Kebnat

Spatula

3 species

In Québec, the genus Spatula (family Anatidae) counts 3 species of birds. The stars? Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal and Garganey, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 3 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-Laurent3
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  3. Côte-Nord3
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  5. Laurentides3
  6. Montérégie3
  7. Capitale-Nationale2
  8. Mauricie2
  9. Estrie2
  10. Montréal2
  11. Outaouais2
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  13. Nord-du-Québec2
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  15. Laval2
  16. Lanaudière2
  17. Centre-du-Québec2

Spatula 3

Anseriformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Anatidae
All56Anatidae56
Northern Shoveler5,615 observations
Blue-winged Teal5,430 observations
Garganey65 observations