Cardinals and Allies

Cardinalidae · 11 species

In Québec, the family Cardinalidae (order Passeriformes) counts 11 species of birds. The stars? Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 11 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-Nationale11
  2. Côte-Nord11
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine10
  6. Montréal9
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  8. Estrie8
  9. Montérégie8
  10. Outaouais7
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  12. Lanaudière7
  13. Centre-du-Québec7
  14. Nord-du-Québec6
  15. Laval6
  16. Laurentides6
  17. Mauricie5