Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Wayne - 299 species

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