Woodpeckers

Picidae · 9 species

In Québec, the family Picidae (order Piciformes) counts 9 species of birds. The stars? Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker and Pileated Woodpecker, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 9 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-Laurent9
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  3. Capitale-Nationale9
  4. Mauricie9
  5. Estrie9
  6. Montréal9
  7. Outaouais9
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue9
  9. Côte-Nord9
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  12. Laval9
  13. Lanaudière9
  14. Laurentides9
  15. Montérégie9
  16. Centre-du-Québec9
  17. Nord-du-Québec8