Kebnat

Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies

Accipitriformes · 15 species · 2 families

In Québec, the order Accipitriformes brings together 15 species of birds, in 2 families. The stars? Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle and Northern Harrier, the most often observed. The richest region: Côte-Nord, with 13 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. Côte-Nord13
  2. Montérégie13
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  4. Outaouais12
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches12
  7. Laurentides12
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  9. Estrie11
  10. Montréal11
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  12. Laval11
  13. Lanaudière11
  14. Capitale-Nationale10
  15. Mauricie10
  16. Centre-du-Québec10
  17. Nord-du-Québec9

Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies 15

Accipitriformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Family
All15Accipitridae14Pandionidae1
Red-tailed Hawk29,992 observations
Bald Eagle28,725 observations
Northern Harrier23,103 observations
Broad-winged Hawk16,633 observations
Osprey14,281 observations
Rough-legged Buzzard14,005 observations
Sharp-shinned Hawk13,634 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk8,548 observations
Golden Eagle2,684 observations
Cooper's Hawk1,221 observations
Swallow-tailed Kite56 observations
American Goshawk48 observations
Steller's Sea Eagle35 observations
Mississippi Kite30 observations
White-tailed Kite8 observations