Kebnat

Egretta

4 species

In Québec, the genus Egretta (family Ardeidae) counts 4 species of birds. The stars? Little Blue Heron, Snowy Egret and Tricolored Heron, 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. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  3. Montérégie4
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  5. Capitale-Nationale3
  6. Mauricie3
  7. Estrie3
  8. Montréal3
  9. Côte-Nord3
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  11. Centre-du-Québec3
  12. Outaouais2
  13. Lanaudière2
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  15. Laval1
  16. Laurentides1

Egretta 4

Pelecaniformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Ardeidae
All18Ardeidae12Threskiornithidae4Pelecanidae2
Little Blue Heron295 observations
Snowy Egret192 observations
Tricolored Heron82 observations
Little Egret30 observations