Kebnat

Botaurus

2 species

In Québec, the genus Botaurus (family Ardeidae) counts 2 species of birds. The stars? American Bittern and Least Bittern, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, 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. Capitale-Nationale2
  2. Estrie2
  3. Montréal2
  4. Outaouais2
  5. Laval2
  6. Lanaudière2
  7. Laurentides2
  8. Montérégie2
  9. Centre-du-Québec2
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  12. Mauricie1
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  14. Côte-Nord1
  15. Nord-du-Québec1
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  17. Chaudière-Appalaches1

Botaurus 2

Pelecaniformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Ardeidae
All18Ardeidae12Threskiornithidae4Pelecanidae2
American Bittern7,757 observations
Least Bittern111 observations