Kebnat

Ardea

3 species

In Québec, the genus Ardea (family Ardeidae) counts 3 species of birds. The stars? Great Blue Heron, Great Egret and Western Cattle Egret, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 3 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-Laurent3
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  3. Capitale-Nationale3
  4. Mauricie3
  5. Estrie3
  6. Montréal3
  7. Outaouais3
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  9. Côte-Nord3
  10. Nord-du-Québec3
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  13. Lanaudière3
  14. Laurentides3
  15. Montérégie3
  16. Centre-du-Québec3
  17. Laval2

Ardea 3

Pelecaniformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Ardeidae
All18Ardeidae12Threskiornithidae4Pelecanidae2
Great Blue Heron38,086 observations
Great Egret6,961 observations
Western Cattle Egret793 observations