Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Wilson - 230 species

Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 21 species 1 Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
 2 Canada GooseBranta canadensis
 3 Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
 4 Wood DuckAix sponsa
 5 Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
 6 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
 7 GadwallMareca strepera
 8 American WigeonMareca americana
 9 MallardAnas platyrhynchos
 10 Green-winged TealAnas crecca
 11 CanvasbackAythya valisineria
 12 RedheadAythya americana
 13 Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
 14 Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
 15 Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
 16 BuffleheadBucephala albeola
 17 Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
 18 Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
 19 Common MerganserMergus merganser
 20 Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
 21 Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
New World Quails - 1 species 22 Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Grouse and Allies - 1 species 23 Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Grebes - 3 species 24 Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
 25 Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
 26 Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Doves - 2 species 27 Rock PigeonColumba livia
 28 Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Cuckoos & Anis - 1 species 29 Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
Goatsuckers - 1 species 30 Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Swifts - 1 species 31 Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds - 1 species 32 Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - 1 species 33 American CootFulica americana
Limpkin - 1 species 34 LimpkinAramus guarauna
Stilts & Avocets - 1 species 35 Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Plovers - 3 species 36 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
 37 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
 38 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Sandpipers - 25 species 39 Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
 40 Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
 41 Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
 42 Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
 43 Red KnotCalidris canutus
 44 Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
 45 SanderlingCalidris alba
 46 Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
 47 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
 48 White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
 49 Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
 50 Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
 51 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
 52 Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
 53 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
 54 American WoodcockScolopax minor
 55 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
 56 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
 57 Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
 58 Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
 59 WilletTringa semipalmata
 60 Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
 61 Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
 62 Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
 63 Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Skuas & Jaegers - 1 species 64 South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
Gulls & Terns - 20 species 65 Sabine's GullXema sabini
 66 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
 67 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
 68 Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
 69 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
 70 Herring GullLarus argentatus
 71 Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
 72 Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
 73 Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
 74 Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
 75 Least TernSternula antillarum
 76 Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
 77 Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
 78 Black TernChlidonias niger
 79 Common TernSterna hirundo
 80 Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
 81 Forster's TernSterna forsteri
 82 Royal TernThalasseus maximus
 83 Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
 84 Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Loons - 1 species 85 Common LoonGavia immer
Storm-Petrels - 2 species 86 Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
 87 Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Petrels & Shearwaters - 2 species 88 Trindade PetrelPterodroma arminjoniana
 89 Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis
Storks - 1 species 90 Wood StorkMycteria americana
Frigatebirds - 1 species 91 Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Darters - 1 species 92 AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Cormorants - 1 species 93 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Pelicans - 1 species 94 Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 6 species 95 American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
 96 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
 97 Snowy EgretEgretta thula
 98 Green HeronButorides virescens
 99 Great EgretArdea alba
 100 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 2 species 101 White IbisEudocimus albus
 102 Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
New World Vultures - 2 species 103 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
 104 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Osprey - 1 species 105 OspreyPandion haliaetus
Kites, Eagles, & Hawks - 9 species 106 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
 107 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
 108 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
 109 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
 110 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
 111 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
 112 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
 113 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
 114 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Owls - 3 species 115 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
 116 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
 117 Barred OwlStrix varia
Kingfishers - 1 species 118 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 8 species 119 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
 120 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
 121 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
 122 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
 123 Red-cockaded WoodpeckerDryobates borealis
 124 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
 125 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
 126 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 3 species 127 American KestrelFalco sparverius
 128 MerlinFalco columbarius
 129 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 6 species 130 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
 131 Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
 132 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
 133 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
 134 Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis
 135 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Vireos - 5 species 136 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
 137 Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
 138 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
 139 Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
 140 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Shrikes - 1 species 141 Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 4 species 142 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
 143 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
 144 Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
 145 Common RavenCorvus corax
Chickadees & Titmice - 2 species 146 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
 147 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Larks - 1 species 148 Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Swallows - 5 species 149 Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
 150 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
 151 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
 152 Purple MartinProgne subis
 153 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Kinglets - 2 species 154 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
 155 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 156 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 3 species 157 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
 158 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
 159 Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Treecreepers - 1 species 160 Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 161 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 4 species 162 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
 163 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
 164 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
 165 Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 166 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
 167 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
 168 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 169 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 5 species 170 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
 171 VeeryCatharus fuscescens
 172 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
 173 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
 174 American RobinTurdus migratorius
Old World Sparrows - 1 species 175 House SparrowPasser domesticus
Wagtails & Pipits - 1 species 176 American PipitAnthus rubescens
Cardueline Finches & Allies - 5 species 177 Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
 178 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
 179 Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
 180 Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
 181 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
New World Sparrows & Allies - 11 species 182 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
 183 Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
 184 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
 185 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
 186 White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
 187 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
 188 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
 189 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
 190 Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
 191 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
 192 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 species 193 Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Blackbirds & Orioles - 7 species 194 Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
 195 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
 196 Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
 197 Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
 198 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
 199 Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
 200 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Wood-Warblers - 23 species 201 OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
 202 Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
 203 Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
 204 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
 205 Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
 206 Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
 207 Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
 208 Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
 209 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
 210 Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
 211 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
 212 Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
 213 Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
 214 Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
 215 Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
 216 Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
 217 Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
 218 Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
 219 Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
 220 Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
 221 Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
 222 Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
 223 Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 7 species 224 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
 225 Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
 226 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
 227 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
 228 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
 229 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
 230 Painted BuntingPasserina ciris