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Nightjars and Allies

Caprimulgidae · 3 species

In Québec, the family Caprimulgidae (order Caprimulgiformes) counts 3 species of birds. The stars? Common Nighthawk, Eastern Whip-poor-will and Chuck-will's-widow, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 3 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. Capitale-Nationale3
  2. Estrie3
  3. Montréal3
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  6. Mauricie2
  7. Outaouais2
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  9. Côte-Nord2
  10. Nord-du-Québec2
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  13. Laval2
  14. Lanaudière2
  15. Laurentides2
  16. Montérégie2
  17. Centre-du-Québec2

Nightjars and Allies 3

Caprimulgiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Caprimulgidae
All3Caprimulgidae3
Common Nighthawk7,872 observations
Eastern Whip-poor-will2,162 observations
Chuck-will's-widow16 observations