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Swifts and Hummingbirds

Apodiformes · 5 species · 2 families

In Québec, the order Apodiformes brings together 5 species of birds, in 2 families. The stars? Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Chimney Swift and Rufous Hummingbird, the most often observed. The richest region: Chaudière-Appalaches, 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. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  3. Capitale-Nationale3
  4. Estrie3
  5. Outaouais3
  6. Nord-du-Québec3
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  8. Lanaudière3
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  10. Mauricie2
  11. Montréal2
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  13. Côte-Nord2
  14. Laval2
  15. Laurentides2
  16. Montérégie2
  17. Centre-du-Québec2

Swifts and Hummingbirds 5

Apodiformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Family
All5Trochilidae4Apodidae1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird21,975 observations
Chimney Swift12,108 observations
Rufous Hummingbird42 observations
Broad-billed Hummingbird35 observations
Amethyst-throated Hummingbird12 observations