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Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Corvidae · 5 species

In Québec, the family Corvidae (order Passeriformes) counts 5 species of birds. The stars? American Crow, Blue Jay and Northern Raven, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 5 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-Nationale5
  2. Estrie5
  3. Montréal5
  4. Laval5
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  7. Mauricie4
  8. Outaouais4
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  10. Côte-Nord4
  11. Nord-du-Québec4
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  14. Lanaudière4
  15. Laurentides4
  16. Montérégie4
  17. Centre-du-Québec4

Crows, Jays, and Magpies 5

Passeriformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Corvidae
All181Parulidae37Passerellidae24Tyrannidae19Fringillidae12Icteridae12Turdidae12Cardinalidae11Hirundinidae7Vireonidae7Troglodytidae6Corvidae5Mimidae3Paridae3Alaudidae2Bombycillidae2Calcariidae2Laniidae2Muscicapidae2Passeridae2Regulidae2Sittidae2Certhiidae1Estrildidae1Icteriidae1Motacillidae1Polioptilidae1Sturnidae1Thraupidae1
American Crow134,881 observations
Blue Jay90,039 observations
Northern Raven70,495 observations
Canada Jay11,383 observations
Fish Crow181 observations