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Cranes

Gruidae · 2 species

In Québec, the family Gruidae (order Gruiformes) counts 2 species of birds. The stars? Sandhill Crane and Common Crane, the most often observed. The richest region: Abitibi-Témiscamingue, with 2 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. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  4. Capitale-Nationale1
  5. Mauricie1
  6. Estrie1
  7. Montréal1
  8. Outaouais1
  9. Côte-Nord1
  10. Nord-du-Québec1
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  13. Laval1
  14. Lanaudière1
  15. Laurentides1
  16. Montérégie1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

Cranes 2

Gruiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Gruidae
All9Rallidae7Gruidae2
Sandhill Crane8,868 observations
Common Crane12 observations