Kebnat

Charadrius

4 species

In Québec, the genus Charadrius (family Charadriidae) counts 4 species of birds. The stars? Killdeer, Semipalmated Plover and Piping Plover, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, 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. Capitale-Nationale4
  2. Côte-Nord4
  3. Nord-du-Québec4
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  5. Mauricie3
  6. Estrie3
  7. Outaouais3
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  9. Montérégie3
  10. Centre-du-Québec3
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  12. Montréal2
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  15. Laval2
  16. Lanaudière2
  17. Laurentides2

Charadrius 4

Charadriiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Charadriidae
All80Scolopacidae35Laridae27Charadriidae7Alcidae6Stercorariidae3Recurvirostridae2
Killdeer25,870 observations
Semipalmated Plover6,531 observations
Piping Plover250 observations
Common Ringed Plover24 observations