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Plovers and Lapwings

Charadriidae · 7 species

In Québec, the family Charadriidae (order Charadriiformes) counts 7 species of birds. The stars? Killdeer, Semipalmated Plover and Grey Plover, the most often observed. The richest region: Côte-Nord, with 7 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-Nord7
  2. Capitale-Nationale6
  3. Nord-du-Québec6
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  7. Mauricie5
  8. Estrie5
  9. Outaouais5
  10. Montérégie5
  11. Centre-du-Québec5
  12. Montréal4
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  15. Laval4
  16. Lanaudière4
  17. Laurentides4

Plovers and Lapwings 7

Charadriiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Charadriidae
All80Scolopacidae35Laridae27Charadriidae7Alcidae6Stercorariidae3Recurvirostridae2
Killdeer25,870 observations
Semipalmated Plover6,531 observations
Grey Plover3,999 observations
American Golden Plover1,904 observations
Piping Plover250 observations
Common Ringed Plover24 observations
European Golden Plover11 observations