Kebnat

Calidris

16 species

In Québec, the genus Calidris (family Scolopacidae) counts 16 species of birds. The stars? Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Sanderling, the most often observed. The richest region: Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, with 15 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. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine15
  2. Centre-du-Québec15
  3. Côte-Nord14
  4. Montérégie14
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent13
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  7. Capitale-Nationale13
  8. Montréal13
  9. Outaouais13
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  11. Lanaudière13
  12. Mauricie12
  13. Laurentides12
  14. Estrie11
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  16. Nord-du-Québec10
  17. Laval9

Calidris 16

Charadriiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Scolopacidae
All80Scolopacidae35Laridae27Charadriidae7Alcidae6Stercorariidae3Recurvirostridae2
Least Sandpiper6,159 observations
Semipalmated Sandpiper4,895 observations
Sanderling2,550 observations
Dunlin2,507 observations
Pectoral Sandpiper2,361 observations
White-rumped Sandpiper2,213 observations
Red Knot1,162 observations
Baird's Sandpiper861 observations
Purple Sandpiper760 observations
Stilt Sandpiper576 observations
Buff-breasted Sandpiper319 observations
Ruff244 observations
Western Sandpiper49 observations
Curlew Sandpiper26 observations
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper20 observations
Little Stint7 observations