Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Transylvania - 265 species

Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 30 species 1 Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
 2 Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
 3 Ross's GooseAnser rossii
 4 Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
 5 Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
 6 Canada GooseBranta canadensis
 7 Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
 8 Wood DuckAix sponsa
 9 Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
 10 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
 11 GadwallMareca strepera
 12 American WigeonMareca americana
 13 MallardAnas platyrhynchos
 14 American Black DuckAnas rubripes
 15 Northern PintailAnas acuta
 16 Green-winged TealAnas crecca
 17 CanvasbackAythya valisineria
 18 RedheadAythya americana
 19 Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
 20 Greater ScaupAythya marila
 21 Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
 22 Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
 23 Black ScoterMelanitta americana
 24 Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
 25 BuffleheadBucephala albeola
 26 Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
 27 Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
 28 Common MerganserMergus merganser
 29 Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
 30 Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
New World Quails - 1 species 31 Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Grouse and Allies - 2 species 32 Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
 33 Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
Grebes - 3 species 34 Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
 35 Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
 36 Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Doves - 5 species 37 Rock PigeonColumba livia
 38 Band-tailed PigeonPatagioenas fasciata
 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 - 4 species 48 Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
 49 Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri
 50 Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliope
 51 Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - 4 species 52 Virginia RailRallus limicola
 53 SoraPorzana carolina
 54 Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
 55 American CootFulica americana
Cranes - 1 species 56 Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Plovers - 5 species 57 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
 58 American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
 59 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
 60 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
 61 Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
Sandpipers - 19 species 62 Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
 63 WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
 64 Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
 65 SanderlingCalidris alba
 66 DunlinCalidris alpina
 67 Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
 68 Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
 69 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
 70 Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
 71 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
 72 Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
 73 American WoodcockScolopax minor
 74 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
 75 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
 76 Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
 77 WilletTringa semipalmata
 78 Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
 79 Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
 80 Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Gulls & Terns - 12 species 81 Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
 82 Sabine's GullXema sabini
 83 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
 84 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
 85 Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
 86 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
 87 Herring GullLarus argentatus
 88 Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
 89 Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
 90 Black TernChlidonias niger
 91 Common TernSterna hirundo
 92 Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Loons - 1 species 93 Common LoonGavia immer
Storks - 1 species 94 Wood StorkMycteria americana
Frigatebirds - 1 species 95 Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Cormorants - 1 species 96 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Pelicans - 1 species 97 American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 10 species 98 American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
 99 Least BitternBotaurus exilis
 100 Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
 101 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
 102 Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
 103 Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
 104 Green HeronButorides virescens
 105 Great EgretArdea alba
 106 Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
 107 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 2 species 108 White IbisEudocimus albus
 109 Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
New World Vultures - 2 species 110 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
 111 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Osprey - 1 species 112 OspreyPandion haliaetus
Kites, Eagles, & Hawks - 10 species 113 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
 114 Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
 115 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
 116 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
 117 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
 118 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
 119 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
 120 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
 121 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
 122 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Barn-Owls - 1 species 123 American Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls - 6 species 124 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
 125 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
 126 Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
 127 Barred OwlStrix varia
 128 Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
 129 Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
Kingfishers - 1 species 130 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 7 species 131 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
 132 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
 133 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
 134 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
 135 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
 136 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
 137 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 3 species 138 American KestrelFalco sparverius
 139 MerlinFalco columbarius
 140 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 8 species 141 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
 142 Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
 143 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
 144 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
 145 Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
 146 Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
 147 Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
 148 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Vireos - 6 species 149 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
 150 Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
 151 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
 152 Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
 153 Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
 154 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Shrikes - 1 species 155 Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 3 species 156 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
 157 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
 158 Common RavenCorvus corax
Chickadees & Titmice - 3 species 159 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
 160 Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
 161 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Swallows - 7 species 162 Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
 163 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
 164 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
 165 Purple MartinProgne subis
 166 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
 167 Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
 168 Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
Kinglets - 2 species 169 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
 170 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 171 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 3 species 172 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
 173 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
 174 Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Treecreepers - 1 species 175 Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 176 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 5 species 177 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
 178 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
 179 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
 180 Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris
 181 Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 182 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
 183 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
 184 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 185 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 7 species 186 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
 187 VeeryCatharus fuscescens
 188 Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
 189 Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
 190 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
 191 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
 192 American RobinTurdus migratorius
Old World Flycatchers - 1 species 193 Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Old World Sparrows - 1 species 194 House SparrowPasser domesticus
Cardueline Finches & Allies - 7 species 195 BramblingFringilla montifringilla
 196 Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
 197 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
 198 Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
 199 Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
 200 Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
 201 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Longspurs & Allies - 1 species 202 Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
New World Sparrows & Allies - 18 species 203 Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
 204 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
 205 Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
 206 Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
 207 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
 208 American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
 209 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
 210 White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
 211 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
 212 Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
 213 LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
 214 Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
 215 Henslow's SparrowCentronyx henslowii
 216 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
 217 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
 218 Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
 219 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
 220 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Blackbirds & Orioles - 6 species 221 BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
 222 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
 223 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
 224 Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
 225 Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
 226 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Wood-Warblers - 32 species 227 OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
 228 Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
 229 Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
 230 Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
 231 Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
 232 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
 233 Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
 234 Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
 235 Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis
 236 Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
 237 Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
 238 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
 239 Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
 240 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
 241 Kirtland's WarblerSetophaga kirtlandii
 242 Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
 243 Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea
 244 Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
 245 Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
 246 Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
 247 Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
 248 Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
 249 Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
 250 Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
 251 Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
 252 Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
 253 Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
 254 Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
 255 Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
 256 Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
 257 Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
 258 Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 7 species 259 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
 260 Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
 261 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
 262 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
 263 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
 264 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
 265 DickcisselSpiza americana