Swallows and Martins

Hirundinidae · 7 species

In Québec, the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes) counts 7 species of birds. The stars? Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow and Sand Martin, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  2. Capitale-Nationale7
  3. Montréal7
  4. Côte-Nord7
  5. Montérégie7
  6. Mauricie6
  7. Estrie6
  8. Outaouais6
  9. Nord-du-Québec6
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  12. Laval6
  13. Lanaudière6
  14. Laurentides6
  15. Centre-du-Québec6
  16. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  17. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5