Birds of North Carolina
their Distribution and Abundance
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
 Family (Alpha):
ViewCalcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur
ViewCalamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting
ViewChondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow
ViewLeucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull
ViewPasserina amoena Lazuli Bunting
ViewHydrobates leucorhous Leach's Storm-Petrel
ViewBotaurus exilis Least Bittern
ViewEmpidonax minimus Least Flycatcher
ViewCalidris minutilla Least Sandpiper
ViewSternula antillarum Least Tern
ViewAmmospiza leconteii LeConte's Sparrow
ViewLarus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull
ViewSpinus psaltria Lesser Goldfinch
ViewChordeiles acutipennis Lesser Nighthawk
ViewAythya affinis Lesser Scaup
ViewTringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs
ViewAramus guarauna Limpkin
ViewMelospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow
ViewEgretta caerulea Little Blue Heron
ViewEgretta garzetta Little Egret
ViewHydrocoloeus minutus Little Gull
ViewCalidris minuta Little Stint
ViewLanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike
ViewNumenius americanus Long-billed Curlew
ViewLimnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher
ViewBrachyramphus perdix Long-billed Murrelet
ViewAsio otus Long-eared Owl
ViewClangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck
ViewStercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger
ViewParkesia motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush