Birds of North Carolina
their Distribution and Abundance
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
 Family (Alpha):
ViewRedpollAcanthis flammea
ViewSharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
ViewSpotted SandpiperActitis macularius
ViewClark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
ViewWestern GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
ViewNorthern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
ViewWhite-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis
ViewRed-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
ViewWood DuckAix sponsa
ViewRazorbillAlca torda
ViewDovekieAlle alle
ViewBuff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensis
ViewGrasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
ViewSaltmarsh SparrowAmmospiza caudacuta
ViewLeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
ViewSeaside SparrowAmmospiza maritima
ViewNelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
ViewMountain PloverAnarhynchus montanus
ViewSnowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
ViewWilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsonia
ViewNorthern PintailAnas acuta
ViewWhite-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
ViewGreen-winged TealAnas crecca
ViewMottled DuckAnas fulvigula
ViewMallardAnas platyrhynchos
ViewAmerican Black DuckAnas rubripes
ViewAnhingaAnhinga anhinga
ViewBrown NoddyAnous stolidus
ViewGreater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
ViewSnow GooseAnser caerulescens
ViewRoss's GooseAnser rossii
ViewGreen-breasted MangoAnthracothorax prevostii
ViewAmerican PipitAnthus rubescens
ViewSprague's PipitAnthus spragueii
ViewSandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
ViewChuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis
ViewEastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus
ViewCommon SwiftApus apus
ViewGolden EagleAquila chrysaetos
ViewLimpkinAramus guarauna
ViewBlack-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri
ViewRuby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
ViewGreat EgretArdea alba
ViewGreat Blue HeronArdea herodias
ViewWestern Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
ViewGreat ShearwaterArdenna gravis
ViewSooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
ViewWedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
ViewRuddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
ViewShort-eared OwlAsio flammeus
ViewLong-eared OwlAsio otus
ViewAmerican GoshawkAstur atricapillus
ViewCooper's HawkAstur cooperii
ViewBurrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
ViewLesser ScaupAythya affinis
ViewRedheadAythya americana
ViewRing-necked DuckAythya collaris
ViewTufted DuckAythya fuligula
ViewGreater ScaupAythya marila
ViewCanvasbackAythya valisineria