Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Edgecombe - 176 species

Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 24 species 1 Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
 2 Ross's GooseAnser rossii
 3 Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
 4 Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
 5 Canada GooseBranta canadensis
 6 Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
 7 Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
 8 Wood DuckAix sponsa
 9 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
 10 GadwallMareca strepera
 11 American WigeonMareca americana
 12 MallardAnas platyrhynchos
 13 American Black DuckAnas rubripes
 14 Green-winged TealAnas crecca
 15 CanvasbackAythya valisineria
 16 RedheadAythya americana
 17 Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
 18 Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
 19 Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
 20 BuffleheadBucephala albeola
 21 Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
 22 Common MerganserMergus merganser
 23 Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
 24 Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
New World Quails - 1 species 25 Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Grouse and Allies - 1 species 26 Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Grebes - 2 species 27 Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
 28 Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Doves - 3 species 29 Rock PigeonColumba livia
 30 Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
 31 Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Cuckoos & Anis - 1 species 32 Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
Swifts - 1 species 33 Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - 3 species 34 Virginia RailRallus limicola
 35 SoraPorzana carolina
 36 American CootFulica americana
Cranes - 1 species 37 Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Plovers - 3 species 38 American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
 39 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
 40 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Sandpipers - 13 species 41 SanderlingCalidris alba
 42 DunlinCalidris alpina
 43 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
 44 White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
 45 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
 46 Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
 47 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
 48 American WoodcockScolopax minor
 49 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
 50 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
 51 Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
 52 Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
 53 Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & Terns - 13 species 54 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
 55 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
 56 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
 57 Herring GullLarus argentatus
 58 Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
 59 Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
 60 Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
 61 Least TernSternula antillarum
 62 Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
 63 Black TernChlidonias niger
 64 Common TernSterna hirundo
 65 Forster's TernSterna forsteri
 66 Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Loons - 2 species 67 Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
 68 Common LoonGavia immer
Darters - 1 species 69 AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Cormorants - 1 species 70 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 6 species 71 Least BitternBotaurus exilis
 72 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
 73 Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
 74 Green HeronButorides virescens
 75 Great EgretArdea alba
 76 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 1 species 77 Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
New World Vultures - 2 species 78 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
 79 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Osprey - 1 species 80 OspreyPandion haliaetus
Kites, Eagles, & Hawks - 10 species 81 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
 82 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
 83 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
 84 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
 85 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
 86 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
 87 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
 88 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
 89 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
 90 Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
Owls - 3 species 91 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
 92 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
 93 Barred OwlStrix varia
Kingfishers - 1 species 94 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 8 species 95 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
 96 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
 97 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
 98 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
 99 Red-cockaded WoodpeckerDryobates borealis
 100 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
 101 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
 102 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 3 species 103 American KestrelFalco sparverius
 104 MerlinFalco columbarius
 105 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 2 species 106 Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
 107 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Vireos - 3 species 108 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
 109 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
 110 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Shrikes - 1 species 111 Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 3 species 112 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
 113 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
 114 Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
Chickadees & Titmice - 2 species 115 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
 116 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Larks - 1 species 117 Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Swallows - 4 species 118 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
 119 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
 120 Purple MartinProgne subis
 121 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Kinglets - 2 species 122 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
 123 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 124 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 2 species 125 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
 126 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
Treecreepers - 1 species 127 Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 128 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 3 species 129 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
 130 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
 131 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 132 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
 133 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
 134 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 135 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 3 species 136 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
 137 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
 138 American RobinTurdus migratorius
Old World Sparrows - 1 species 139 House SparrowPasser domesticus
Wagtails & Pipits - 1 species 140 American PipitAnthus rubescens
Cardueline Finches & Allies - 3 species 141 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
 142 Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
 143 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Longspurs & Allies - 1 species 144 Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
New World Sparrows & Allies - 14 species 145 Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
 146 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
 147 Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
 148 Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
 149 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
 150 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
 151 White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
 152 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
 153 Henslow's SparrowCentronyx henslowii
 154 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
 155 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
 156 Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
 157 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
 158 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Blackbirds & Orioles - 5 species 159 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
 160 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
 161 Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
 162 Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
 163 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Wood-Warblers - 8 species 164 Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
 165 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
 166 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
 167 Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
 168 Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
 169 Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
 170 Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
 171 Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 5 species 172 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
 173 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
 174 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
 175 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
 176 DickcisselSpiza americana