Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Mecklenburg - 320 species

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Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 30 species 2 Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- 1 species 3 Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
- 1 species 4 Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- 1 species 5 Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- 1 species 6 Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- 1 species 7 Wood DuckAix sponsa
- 1 species 8 Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- 1 species 9 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- 1 species 10 GadwallMareca strepera
- 1 species 11 Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- 1 species 12 American WigeonMareca americana
- 1 species 13 MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- 1 species 14 American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- 1 species 15 Northern PintailAnas acuta
- 1 species 16 Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- 1 species 17 CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- 1 species 18 RedheadAythya americana
- 1 species 19 Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- 1 species 20 Greater ScaupAythya marila
- 1 species 21 Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- 1 species 22 Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- 1 species 23 White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
- 1 species 24 Black ScoterMelanitta americana
- 1 species 25 Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
- 1 species 26 BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- 1 species 27 Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- 1 species 28 Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- 1 species 29 Common MerganserMergus merganser
- 1 species 30 Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- 1 species 31 Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
New World Quails - 1 species 32 Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Grouse and Allies - 1 species 33 Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Grebes - 5 species 34 Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- 1 species 35 Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
- 1 species 36 Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- 1 species 37 Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- 1 species 38 Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Doves - 6 species 39 Rock PigeonColumba livia
- 1 species 40 Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
- 1 species 41 Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- 1 species 42 Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
- 1 species 43 White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- 1 species 44 Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Cuckoos & Anis - 2 species 45 Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- 1 species 46 Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
Goatsuckers - 3 species 47 Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- 1 species 48 Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis
- 1 species 49 Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus
Swifts - 1 species 50 Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds - 6 species 51 Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- 1 species 52 Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri
- 1 species 53 Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
- 1 species 54 Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliope
- 1 species 55 Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
- 1 species 56 Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - 8 species 57 Clapper RailRallus crepitans
- 1 species 58 Virginia RailRallus limicola
- 1 species 59 SoraPorzana carolina
- 1 species 60 Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
- 1 species 61 American CootFulica americana
- 1 species 62 Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicus
- 1 species 63 Yellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensis
- 1 species 64 Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis
Limpkin - 1 species 65 LimpkinAramus guarauna
Cranes - 1 species 66 Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Plovers - 5 species 67 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- 1 species 68 American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
- 1 species 69 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
- 1 species 70 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- 1 species 71 Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
Sandpipers - 24 species 72 Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- 1 species 73 WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- 1 species 74 Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
- 1 species 75 Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- 1 species 76 Red KnotCalidris canutus
- 1 species 77 Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- 1 species 78 SanderlingCalidris alba
- 1 species 79 DunlinCalidris alpina
- 1 species 80 Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- 1 species 81 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- 1 species 82 White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
- 1 species 83 Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
- 1 species 84 Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- 1 species 85 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
- 1 species 86 Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- 1 species 87 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
- 1 species 88 American WoodcockScolopax minor
- 1 species 89 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- 1 species 90 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- 1 species 91 Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- 1 species 92 Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- 1 species 93 WilletTringa semipalmata
- 1 species 94 Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- 1 species 95 Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
Skuas & Jaegers - 3 species 96 Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
- 1 species 97 Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
- 1 species 98 Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudus
Gulls & Terns - 23 species 99 Sabine's GullXema sabini
- 1 species 100 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- 1 species 101 Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- 1 species 102 Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- 1 species 103 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- 1 species 104 Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- 1 species 105 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- 1 species 106 Herring GullLarus argentatus
- 1 species 107 Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- 1 species 108 Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- 1 species 109 Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- 1 species 110 Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- 1 species 111 Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
- 1 species 112 Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- 1 species 113 Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- 1 species 114 Least TernSternula antillarum
- 1 species 115 Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- 1 species 116 Black TernChlidonias niger
- 1 species 117 Common TernSterna hirundo
- 1 species 118 Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- 1 species 119 Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- 1 species 120 Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- 1 species 121 Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Loons - 2 species 122 Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- 1 species 123 Common LoonGavia immer
Storm-Petrels - 1 species 124 Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Storks - 1 species 125 Wood StorkMycteria americana
Boobies & Gannets - 1 species 126 Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Darters - 1 species 127 AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Cormorants - 2 species 128 Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- 1 species 129 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Pelicans - 2 species 130 American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- 1 species 131 Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 12 species 132 American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- 1 species 133 Least BitternBotaurus exilis
- 1 species 134 Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- 1 species 135 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- 1 species 136 Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
- 1 species 137 Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- 1 species 138 Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
- 1 species 139 Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- 1 species 140 Green HeronButorides virescens
- 1 species 141 Great EgretArdea alba
- 1 species 142 Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- 1 species 143 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 3 species 144 White IbisEudocimus albus
- 1 species 145 Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- 1 species 146 Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
New World Vultures - 2 species 147 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- 1 species 148 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Osprey - 1 species 149 OspreyPandion haliaetus
Kites, Eagles, & Hawks - 11 species 150 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- 1 species 151 Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- 1 species 152 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
- 1 species 153 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
- 1 species 154 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
- 1 species 155 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- 1 species 156 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- 1 species 157 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- 1 species 158 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- 1 species 159 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- 1 species 160 Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
Barn-Owls - 1 species 161 American Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls - 5 species 162 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
