Kebnat

Falco

4 species

In Québec, the genus Falco (family Falconidae) counts 4 species of birds. The stars? American Kestrel, Merlin and Peregrine Falcon, 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. Montréal4
  5. Nord-du-Québec4
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  8. Montérégie4
  9. Mauricie3
  10. Estrie3
  11. Outaouais3
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  13. Côte-Nord3
  14. Laval3
  15. Lanaudière3
  16. Laurentides3
  17. Centre-du-Québec3

Falco 4

Falconiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Falconidae
All5Falconidae5
American Kestrel28,230 observations
Merlin24,101 observations
Peregrine Falcon9,254 observations
Gyrfalcon22 observations