Kebnat

Uria

2 species

In Québec, the genus Uria (family Alcidae) counts 2 species of birds. The stars? Common Murre and Thick-billed Murre, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 2 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-Laurent2
  2. Capitale-Nationale2
  3. Côte-Nord2
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  7. Montréal1
  8. Outaouais1
  9. Nord-du-Québec1
  10. Lanaudière1

Uria 2

Charadriiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Alcidae
All80Scolopacidae35Laridae27Charadriidae7Alcidae6Stercorariidae3Recurvirostridae2
Common Murre1,152 observations
Thick-billed Murre191 observations