- 1 species 163 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- 1 species 164 Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
- 1 species 165 Barred OwlStrix varia
- 1 species 166 Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Kingfishers - 1 species 167 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 7 species 168 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- 1 species 169 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
- 1 species 170 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- 1 species 171 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
- 1 species 172 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
- 1 species 173 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
- 1 species 174 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 3 species 175 American KestrelFalco sparverius
- 1 species 176 MerlinFalco columbarius
- 1 species 177 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 11 species 178 Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
- 1 species 179 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- 1 species 180 Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- 1 species 181 Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- 1 species 182 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- 1 species 183 Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
- 1 species 184 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- 1 species 185 Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
- 1 species 186 Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- 1 species 187 Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- 1 species 188 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Vireos - 6 species 189 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- 1 species 190 Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- 1 species 191 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- 1 species 192 Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
- 1 species 193 Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- 1 species 194 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Shrikes - 1 species 195 Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 4 species 196 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- 1 species 197 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- 1 species 198 Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- 1 species 199 Common RavenCorvus corax
Chickadees & Titmice - 2 species 200 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
- 1 species 201 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Larks - 1 species 202 Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Swallows - 7 species 203 Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- 1 species 204 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- 1 species 205 Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina
- 1 species 206 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- 1 species 207 Purple MartinProgne subis
- 1 species 208 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- 1 species 209 Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Kinglets - 2 species 210 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
- 1 species 211 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 212 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 3 species 213 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- 1 species 214 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- 1 species 215 Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Treecreepers - 1 species 216 Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 217 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 5 species 218 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- 1 species 219 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- 1 species 220 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
- 1 species 221 Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris
- 1 species 222 Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 223 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- 1 species 224 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
- 1 species 225 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 226 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 8 species 227 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- 1 species 228 VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- 1 species 229 Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
- 1 species 230 Bicknell's ThrushCatharus bicknelli
- 1 species 231 Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- 1 species 232 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- 1 species 233 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- 1 species 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 Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
- 1 species 238 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
- 1 species 239 Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
- 1 species 240 White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- 1 species 241 Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- 1 species 242 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
New World Sparrows & Allies - 19 species 243 Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- 1 species 244 Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- 1 species 245 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- 1 species 246 Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
- 1 species 247 Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- 1 species 248 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- 1 species 249 American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
- 1 species 250 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- 1 species 251 White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- 1 species 252 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- 1 species 253 Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- 1 species 254 LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
- 1 species 255 Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
- 1 species 256 Henslow's SparrowCentronyx henslowii
- 1 species 257 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- 1 species 258 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- 1 species 259 Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- 1 species 260 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- 1 species 261 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 species 262 Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Blackbirds & Orioles - 11 species 263 BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
- 1 species 264 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
- 1 species 265 Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- 1 species 266 Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
- 1 species 267 Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii
- 1 species 268 Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- 1 species 269 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- 1 species 270 Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- 1 species 271 Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- 1 species 272 Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- 1 species 273 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Wood-Warblers - 37 species 274 OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- 1 species 275 Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- 1 species 276 Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- 1 species 277 Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- 1 species 278 Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
- 1 species 279 Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera
- 1 species 280 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- 1 species 281 Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- 1 species 282 Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- 1 species 283 Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- 1 species 284 Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- 1 species 285 Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- 1 species 286 Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
- 1 species 287 Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
- 1 species 288 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- 1 species 289 Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- 1 species 290 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- 1 species 291 Kirtland's WarblerSetophaga kirtlandii
- 1 species 292 Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- 1 species 293 Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea
- 1 species 294 Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- 1 species 295 Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- 1 species 296 Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- 1 species 297 Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- 1 species 298 Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
- 1 species 299 Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- 1 species 300 Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
- 1 species 301 Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- 1 species 302 Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- 1 species 303 Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
- 1 species 304 Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
- 1 species 305 Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- 1 species 306 Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- 1 species 307 Black-throated Gray WarblerSetophaga nigrescens
- 1 species 308 Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- 1 species 309 Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis
- 1 species 310 Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 10 species 311 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- 1 species 312 Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- 1 species 313 Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
- 1 species 314 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- 1 species 315 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- 1 species 316 Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus
- 1 species 317 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- 1 species 318 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- 1 species 319 Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- 1 species 320 DickcisselSpiza americana