Kebnat

Larus

10 species

In Québec, the genus Larus (family Laridae) counts 10 species of birds. The stars? Ring-billed Gull, American Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull, the most often observed. The richest region: Chaudière-Appalaches, with 9 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. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  2. Côte-Nord8
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  6. Capitale-Nationale7
  7. Montréal7
  8. Laval7
  9. Laurentides7
  10. Montérégie7
  11. Mauricie6
  12. Estrie6
  13. Outaouais6
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  15. Nord-du-Québec6
  16. Lanaudière6
  17. Centre-du-Québec6

Larus 10

Charadriiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Laridae
All80Scolopacidae35Laridae27Charadriidae7Alcidae6Stercorariidae3Recurvirostridae2
Ring-billed Gull56,431 observations
American Herring Gull33,284 observations
Great Black-backed Gull20,591 observations
Iceland Gull5,527 observations
Glaucous Gull4,990 observations
Lesser Black-backed Gull2,065 observations
Slaty-backed Gull25 observations
Mew Gull22 observations
Short-billed Gull12 observations
Black-tailed Gull4 observations