Kebnat

Cygnus

4 species

In Québec, the genus Cygnus (family Anatidae) counts 4 species of birds. The stars? Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan and Mute Swan, the most often observed. The richest region: Mauricie, 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. Mauricie4
  2. Outaouais4
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  4. Montérégie4
  5. Centre-du-Québec4
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  8. Capitale-Nationale3
  9. Estrie3
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  11. Côte-Nord3
  12. Laval3
  13. Lanaudière3
  14. Laurentides3
  15. Montréal2
  16. Nord-du-Québec2
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2

Cygnus 4

Anseriformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Anatidae
All56Anatidae56
Trumpeter Swan913 observations
Tundra Swan718 observations
Mute Swan451 observations
Black Swan32 observations