Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Orange - 273 species

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