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Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Alcidae · 6 species

In Québec, the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes) counts 6 species of birds. The stars? Black Guillemot, Razorbill and Common Murre, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 6 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  2. Capitale-Nationale6
  3. Côte-Nord6
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  7. Montréal3
  8. Outaouais3
  9. Nord-du-Québec3
  10. Montérégie2
  11. Mauricie1
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  13. Lanaudière1
  14. Laurentides1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1

Auks, Murres, and Puffins 6

Charadriiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Alcidae
All80Scolopacidae35Laridae27Charadriidae7Alcidae6Stercorariidae3Recurvirostridae2
Black Guillemot4,566 observations
Razorbill2,949 observations
Common Murre1,152 observations
Atlantic Puffin498 observations
Dovekie403 observations
Thick-billed Murre191 observations