Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Chatham - 311 species

Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 31 species 1 Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
 2 Ross's GooseAnser rossii
 3 Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
 4 BrantBranta bernicla
 5 Canada GooseBranta canadensis
 6 Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
 7 Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
 8 Wood DuckAix sponsa
 9 Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
 10 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
 11 GadwallMareca strepera
 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 - 2 species 33 Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
 34 Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grebes - 4 species 35 Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
 36 Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
 37 Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
 38 Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Doves - 4 species 39 Rock PigeonColumba livia
 40 Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
 41 Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
 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 - 1 species 49 Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - 7 species 50 Clapper RailRallus crepitans
 51 King RailRallus elegans
 52 Virginia RailRallus limicola
 53 SoraPorzana carolina
 54 Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
 55 American CootFulica americana
 56 Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis
Limpkin - 1 species 57 LimpkinAramus guarauna
Cranes - 1 species 58 Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Stilts & Avocets - 1 species 59 American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Oystercatchers - 1 species 60 American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Plovers - 6 species 61 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
 62 American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
 63 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
 64 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
 65 Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
 66 Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Sandpipers - 28 species 67 Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
 68 WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
 69 Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
 70 Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
 71 Red KnotCalidris canutus
 72 RuffCalidris pugnax
 73 Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
 74 SanderlingCalidris alba
 75 DunlinCalidris alpina
 76 Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
 77 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
 78 White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
 79 Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
 80 Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
 81 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
 82 Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
 83 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
 84 Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
 85 American WoodcockScolopax minor
 86 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
 87 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
 88 Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
 89 Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
 90 WilletTringa semipalmata
 91 Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
 92 Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
 93 Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
 94 Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Skuas & Jaegers - 2 species 95 Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
 96 Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Auks - 1 species 97 Long-billed MurreletBrachyramphus perdix
Gulls & Terns - 22 species 98 Sabine's GullXema sabini
 99 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
 100 Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
 101 Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
 102 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
 103 Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
 104 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
 105 Herring GullLarus argentatus
 106 Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
 107 Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
 108 Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
 109 Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
 110 Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
 111 Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
 112 Least TernSternula antillarum
 113 Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
 114 Black TernChlidonias niger
 115 Common TernSterna hirundo
 116 Forster's TernSterna forsteri
 117 Royal TernThalasseus maximus
 118 Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
 119 Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Tropicbirds - 1 species 120 White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Loons - 2 species 121 Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
 122 Common LoonGavia immer
Storm-Petrels - 2 species 123 Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
 124 Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Petrels & Shearwaters - 2 species 125 Black-capped PetrelPterodroma hasitata
 126 Sargasso ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri
Storks - 1 species 127 Wood StorkMycteria americana
Boobies & Gannets - 1 species 128 Northern GannetMorus bassanus
Darters - 1 species 129 AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Cormorants - 3 species 130 Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
 131 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
 132 Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Pelicans - 1 species 133 American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 11 species 134 American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
 135 Least BitternBotaurus exilis
 136 Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
 137 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
 138 Snowy EgretEgretta thula
 139 Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
 140 Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
 141 Green HeronButorides virescens
 142 Great EgretArdea alba
 143 Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
 144 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 3 species 145 White IbisEudocimus albus
 146 Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
 147 Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
New World Vultures - 2 species 148 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
 149 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Osprey - 1 species 150 OspreyPandion haliaetus
Kites, Eagles, & Hawks - 12 species 151 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
 152 Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
 153 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
 154 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
 155 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
 156 American GoshawkAccipiter atricapillus
 157 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
 158 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
 159 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
 160 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
 161 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
 162 Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
Barn-Owls - 1 species 163 American Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls - 4 species 164 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
 165 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
 166 Barred OwlStrix varia
 167 Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Kingfishers - 1 species 168 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 8 species 169 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
 170 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
 171 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
 172 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
 173 Red-cockaded WoodpeckerDryobates borealis
 174 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
 175 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
 176 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 3 species 177 American KestrelFalco sparverius
 178 MerlinFalco columbarius
 179 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 12 species 180 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
 181 Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
 182 Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
 183 Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
 184 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
 185 Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
 186 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
 187 Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
 188 Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
 189 Gray FlycatcherEmpidonax wrightii
 190 Western FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis
 191 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Vireos - 6 species 192 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
 193 Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
 194 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
 195 Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
 196 Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
 197 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Shrikes - 1 species 198 Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 4 species 199 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
 200 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
 201 Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
 202 Common RavenCorvus corax
Chickadees & Titmice - 2 species 203 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
 204 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Larks - 1 species 205 Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Swallows - 6 species 206 Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
 207 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
 208 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
 209 Purple MartinProgne subis
 210 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
 211 Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Kinglets - 2 species 212 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
 213 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 214 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 3 species 215 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
 216 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
 217 Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Treecreepers - 1 species 218 Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 219 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 4 species 220 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
 221 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
 222 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
 223 Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 224 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
 225 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
 226 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 227 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 7 species 228 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
 229 VeeryCatharus fuscescens
 230 Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
 231 Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
 232 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
 233 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
 234 American RobinTurdus migratorius
Old World Sparrows - 1 species 235 House SparrowPasser domesticus
Wagtails & Pipits - 1 species 236 American PipitAnthus rubescens
Cardueline Finches & Allies - 6 species 237 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
 238 Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
 239 RedpollAcanthis flammea
 240 Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
 241 Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
 242 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Longspurs & Allies - 3 species 243 Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
 244 Smith's LongspurCalcarius pictus
 245 Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
New World Sparrows & Allies - 14 species 246 Bachman's SparrowPeucaea aestivalis
 247 Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
 248 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
 249 Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
 250 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
 251 American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
 252 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
 253 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
 254 Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
 255 Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
 256 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
 257 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
 258 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
 259 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 species 260 Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Blackbirds & Orioles - 9 species 261 BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
 262 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
 263 Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
 264 Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii
 265 Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
 266 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
 267 Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
 268 Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
 269 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Wood-Warblers - 35 species 270 OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
 271 Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
 272 Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
 273 Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
 274 Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
 275 Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera
 276 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
 277 Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
 278 Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
 279 Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
 280 Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
 281 Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
 282 Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
 283 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
 284 Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
 285 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
 286 Kirtland's WarblerSetophaga kirtlandii
 287 Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
 288 Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea
 289 Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
 290 Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
 291 Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
 292 Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
 293 Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
 294 Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
 295 Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
 296 Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
 297 Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
 298 Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
 299 Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
 300 Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
 301 Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
 302 Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
 303 Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis
 304 Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 7 species 305 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
 306 Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
 307 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
 308 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
 309 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
 310 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
 311 DickcisselSpiza americana