New World Sparrows

Passerellidae · 24 species

In Québec, the family Passerellidae (order Passeriformes) counts 24 species of birds. The stars? Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 22 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-Laurent22
  2. Capitale-Nationale22
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine22
  4. Estrie21
  5. Outaouais21
  6. Côte-Nord21
  7. Montérégie21
  8. Laurentides20
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean19
  10. Mauricie19
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue19
  12. Lanaudière19
  13. Centre-du-Québec19
  14. Montréal18
  15. Nord-du-Québec18
  16. Chaudière-Appalaches17
  17. Laval17