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Pelicans

Pelecanidae · 2 species

In Québec, the family Pelecanidae (order Pelecaniformes) counts 2 species of birds. The stars? American White Pelican and Brown Pelican, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  2. Capitale-Nationale2
  3. Montréal2
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  5. Côte-Nord2
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  8. Lanaudière2
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  10. Mauricie1
  11. Estrie1
  12. Outaouais1
  13. Nord-du-Québec1
  14. Laval1
  15. Laurentides1
  16. Montérégie1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

Pelicans 2

Pelecaniformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Pelecanidae
All18Ardeidae12Threskiornithidae4Pelecanidae2
American White Pelican306 observations
Brown Pelican26 observations