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Rorquals

Balaenopteridae · 5 species

In Québec, the family Balaenopteridae (order Artiodactyla) counts 5 species of mammals. The stars? Common Minke Whale, Fin Whale and Humpback Whale, 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. Côte-Nord4
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  6. Montréal2
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  8. Montérégie1

Rorquals 5

Artiodactyla
All91Carnivora30Artiodactyla25Rodentia18Chiroptera8Eulipotyphla5Lagomorpha4Didelphimorphia1
Balaenopteridae
All25Delphinidae7Balaenopteridae5Cervidae4Balaenidae2Monodontidae2Bovidae1Phocoenidae1Physeteridae1Suidae1Ziphiidae1
Common Minke Whale5,587 observations
Fin Whale2,917 observations
Humpback Whale2,083 observations
Blue Whale697 observations
Sei WhaleBalaenoptera borealis