Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Durham - 307 species

Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 31 species 1 Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
 2 Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
 3 Ross's GooseAnser rossii
 4 Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
 5 BrantBranta bernicla
 6 Canada GooseBranta canadensis
 7 Mute SwanCygnus olor
 8 Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
 9 Wood DuckAix sponsa
 10 Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
 11 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
 12 GadwallMareca strepera
 13 American WigeonMareca americana
 14 MallardAnas platyrhynchos
 15 American Black DuckAnas rubripes
 16 Northern PintailAnas acuta
 17 Green-winged TealAnas crecca
 18 CanvasbackAythya valisineria
 19 RedheadAythya americana
 20 Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
 21 Greater ScaupAythya marila
 22 Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
 23 Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
 24 White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
 25 Black ScoterMelanitta americana
 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 Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Doves - 4 species 38 Rock PigeonColumba livia
 39 Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
 40 White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
 41 Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Cuckoos & Anis - 2 species 42 Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
 43 Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
Goatsuckers - 3 species 44 Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
 45 Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis
 46 Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus
Swifts - 1 species 47 Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds - 1 species 48 Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - 6 species 49 King RailRallus elegans
 50 Virginia RailRallus limicola
 51 SoraPorzana carolina
 52 Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
 53 American CootFulica americana
 54 Yellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensis
Limpkin - 1 species 55 LimpkinAramus guarauna
Cranes - 1 species 56 Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Stilts & Avocets - 1 species 57 American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Oystercatchers - 1 species 58 American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Plovers - 5 species 59 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
 60 American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
 61 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
 62 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
 63 Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
Sandpipers - 28 species 64 Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
 65 Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
 66 Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
 67 Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
 68 Red KnotCalidris canutus
 69 RuffCalidris pugnax
 70 Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
 71 SanderlingCalidris alba
 72 DunlinCalidris alpina
 73 Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
 74 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
 75 White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
 76 Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
 77 Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
 78 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
 79 Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
 80 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
 81 Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
 82 American WoodcockScolopax minor
 83 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
 84 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
 85 Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
 86 Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
 87 WilletTringa semipalmata
 88 Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
 89 Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
 90 Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
 91 Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Skuas & Jaegers - 2 species 92 Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
 93 Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Gulls & Terns - 19 species 94 Sabine's GullXema sabini
 95 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
 96 Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
 97 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
 98 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
 99 Herring GullLarus argentatus
 100 Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
 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
Loons - 2 species 113 Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
 114 Common LoonGavia immer
Petrels & Shearwaters - 1 species 115 Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Storks - 1 species 116 Wood StorkMycteria americana
Frigatebirds - 1 species 117 Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Boobies & Gannets - 1 species 118 Northern GannetMorus bassanus
Darters - 1 species 119 AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Cormorants - 2 species 120 Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
 121 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Pelicans - 2 species 122 American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
 123 Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 11 species 124 American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
 125 Least BitternBotaurus exilis
 126 Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
 127 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
 128 Snowy EgretEgretta thula
 129 Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
 130 Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
 131 Green HeronButorides virescens
 132 Great EgretArdea alba
 133 Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
 134 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 3 species 135 White IbisEudocimus albus
 136 Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
 137 Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
New World Vultures - 2 species 138 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
 139 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Osprey - 1 species 140 OspreyPandion haliaetus
Kites, Eagles, & Hawks - 11 species 141 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
 142 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
 143 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
 144 American GoshawkAccipiter atricapillus
 145 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
 146 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
 147 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
 148 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
 149 Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
 150 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
 151 Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
Barn-Owls - 1 species 152 American Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls - 5 species 153 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
 154 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
 155 Barred OwlStrix varia
 156 Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
 157 Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
Kingfishers - 1 species 158 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 8 species 159 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
 160 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
 161 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
 162 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
 163 Red-cockaded WoodpeckerDryobates borealis
 164 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
 165 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
 166 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 3 species 167 American KestrelFalco sparverius
 168 MerlinFalco columbarius
 169 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 10 species 170 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
 171 Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
 172 Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
 173 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
 174 Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
 175 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
 176 Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
 177 Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
 178 Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
 179 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Vireos - 6 species 180 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
 181 Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
 182 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
 183 Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
 184 Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
 185 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Shrikes - 1 species 186 Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 4 species 187 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
 188 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
 189 Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
 190 Common RavenCorvus corax
Chickadees & Titmice - 2 species 191 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
 192 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Larks - 1 species 193 Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Swallows - 6 species 194 Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
 195 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
 196 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
 197 Purple MartinProgne subis
 198 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
 199 Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Kinglets - 2 species 200 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
 201 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 202 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 3 species 203 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
 204 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
 205 Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Treecreepers - 1 species 206 Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 207 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 5 species 208 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
 209 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
 210 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
 211 Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris
 212 Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 213 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
 214 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
 215 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 216 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 8 species 217 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
 218 VeeryCatharus fuscescens
 219 Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
 220 Bicknell's ThrushCatharus bicknelli
 221 Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
 222 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
 223 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
 224 American RobinTurdus migratorius
Old World Sparrows - 1 species 225 House SparrowPasser domesticus
Wagtails & Pipits - 1 species 226 American PipitAnthus rubescens
Cardueline Finches & Allies - 8 species 227 Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
 228 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
 229 Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
 230 RedpollAcanthis flammea
 231 Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
 232 White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
 233 Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
 234 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
New World Sparrows & Allies - 19 species 235 Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
 236 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
 237 Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
 238 Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
 239 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
 240 American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
 241 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
 242 White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
 243 Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querula
 244 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
 245 Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
 246 LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
 247 Seaside SparrowAmmospiza maritima
 248 Henslow's SparrowCentronyx henslowii
 249 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
 250 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
 251 Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
 252 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
 253 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 species 254 Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Blackbirds & Orioles - 9 species 255 Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
 256 BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
 257 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
 258 Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
 259 Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
 260 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
 261 Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
 262 Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
 263 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Wood-Warblers - 35 species 264 OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
 265 Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
 266 Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
 267 Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
 268 Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
 269 Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera
 270 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
 271 Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
 272 Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
 273 Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
 274 Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
 275 Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis
 276 Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
 277 Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
 278 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
 279 Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
 280 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
 281 Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
 282 Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea
 283 Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
 284 Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
 285 Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
 286 Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
 287 Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
 288 Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
 289 Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
 290 Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
 291 Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
 292 Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
 293 Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
 294 Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
 295 Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
 296 Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
 297 Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis
 298 Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 9 species 299 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
 300 Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
 301 Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
 302 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
 303 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
 304 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
 305 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
 306 Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
 307 DickcisselSpiza americana