Aythya

7 species

In Québec, the genus Aythya (family Anatidae) counts 7 species of birds. The stars? Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup and Greater Scaup, the most often observed. The richest region: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, with 7 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. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  3. Capitale-Nationale6
  4. Estrie6
  5. Montréal6
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  7. Côte-Nord6
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  9. Lanaudière6
  10. Montérégie6
  11. Centre-du-Québec6
  12. Mauricie5
  13. Outaouais5
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  15. Laval5
  16. Laurentides5
  17. Nord-du-Québec4