New World Blackbirds and Orioles

Icteridae · 12 species

In Québec, the family Icteridae (order Passeriformes) counts 12 species of birds. The stars? Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle and Brown-headed Cowbird, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, 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. Capitale-Nationale12
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  4. Côte-Nord11
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  7. Montérégie11
  8. Outaouais10
  9. Laurentides10
  10. Centre-du-Québec10
  11. Estrie9
  12. Montréal9
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue9
  14. Lanaudière9
  15. Mauricie8
  16. Nord-du-Québec8
  17. Laval8