Birds
Montreal and Southern Quebec are home to over 400 different bird species. These birds either stopover on their migration routes, nest during the warmer months, or reside here year-round. Here’s a comprehensive list of over a hundred species, complete with photos, videos, and detailed information on when and where you can spot them.
Birds of Prey, Raptors
Eagles, hawks, falcons, vultures and owls
- Accipitriformes
- Cathartiformes
- Cathartidae
- Falconiformes
- Strigiformes
Game Birds
- Galliformes
- Phasianidae
Hummingbirds
There is only one hummingbird species reported to visit the area during the warmer months.
- Apodiformes
- Trochilidae
Perching Birds, Songbirds
Order "Passeriformes". Includes a large variety of birds known for their ability to perch and often for their vocal abilities.
- Alaudidae
- Bombycillidae
- Cardinalidae
- Corvidae
- Fringillidae
- Hirundinidae
- Icteridae
- Mimidae
- Motacillidae
- Paridae
- Parulidae
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- American Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
- Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
- Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Passerellidae
- Passeridae
- Regulidae
- Sittidae
- Sturnidae
- Turdidae
- Tyrannidae
- Vireonidae
Shorebirds, Waterfowl
Ducks, geese, terns, gulls, herons, kingfisher and more.
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae - Ducks & Geese
- American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
- American Wigeon (Anas americana)
- Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
- Brant (Branta bernicla)
- Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
- Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
- Gadwall (Anas strepera)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Green Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
- Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
- Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
- Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
- Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Anatidae - Ducks & Geese
- Charadriiformes
- Charadriidae
- Laridae
- Scolopacidae
- Coraciiformes
- Alcedinidae
- Gaviiformes
- Gaviidae
- Gruiformes
- Rallidae
- Pelecaniformes
- Podicipediformes
- Podicipedidae
- Suliformes
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Sulidae