Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Fringillidae · 12 species

In Québec, the family Fringillidae (order Passeriformes) counts 12 species of birds. The stars? American Goldfinch, Purple Finch and Pine Siskin, the most often observed. The richest region: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, with 12 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. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean12
  2. Capitale-Nationale12
  3. Estrie11
  4. Montréal11
  5. Laurentides11
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  7. Outaouais10
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue10
  9. Côte-Nord10
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine10
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  12. Laval10
  13. Lanaudière10
  14. Montérégie10
  15. Mauricie9
  16. Nord-du-Québec9
  17. Centre-du-Québec9