
Mandarin Duck88 observations
Tricolored Heron82 observations
Prothonotary Warbler47 observations
Broad-billed Hummingbird35 observations
Brewer's Blackbird27 observations
Lazuli Bunting6 observations
Purple Gallinule5 observations

Coming soon

The Kebnat app is on its way. In the meantime, you can already identify a photo or a sound right here, on the website.

Identify on the website