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Perching Birds

Passeriformes · 181 species · 28 families

In Québec, the order Passeriformes brings together 181 species of birds, in 28 families. The stars? American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Robin, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 168 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. Capitale-Nationale168
  2. Côte-Nord158
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine155
  4. Montérégie155
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent154
  6. Montréal152
  7. Outaouais146
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches146
  9. Laurentides145
  10. Lanaudière144
  11. Estrie143
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean141
  13. Centre-du-Québec137
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue134
  15. Mauricie133
  16. Laval133
  17. Nord-du-Québec117

Perching Birds 181

Passeriformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Family
All181Parulidae37Passerellidae24Tyrannidae19Fringillidae12Icteridae12Turdidae12Cardinalidae11Hirundinidae7Vireonidae7Troglodytidae6Corvidae5Mimidae3Paridae3Alaudidae2Bombycillidae2Calcariidae2Laniidae2Muscicapidae2Passeridae2Regulidae2Sittidae2Certhiidae1Estrildidae1Icteriidae1Motacillidae1Polioptilidae1Sturnidae1Thraupidae1
American Crow134,881 observations
Black-capped Chickadee114,701 observations
American Robin107,688 observations
Blue Jay90,039 observations
Song Sparrow87,986 observations
American Goldfinch86,362 observations
Common Starling78,648 observations
Northern Raven70,495 observations
Red-winged Blackbird70,401 observations
White-throated Sparrow68,334 observations
Common Grackle67,397 observations
Dark-eyed Junco59,099 observations
Chipping Sparrow51,549 observations
Red-eyed Vireo50,533 observations
Cedar Waxwing47,310 observations
Tree Swallow43,371 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch42,970 observations
Myrtle Warbler42,796 observations
Common Yellowthroat42,597 observations
Northern Cardinal41,220 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch39,879 observations
House Sparrow39,804 observations
Purple Finch37,351 observations
American Redstart36,883 observations
Hermit Thrush30,712 observations
Ovenbird30,436 observations
Veery29,293 observations
Magnolia Warbler28,706 observations
Pine Siskin28,355 observations
Chestnut-sided Warbler27,566 observations
Savannah Sparrow27,446 observations
Common Redpoll26,406 observations
Golden-crowned Kinglet26,304 observations
Nashville Warbler25,066 observations
Eastern Phoebe24,778 observations
Alder Flycatcher24,511 observations
Black-throated Green Warbler24,441 observations
Barn Swallow24,030 observations
Winter Wren24,003 observations
Swainson's Thrush23,733 observations
Black-and-white Warbler23,635 observations
Snow Bunting23,308 observations
Gray Catbird22,923 observations
Least Flycatcher22,248 observations
American Tree Sparrow21,378 observations
Eastern Kingbird21,212 observations
Swamp Sparrow20,468 observations
Blue-headed Vireo20,403 observations