Gray birds

197 species

In Québec, 197 species of birds have gray in their plumage. The stars? Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin and Blue Jay, the most often observed. The richest region: Côte-Nord, with 162 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. Côte-Nord162
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine162
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent159
  4. Capitale-Nationale159
  5. Montérégie159
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches155
  7. Outaouais152
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean151
  9. Montréal150
  10. Centre-du-Québec144
  11. Lanaudière140
  12. Estrie137
  13. Laurentides136
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue135
  15. Mauricie129
  16. Laval124
  17. Nord-du-Québec117

Gray birds 197

Gray
Black-capped Chickadee114,701 observations
American Robin107,688 observations
Blue Jay90,039 observations
Canada Goose66,683 observations
Dark-eyed Junco59,099 observations
Mallard59,062 observations
Mourning Dove58,189 observations
Ring-billed Gull56,431 observations
Northern Flicker52,714 observations
Rock Pigeon51,623 observations
Chipping Sparrow51,549 observations
Red-eyed Vireo50,533 observations
Cedar Waxwing47,310 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch42,970 observations
Myrtle Warbler42,796 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch39,879 observations
House Sparrow39,804 observations
Great Blue Heron38,086 observations
American Herring Gull33,284 observations
Magnolia Warbler28,706 observations
Chestnut-sided Warbler27,566 observations
Golden-crowned Kinglet26,304 observations
Ruffed Grouse25,660 observations
Nashville Warbler25,066 observations
Eastern Phoebe24,778 observations
Alder Flycatcher24,511 observations
Winter Wren24,003 observations
Northern Harrier23,103 observations
Gray Catbird22,923 observations
Least Flycatcher22,248 observations
Ruby-throated Hummingbird21,975 observations
American Tree Sparrow21,378 observations
Eastern Kingbird21,212 observations
Great Black-backed Gull20,591 observations
Swamp Sparrow20,468 observations
Blue-headed Vireo20,403 observations
Pine Grosbeak18,944 observations
Tennessee Warbler18,928 observations
White-crowned Sparrow18,304 observations
Brown-headed Cowbird17,912 observations
Blackburnian Warbler15,705 observations
Warbling Vireo14,284 observations
Sharp-shinned Hawk13,634 observations
Bohemian Waxwing13,471 observations
Eastern Wood Pewee13,117 observations
Eurasian Teal12,971 observations
Great Crested Flycatcher12,561 observations
Bay-breasted Warbler12,373 observations

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