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

Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 36 species 1 Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
 2 Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
 3 Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
 4 BrantBranta bernicla
 5 Canada GooseBranta canadensis
 6 Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
 7 Wood DuckAix sponsa
 8 Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
 9 Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
 10 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
 11 GadwallMareca strepera
 12 Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
 13 American WigeonMareca americana
 14 MallardAnas platyrhynchos
 15 American Black DuckAnas rubripes
 16 Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
 17 Northern PintailAnas acuta
 18 Green-winged TealAnas crecca
 19 CanvasbackAythya valisineria
 20 RedheadAythya americana
 21 Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
 22 Greater ScaupAythya marila
 23 Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
 24 King EiderSomateria spectabilis
 25 Common EiderSomateria mollissima
 26 Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus
 27 Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
 28 White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
 29 Black ScoterMelanitta americana
 30 Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
 31 BuffleheadBucephala albeola
 32 Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
 33 Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
 34 Common MerganserMergus merganser
 35 Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
 36 Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
New World Quails - 1 species 37 Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Grouse and Allies - 1 species 38 Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Grebes - 4 species 39 Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
 40 Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
 41 Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
 42 Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Doves - 5 species 43 Rock PigeonColumba livia
 44 Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
 45 Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
 46 White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
 47 Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Cuckoos & Anis - 2 species 48 Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
 49 Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
Goatsuckers - 3 species 50 Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
 51 Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensis
 52 Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferus
Swifts - 1 species 53 Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds - 2 species 54 Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
 55 Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri
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
Oystercatchers - 1 species 68 American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Plovers - 7 species 69 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
 70 American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
 71 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
 72 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
 73 Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
 74 Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsonia
 75 Snowy PloverAnarhynchus nivosus
Sandpipers - 29 species 76 Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
 77 WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
 78 Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
 79 Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
 80 Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
 81 Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
 82 Red KnotCalidris canutus
 83 RuffCalidris pugnax
 84 Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
 85 SanderlingCalidris alba
 86 DunlinCalidris alpina
 87 Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
 88 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
 89 White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
 90 Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
 91 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
 92 Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
 93 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
 94 Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
 95 American WoodcockScolopax minor
 96 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
 97 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
 98 Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
 99 Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
 100 WilletTringa semipalmata
 101 Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
 102 Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
 103 Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
 104 Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Skuas & Jaegers - 2 species 105 Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
 106 Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Auks - 3 species 107 DovekieAlle alle
 108 RazorbillAlca torda
 109 Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica
Gulls & Terns - 23 species 110 Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
 111 Sabine's GullXema sabini
 112 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
 113 Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
 114 Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
 115 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
 116 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
 117 Herring GullLarus argentatus
 118 Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
 119 Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
 120 Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
 121 Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
 122 Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
 123 Least TernSternula antillarum
 124 Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
 125 Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
 126 Black TernChlidonias niger
 127 Roseate TernSterna dougallii
 128 Common TernSterna hirundo
 129 Forster's TernSterna forsteri
 130 Royal TernThalasseus maximus
 131 Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
 132 Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Tropicbirds - 1 species 133 White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Loons - 2 species 134 Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
 135 Common LoonGavia immer
Storm-Petrels - 1 species 136 Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
Petrels & Shearwaters - 4 species 137 Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis
 138 Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
 139 Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis
 140 Sargasso ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri
Storks - 1 species 141 Wood StorkMycteria americana
Frigatebirds - 1 species 142 Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Boobies & Gannets - 2 species 143 Brown BoobySula leucogaster
 144 Northern GannetMorus bassanus
Darters - 1 species 145 AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Cormorants - 2 species 146 Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
 147 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Pelicans - 2 species 148 American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
 149 Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 12 species 150 American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
 151 Least BitternBotaurus exilis
 152 Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
 153 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
 154 Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
 155 Snowy EgretEgretta thula
 156 Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
 157 Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
 158 Green HeronButorides virescens
 159 Great EgretArdea alba
 160 Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
 161 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 3 species 162 White IbisEudocimus albus
 163 Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
 164 Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
New World Vultures - 2 species 165 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
 166 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Osprey - 1 species 167 OspreyPandion haliaetus
Kites, Eagles, & Hawks - 11 species 168 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
 169 Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
 170 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
 171 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
 172 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
 173 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
 174 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
 175 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
 176 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
 177 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
 178 Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
Barn-Owls - 1 species 179 American Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls - 5 species 180 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
 181 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
 182 Barred OwlStrix varia
 183 Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
 184 Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
Kingfishers - 1 species 185 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 8 species 186 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
 187 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
 188 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
 189 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
 190 Red-cockaded WoodpeckerDryobates borealis
 191 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
 192 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
 193 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 3 species 194 American KestrelFalco sparverius
 195 MerlinFalco columbarius
 196 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 8 species 197 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
 198 Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
 199 Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
 200 Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
 201 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
 202 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
 203 Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
 204 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Vireos - 4 species 205 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
 206 Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
 207 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
 208 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Shrikes - 1 species 209 Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 3 species 210 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
 211 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
 212 Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
Chickadees & Titmice - 2 species 213 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
 214 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Larks - 1 species 215 Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Swallows - 7 species 216 Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
 217 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
 218 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
 219 Purple MartinProgne subis
 220 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
 221 Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
 222 Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
Kinglets - 2 species 223 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
 224 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 225 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 3 species 226 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
 227 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
 228 Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 229 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 5 species 230 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
 231 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
 232 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
 233 Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris
 234 Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 235 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
 236 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
 237 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 238 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 5 species 239 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
 240 Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
 241 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
 242 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
 243 American RobinTurdus migratorius
Old World Sparrows - 1 species 244 House SparrowPasser domesticus
Wagtails & Pipits - 1 species 245 American PipitAnthus rubescens
Cardueline Finches & Allies - 5 species 246 Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
 247 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
 248 Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
 249 Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
 250 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
New World Sparrows & Allies - 20 species 251 Bachman's SparrowPeucaea aestivalis
 252 Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
 253 Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
 254 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
 255 Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
 256 Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
 257 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
 258 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
 259 White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
 260 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
 261 Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
 262 LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
 263 Seaside SparrowAmmospiza maritima
 264 Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
 265 Saltmarsh SparrowAmmospiza caudacuta
 266 Henslow's SparrowCentronyx henslowii
 267 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
 268 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
 269 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
 270 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 species 271 Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Blackbirds & Orioles - 12 species 272 Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
 273 BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
 274 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
 275 Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
 276 Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii
 277 Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
 278 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
 279 Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
 280 Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
 281 Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
 282 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
 283 Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
Wood-Warblers - 26 species 284 OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
 285 Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
 286 Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
 287 Blue-winged WarblerVermivora cyanoptera
 288 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
 289 Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
 290 Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
 291 Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
 292 Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
 293 Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
 294 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
 295 Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
 296 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
 297 Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
 298 Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
 299 Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
 300 Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
 301 Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
 302 Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
 303 Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
 304 Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
 305 Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
 306 Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
 307 Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
 308 Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
 309 Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 7 species 310 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
 311 Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
 312 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
 313 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
 314 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
 315 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
 316 Painted BuntingPasserina ciris