Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Henderson - 291 species

Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 29 species 1 Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
 2 Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
 3 Ross's GooseAnser rossii
 4 Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
 5 Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
 6 Canada GooseBranta canadensis
 7 Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
 8 Wood DuckAix sponsa
 9 Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
 10 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
 11 GadwallMareca strepera
 12 American WigeonMareca americana
 13 MallardAnas platyrhynchos
 14 American Black DuckAnas rubripes
 15 Northern PintailAnas acuta
 16 Green-winged TealAnas crecca
 17 CanvasbackAythya valisineria
 18 RedheadAythya americana
 19 Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
 20 Greater ScaupAythya marila
 21 Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
 22 Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
 23 White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
 24 BuffleheadBucephala albeola
 25 Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
 26 Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
 27 Common MerganserMergus merganser
 28 Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
 29 Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
New World Quails - 1 species 30 Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Grouse and Allies - 2 species 31 Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
 32 Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
Grebes - 4 species 33 Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
 34 Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
 35 Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
 36 Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Doves - 4 species 37 Rock PigeonColumba livia
 38 Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
 39 Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
 40 Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Cuckoos & Anis - 2 species 41 Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
 42 Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
Goatsuckers - 2 species 43 Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
 44 Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus
Swifts - 1 species 45 Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds - 2 species 46 Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
 47 Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - 6 species 48 King RailRallus elegans
 49 Virginia RailRallus limicola
 50 SoraPorzana carolina
 51 Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
 52 American CootFulica americana
 53 Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicus
Limpkin - 1 species 54 LimpkinAramus guarauna
Cranes - 1 species 55 Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Stilts & Avocets - 1 species 56 Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Plovers - 5 species 57 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
 58 American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
 59 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
 60 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
 61 Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
Sandpipers - 27 species 62 Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
 63 WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
 64 Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
 65 Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
 66 Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
 67 Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
 68 Red KnotCalidris canutus
 69 Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
 70 SanderlingCalidris alba
 71 DunlinCalidris alpina
 72 Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
 73 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
 74 White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
 75 Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
 76 Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
 77 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
 78 Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
 79 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
 80 American WoodcockScolopax minor
 81 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
 82 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
 83 Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
 84 Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
 85 WilletTringa semipalmata
 86 Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
 87 Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
 88 Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & Terns - 12 species 89 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
 90 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
 91 Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
 92 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
 93 Herring GullLarus argentatus
 94 Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
 95 Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
 96 Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
 97 Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
 98 Black TernChlidonias niger
 99 Common TernSterna hirundo
 100 Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Loons - 1 species 101 Common LoonGavia immer
Storks - 1 species 102 Wood StorkMycteria americana
Darters - 1 species 103 AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Cormorants - 1 species 104 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Pelicans - 1 species 105 American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 11 species 106 American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
 107 Least BitternBotaurus exilis
 108 Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
 109 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
 110 Snowy EgretEgretta thula
 111 Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
 112 Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
 113 Green HeronButorides virescens
 114 Great EgretArdea alba
 115 Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
 116 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 3 species 117 White IbisEudocimus albus
 118 Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
 119 Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
New World Vultures - 2 species 120 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
 121 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Osprey - 1 species 122 OspreyPandion haliaetus
Kites, Eagles, & Hawks - 12 species 123 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
 124 Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
 125 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
 126 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
 127 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
 128 American GoshawkAccipiter atricapillus
 129 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
 130 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
 131 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
 132 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
 133 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
 134 Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
Barn-Owls - 1 species 135 American Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls - 5 species 136 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
 137 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
 138 Barred OwlStrix varia
 139 Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
 140 Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
Kingfishers - 1 species 141 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 7 species 142 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
 143 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
 144 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
 145 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
 146 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
 147 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
 148 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 3 species 149 American KestrelFalco sparverius
 150 MerlinFalco columbarius
 151 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Parrots - 1 species 152 Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 13 species 153 Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
 154 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
 155 Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
 156 Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
 157 Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
 158 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
 159 Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
 160 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
 161 Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
 162 Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
 163 Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
 164 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
 165 Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Vireos - 6 species 166 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
 167 Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
 168 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
 169 Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
 170 Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
 171 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Shrikes - 1 species 172 Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 4 species 173 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
 174 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
 175 Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
 176 Common RavenCorvus corax
Chickadees & Titmice - 2 species 177 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
 178 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Larks - 1 species 179 Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Swallows - 6 species 180 Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
 181 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
 182 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
 183 Purple MartinProgne subis
 184 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
 185 Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Kinglets - 2 species 186 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
 187 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 188 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 3 species 189 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
 190 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
 191 Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Treecreepers - 1 species 192 Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 193 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 5 species 194 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
 195 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
 196 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
 197 Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris
 198 Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 199 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
 200 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
 201 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 202 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 8 species 203 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
 204 VeeryCatharus fuscescens
 205 Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
 206 Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
 207 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
 208 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
 209 American RobinTurdus migratorius
 210 Varied ThrushIxoreus naevius
Old World Sparrows - 1 species 211 House SparrowPasser domesticus
Wagtails & Pipits - 1 species 212 American PipitAnthus rubescens
Cardueline Finches & Allies - 4 species 213 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
 214 Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
 215 Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
 216 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Longspurs & Allies - 3 species 217 Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
 218 Smith's LongspurCalcarius pictus
 219 Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
New World Sparrows & Allies - 18 species 220 Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
 221 Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
 222 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
 223 Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
 224 Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
 225 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
 226 American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
 227 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
 228 White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
 229 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
 230 Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
 231 Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
 232 Henslow's SparrowCentronyx henslowii
 233 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
 234 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
 235 Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
 236 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
 237 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 species 238 Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Blackbirds & Orioles - 10 species 239 Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
 240 BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
 241 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
 242 Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
 243 Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
 244 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
 245 Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
 246 Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
 247 Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
 248 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Wood-Warblers - 35 species 249 OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
 250 Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
 251 Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
 252 Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
 253 Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
 254 Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera
 255 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
 256 Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
 257 Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
 258 Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
 259 Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
 260 Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis
 261 Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
 262 Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
 263 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
 264 Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
 265 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
 266 Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
 267 Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea
 268 Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
 269 Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
 270 Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
 271 Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
 272 Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
 273 Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
 274 Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
 275 Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
 276 Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
 277 Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
 278 Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
 279 Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
 280 Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
 281 Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
 282 Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis
 283 Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 8 species 284 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
 285 Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
 286 Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
 287 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
 288 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
 289 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
 290 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
 291 DickcisselSpiza americana