Kebnat

Gannets, Cormorants, and Allies

Suliformes · 5 species · 2 families

In Québec, the order Suliformes brings together 5 species of birds, in 2 families. The stars? Northern Gannet, Double-crested Cormorant and Great Cormorant, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  2. Capitale-Nationale4
  3. Estrie4
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  5. Mauricie3
  6. Montréal3
  7. Outaouais3
  8. Côte-Nord3
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  10. Laval3
  11. Lanaudière3
  12. Montérégie3
  13. Centre-du-Québec3
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  15. Laurentides2
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  17. Nord-du-Québec1

Gannets, Cormorants, and Allies 5

Suliformes
All439Passeriformes181Charadriiformes80Anseriformes56Pelecaniformes18Accipitriformes15Galliformes13Strigiformes11Gruiformes9Piciformes9Columbiformes8Apodiformes5Falconiformes5Podicipediformes5Suliformes5Procellariiformes4Caprimulgiformes3Gaviiformes3Psittaciformes3Cathartiformes2Cuculiformes2Ciconiiformes1Coraciiformes1
Family
All5Phalacrocoracidae3Sulidae2
Northern Gannet5,686 observations
Double-crested Cormorant2,497 observations
Great Cormorant1,133 observations
Brown Booby4 observations
Neotropic Cormorant2 observations