Species of Laval

2,125 species · 64,629 observations

In Laval, 2,125 species have been observed: 288 birds, 22 mammals, 942 plants, 211 mushrooms, 571 insects, 10 amphibians, 9 reptiles, 35 fish, 37 mosses. The stars? American Robin, Northern Cardinal and Canada Goose, the most often observed. 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 group

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. Plants942
  2. Insects571
  3. Birds288
  4. Mushrooms211
  5. Mosses37
  6. Fish35
  7. Mammals22
  8. Amphibians10
  9. Reptiles9

Species 2,125

Group
American Robin1,482 observations
Northern Cardinal1,433 observations
Canada Goose1,315 observations
American Crow1,195 observations
Mallard1,187 observations
Black-capped Chickadee1,178 observations
Ring-billed Gull1,166 observations
Common Starling1,146 observations
Song Sparrow1,052 observations
American Goldfinch1,026 observations
House Sparrow1,006 observations
Downy Woodpecker952 observations
Red-winged Blackbird943 observations
Blue Jay823 observations
Mourning Dove780 observations
Dark-eyed Junco772 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch772 observations
Rock Pigeon765 observations
Common Grackle727 observations
Red-tailed Hawk717 observations
House Finch682 observations
Northern Flicker662 observations
Great Blue Heron597 observations
Cedar Waxwing547 observations
Turkey Vulture516 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk516 observations
Chipping Sparrow516 observations
Wild Turkey505 observations
Wood Duck505 observations
White-throated Sparrow488 observations
Pileated Woodpecker463 observations
Northern Raven457 observations
Merlin415 observations
American Tree Sparrow410 observations
Great Black-backed Gull381 observations
Goosander375 observations
Baltimore Oriole367 observations
American Kestrel366 observations
Tree Swallow366 observations
Warbling Vireo364 observations
Gray Catbird357 observations
Great Egret354 observations
Killdeer348 observations
American Black Duck344 observations
Red-eyed Vireo337 observations
American Herring Gull326 observations
European buckthorn313 observations
American Redstart304 observations