Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Pitt - 265 species

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