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Sandpipers and Allies

Scolopacidae · 35 species

In Québec, the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes) counts 35 species of birds. The stars? Spotted Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe and Greater Yellowlegs, the most often observed. The richest region: Côte-Nord, with 33 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. Côte-Nord33
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine32
  3. Centre-du-Québec32
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent31
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean31
  6. Montérégie31
  7. Capitale-Nationale30
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches30
  9. Montréal29
  10. Outaouais29
  11. Mauricie28
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue28
  13. Lanaudière28
  14. Laurentides27
  15. Estrie26
  16. Nord-du-Québec23
  17. Laval19

Sandpipers and Allies 35

Charadriiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Scolopacidae
All80Scolopacidae35Laridae27Charadriidae7Alcidae6Stercorariidae3Recurvirostridae2
Spotted Sandpiper18,501 observations
Wilson's Snipe14,558 observations
Greater Yellowlegs10,829 observations
American Woodcock8,645 observations
Solitary Sandpiper7,690 observations
Lesser Yellowlegs7,188 observations
Least Sandpiper6,159 observations
Semipalmated Sandpiper4,895 observations
Sanderling2,550 observations
Dunlin2,507 observations
Ruddy Turnstone2,414 observations
Pectoral Sandpiper2,361 observations
White-rumped Sandpiper2,213 observations
Short-billed Dowitcher2,189 observations
Upland Sandpiper1,869 observations
Red Knot1,162 observations
Baird's Sandpiper861 observations
Hudsonian Godwit861 observations
Red-necked Phalarope852 observations
Purple Sandpiper760 observations
Stilt Sandpiper576 observations
Wilson's Phalarope554 observations
Buff-breasted Sandpiper319 observations
Willet290 observations
Long-billed Dowitcher287 observations
Marbled Godwit275 observations
Ruff244 observations
Red Phalarope177 observations
Hudsonian Whimbrel93 observations
Western Sandpiper49 observations
Curlew Sandpiper26 observations
Black-tailed Godwit23 observations
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper20 observations
Eurasian Curlew8 observations
Little Stint7 observations