Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Accipitridae · 14 species

In Québec, the family Accipitridae (order Accipitriformes) counts 14 species of birds. The stars? Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle and Northern Harrier, the most often observed. The richest region: Côte-Nord, with 12 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

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.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Côte-Nord12
  2. Montérégie12
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  4. Outaouais11
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  7. Laurentides11
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  9. Estrie10
  10. Montréal10
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue10
  12. Laval10
  13. Lanaudière10
  14. Capitale-Nationale9
  15. Mauricie9
  16. Centre-du-Québec9
  17. Nord-du-Québec8