These birds are notable for their vocalization, especially their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. Many of these have distinctive head patterns. Their feet are four-toed and webbed.

Storks are large, heavy, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills and wide wingspans. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Watch Queue Queue It was placed in its own family in 2017. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump with broad relatively short wings. The current call volume is causing long waiting times.

by Marie-Lise Photographie 14. Most, but not all, are rather plain. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. The plumage of several species is dark with a metallic sheen. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Grand Pic. Au total, 137 espèces, trois hybrides (Canard noir X Colvert, Garrot d’Islande X à œil d’or et Goéland argenté X marin) et deux espèces d’origine domestique (Faisan à collier et Colin de Virginie) ont été observées le jour du recensement ou durant la semaine de celui-ci.

Of them, 150 are casual as defined below. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings.

Several species often hold their tails upright. IMG_5186 Faucon gerfaut,... by joro5072.

Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans. Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of coloured skin on the face. Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Different lengths of legs and bills enable multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. Until 2017, these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae. The family Threskiornithidae includes the ibises and spoonbills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. The Regroupement QuébecOiseaux is a nonprofit organization that brings together and represents individuals and organizations interested in the study, the observation and protection of birds Quebec.

Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. IMG_5157 Faucon gerfaut,... by joro5072. IMG_5162 Faucon gerfaut et... by joro5072. Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. The bill is also long, decurved in the case of the ibises, straight and distinctively flattened in the spoonbills. The list does not include species of unknown or captive origin. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards.

Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. by moly399.