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Red birds

24 species

In Québec, 24 species of birds have red in their plumage. The stars? Red-winged Blackbird, Turkey Vulture and Northern Cardinal, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 22 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-Nationale22
  2. Côte-Nord22
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent21
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean21
  5. Montréal20
  6. Outaouais20
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine20
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches20
  9. Laurentides20
  10. Estrie19
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue19
  12. Laval19
  13. Montérégie19
  14. Mauricie18
  15. Lanaudière18
  16. Nord-du-Québec17
  17. Centre-du-Québec17

Red birds 24

Red
All colors438White287Black204Gray197Brown174Rufous100Green62Yellow50Red24Blue24Orange15Pink12
Red-winged Blackbird70,401 observations
Turkey Vulture47,347 observations
Northern Cardinal41,220 observations
Pileated Woodpecker30,797 observations
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker28,379 observations
Common Redpoll26,406 observations
Ruby-throated Hummingbird21,975 observations
Rose-breasted Grosbeak20,185 observations
House Finch16,618 observations
Two-barred Crossbill13,734 observations
Sandhill Crane8,868 observations
Scarlet Tanager8,104 observations
Red-throated Diver3,278 observations
Red-bellied Woodpecker2,460 observations
Ruby-crowned Kinglet1,184 observations
Red-headed Woodpecker627 observations
Summer Tanager358 observations
Western Tanager213 observations
Painted Bunting201 observations
Rock Ptarmigan184 observations
European Goldfinch127 observations
Vermilion Flycatcher30 observations
Painted Whitestart5 observations
Golden Pheasant3 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.

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