Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Guilford - 316 species

Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 33 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 Mute SwanCygnus olor
 7 Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
 8 Wood DuckAix sponsa
 9 Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
 10 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
 11 GadwallMareca strepera
 12 Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
 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 Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus
 24 Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
 25 White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
 26 Black ScoterMelanitta americana
 27 Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
 28 BuffleheadBucephala albeola
 29 Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
 30 Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
 31 Common MerganserMergus merganser
 32 Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
 33 Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
New World Quails - 1 species 34 Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Grouse and Allies - 2 species 35 Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
 36 Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
Grebes - 5 species 37 Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
 38 Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
 39 Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
 40 Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
 41 Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Doves - 4 species 42 Rock PigeonColumba livia
 43 Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
 44 Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
 45 Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Cuckoos & Anis - 2 species 46 Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
 47 Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
Goatsuckers - 3 species 48 Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
 49 Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis
 50 Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus
Swifts - 1 species 51 Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds - 4 species 52 Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
 53 Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliope
 54 Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
 55 Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - 9 species 56 Clapper RailRallus crepitans
 57 King RailRallus elegans
 58 Virginia RailRallus limicola
 59 SoraPorzana carolina
 60 Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
 61 American CootFulica americana
 62 Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicus
 63 Yellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensis
 64 Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis
Cranes - 1 species 65 Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Stilts & Avocets - 2 species 66 Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
 67 American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Plovers - 5 species 68 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
 69 American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
 70 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
 71 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
 72 Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
Sandpipers - 24 species 73 Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
 74 WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
 75 Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
 76 Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
 77 SanderlingCalidris alba
 78 DunlinCalidris alpina
 79 Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
 80 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
 81 White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
 82 Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
 83 Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
 84 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
 85 Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
 86 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
 87 Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
 88 American WoodcockScolopax minor
 89 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
 90 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
 91 Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
 92 Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
 93 WilletTringa semipalmata
 94 Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
 95 Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
 96 Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Skuas & Jaegers - 1 species 97 Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
Gulls & Terns - 16 species 98 Sabine's GullXema sabini
 99 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
 100 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
 101 Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
 102 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
 103 Herring GullLarus argentatus
 104 Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
 105 Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
 106 Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
 107 Least TernSternula antillarum
 108 Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
 109 Black TernChlidonias niger
 110 Common TernSterna hirundo
 111 Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
 112 Forster's TernSterna forsteri
 113 Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Loons - 3 species 114 Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
 115 Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
 116 Common LoonGavia immer
Storks - 1 species 117 Wood StorkMycteria americana
Darters - 1 species 118 AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Cormorants - 2 species 119 Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
 120 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Pelicans - 2 species 121 American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
 122 Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 11 species 123 American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
 124 Least BitternBotaurus exilis
 125 Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
 126 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
 127 Snowy EgretEgretta thula
 128 Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
 129 Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
 130 Green HeronButorides virescens
 131 Great EgretArdea alba
 132 Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
 133 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 4 species 134 White IbisEudocimus albus
 135 Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
 136 White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
 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 - 12 species 141 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
 142 Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
 143 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
 144 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
 145 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
 146 American GoshawkAccipiter atricapillus
 147 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
 148 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
 149 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
 150 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
 151 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
 152 Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
Barn-Owls - 1 species 153 American Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls - 7 species 154 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
 155 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
 156 Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
 157 Barred OwlStrix varia
 158 Long-eared OwlAsio otus
 159 Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
 160 Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
Kingfishers - 1 species 161 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 7 species 162 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
 163 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
 164 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
 165 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
 166 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
 167 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
 168 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 3 species 169 American KestrelFalco sparverius
 170 MerlinFalco columbarius
 171 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 12 species 172 Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
 173 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
 174 Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
 175 Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
 176 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
 177 Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
 178 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
 179 Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
 180 Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
 181 Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
 182 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
 183 Say's PhoebeSayornis saya
Vireos - 6 species 184 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
 185 Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
 186 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
 187 Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
 188 Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
 189 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Shrikes - 1 species 190 Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 4 species 191 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
 192 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
 193 Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
 194 Common RavenCorvus corax
Chickadees & Titmice - 2 species 195 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
 196 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Larks - 1 species 197 Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Swallows - 6 species 198 Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
 199 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
 200 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
 201 Purple MartinProgne subis
 202 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
 203 Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Kinglets - 2 species 204 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
 205 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 206 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 3 species 207 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
 208 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
 209 Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Treecreepers - 1 species 210 Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 211 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 6 species 212 Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
 213 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
 214 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
 215 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
 216 Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris
 217 Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 218 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
 219 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
 220 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 221 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 7 species 222 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
 223 VeeryCatharus fuscescens
 224 Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
 225 Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
 226 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
 227 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
 228 American RobinTurdus migratorius
Old World Sparrows - 1 species 229 House SparrowPasser domesticus
Wagtails & Pipits - 1 species 230 American PipitAnthus rubescens
Cardueline Finches & Allies - 9 species 231 Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
 232 Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
 233 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
 234 Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
 235 RedpollAcanthis flammea
 236 Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
 237 White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
 238 Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
 239 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Longspurs & Allies - 1 species 240 Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
New World Sparrows & Allies - 18 species 241 Bachman's SparrowPeucaea aestivalis
 242 Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
 243 Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
 244 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
 245 Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
 246 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
 247 American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
 248 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
 249 White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
 250 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
 251 Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
 252 Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
 253 Henslow's SparrowCentronyx henslowii
 254 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
 255 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
 256 Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
 257 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
 258 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 species 259 Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Blackbirds & Orioles - 9 species 260 Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
 261 BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
 262 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
 263 Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
 264 Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
 265 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
 266 Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
 267 Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
 268 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Wood-Warblers - 37 species 269 OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
 270 Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
 271 Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
 272 Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
 273 Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
 274 Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera
 275 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
 276 Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
 277 Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
 278 Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
 279 Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
 280 Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
 281 Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis
 282 Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
 283 Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
 284 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
 285 Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
 286 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
 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 Gray WarblerSetophaga nigrescens
 303 Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
 304 Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis
 305 Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 11 species 306 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
 307 Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
 308 Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
 309 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
 310 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
 311 Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus
 312 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
 313 Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena
 314 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
 315 Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
 316 DickcisselSpiza americana