Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Currituck - 300 species

Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 35 species 1 Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
 2 Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
 3 Ross's GooseAnser rossii
 4 Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
 5 BrantBranta bernicla
 6 Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
 7 Canada GooseBranta canadensis
 8 Mute SwanCygnus olor
 9 Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
 10 Wood DuckAix sponsa
 11 Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
 12 Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
 13 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
 14 GadwallMareca strepera
 15 Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
 16 American WigeonMareca americana
 17 MallardAnas platyrhynchos
 18 American Black DuckAnas rubripes
 19 Northern PintailAnas acuta
 20 Green-winged TealAnas crecca
 21 CanvasbackAythya valisineria
 22 RedheadAythya americana
 23 Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
 24 Greater ScaupAythya marila
 25 Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
 26 Common EiderSomateria mollissima
 27 Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
 28 White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
 29 Black ScoterMelanitta americana
 30 BuffleheadBucephala albeola
 31 Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
 32 Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
 33 Common MerganserMergus merganser
 34 Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
 35 Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
New World Quails - 1 species 36 Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Grouse and Allies - 1 species 37 Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Grebes - 4 species 38 Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
 39 Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
 40 Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
 41 Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Doves - 4 species 42 Rock PigeonColumba livia
 43 Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
 44 Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
 45 Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Cuckoos & Anis - 2 species 46 Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
 47 Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
Goatsuckers - 3 species 48 Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
 49 Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis
 50 Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus
Swifts - 1 species 51 Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds - 1 species 52 Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - 9 species 53 Clapper RailRallus crepitans
 54 King RailRallus elegans
 55 Virginia RailRallus limicola
 56 SoraPorzana carolina
 57 Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
 58 American CootFulica americana
 59 Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicus
 60 Yellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensis
 61 Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis
Cranes - 1 species 62 Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Stilts & Avocets - 2 species 63 Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
 64 American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Oystercatchers - 1 species 65 American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Plovers - 6 species 66 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
 67 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
 68 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
 69 Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
 70 Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
 71 Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsonia
Sandpipers - 24 species 72 WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
 73 Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
 74 Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
 75 Red KnotCalidris canutus
 76 Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
 77 SanderlingCalidris alba
 78 DunlinCalidris alpina
 79 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
 80 White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
 81 Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
 82 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
 83 Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
 84 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
 85 Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
 86 American WoodcockScolopax minor
 87 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
 88 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
 89 Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
 90 Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
 91 WilletTringa semipalmata
 92 Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
 93 Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
 94 Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
 95 Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Skuas & Jaegers - 3 species 96 Great SkuaStercorarius skua
 97 South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
 98 Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
Auks - 3 species 99 DovekieAlle alle
 100 RazorbillAlca torda
 101 Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica
Gulls & Terns - 22 species 102 Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
 103 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
 104 Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
 105 Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
 106 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
 107 Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
 108 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
 109 Herring GullLarus argentatus
 110 Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
 111 Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
 112 Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
 113 Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
 114 Least TernSternula antillarum
 115 Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
 116 Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
 117 Black TernChlidonias niger
 118 Roseate TernSterna dougallii
 119 Common TernSterna hirundo
 120 Forster's TernSterna forsteri
 121 Royal TernThalasseus maximus
 122 Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
 123 Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Loons - 3 species 124 Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
 125 Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
 126 Common LoonGavia immer
Storm-Petrels - 2 species 127 Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
 128 Band-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates castro
Petrels & Shearwaters - 3 species 129 Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis
 130 Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
 131 Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis
Frigatebirds - 1 species 132 Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Boobies & Gannets - 1 species 133 Northern GannetMorus bassanus
Darters - 1 species 134 AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Cormorants - 2 species 135 Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
 136 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Pelicans - 2 species 137 American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
 138 Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 11 species 139 American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
 140 Least BitternBotaurus exilis
 141 Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
 142 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
 143 Snowy EgretEgretta thula
 144 Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
 145 Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
 146 Green HeronButorides virescens
 147 Great EgretArdea alba
 148 Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
 149 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 2 species 150 White IbisEudocimus albus
 151 Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
New World Vultures - 2 species 152 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
 153 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Osprey - 1 species 154 OspreyPandion haliaetus
Kites, Eagles, & Hawks - 12 species 155 White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
 156 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
 157 Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
 158 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
 159 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
 160 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
 161 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
 162 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
 163 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
 164 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
 165 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
 166 Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
Barn-Owls - 1 species 167 American Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls - 5 species 168 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
 169 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
 170 Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
 171 Barred OwlStrix varia
 172 Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Kingfishers - 1 species 173 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 8 species 174 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
 175 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
 176 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
 177 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
 178 Red-cockaded WoodpeckerDryobates borealis
 179 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
 180 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
 181 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 4 species 182 Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
 183 American KestrelFalco sparverius
 184 MerlinFalco columbarius
 185 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 12 species 186 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
 187 Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
 188 Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
 189 Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
 190 Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
 191 Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
 192 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
 193 Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
 194 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
 195 Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
 196 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
 197 Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
Vireos - 4 species 198 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
 199 Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
 200 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
 201 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 4 species 202 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
 203 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
 204 Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
 205 Common RavenCorvus corax
Chickadees & Titmice - 2 species 206 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
 207 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Larks - 1 species 208 Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Swallows - 6 species 209 Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
 210 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
 211 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
 212 Purple MartinProgne subis
 213 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
 214 Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Kinglets - 2 species 215 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
 216 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 217 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 3 species 218 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
 219 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
 220 Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Treecreepers - 1 species 221 Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 222 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 5 species 223 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
 224 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
 225 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
 226 Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris
 227 Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 228 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
 229 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
 230 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 231 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 4 species 232 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
 233 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
 234 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
 235 American RobinTurdus migratorius
Old World Sparrows - 1 species 236 House SparrowPasser domesticus
Wagtails & Pipits - 2 species 237 American PipitAnthus rubescens
 238 Sprague's PipitAnthus spragueii
Cardueline Finches & Allies - 7 species 239 Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
 240 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
 241 Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
 242 RedpollAcanthis flammea
 243 White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
 244 Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
 245 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Longspurs & Allies - 1 species 246 Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
New World Sparrows & Allies - 16 species 247 Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
 248 Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
 249 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
 250 Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
 251 Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
 252 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
 253 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
 254 White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
 255 Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
 256 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
 257 Seaside SparrowAmmospiza maritima
 258 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
 259 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
 260 Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
 261 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
 262 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 species 263 Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Blackbirds & Orioles - 9 species 264 BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
 265 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
 266 Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
 267 Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
 268 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
 269 Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
 270 Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
 271 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
 272 Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
Wood-Warblers - 21 species 273 OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
 274 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
 275 Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
 276 Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
 277 Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis
 278 Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
 279 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
 280 Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
 281 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
 282 Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
 283 Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
 284 Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
 285 Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
 286 Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
 287 Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
 288 Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
 289 Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
 290 Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
 291 Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
 292 Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
 293 Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 7 species 294 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
 295 Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
 296 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
 297 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
 298 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
 299 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
 300 DickcisselSpiza americana