Kebnat

Branta

4 species

In Québec, the genus Branta (family Anatidae) counts 4 species of birds. The stars? Canada Goose, Brant and Cackling Goose, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 4 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-Laurent4
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  3. Capitale-Nationale4
  4. Mauricie4
  5. Estrie4
  6. Montréal4
  7. Outaouais4
  8. Côte-Nord4
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  11. Laval4
  12. Lanaudière4
  13. Laurentides4
  14. Montérégie4
  15. Centre-du-Québec4
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  17. Nord-du-Québec3

Branta 4

Anseriformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Anatidae
All56Anatidae56
Canada Goose66,683 observations
Brant3,023 observations
Cackling Goose1,542 observations
Barnacle Goose331 observations