Birds of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Tyrrell - 218 species

Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 27 species 1 Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
 2 Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
 3 Canada GooseBranta canadensis
 4 Mute SwanCygnus olor
 5 Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
 6 Wood DuckAix sponsa
 7 Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
 8 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
 9 GadwallMareca strepera
 10 Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
 11 American WigeonMareca americana
 12 MallardAnas platyrhynchos
 13 American Black DuckAnas rubripes
 14 Northern PintailAnas acuta
 15 Green-winged TealAnas crecca
 16 CanvasbackAythya valisineria
 17 RedheadAythya americana
 18 Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
 19 Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
 20 Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
 21 White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
 22 Black ScoterMelanitta americana
 23 Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
 24 BuffleheadBucephala albeola
 25 Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
 26 Common MerganserMergus merganser
 27 Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
New World Quails - 1 species 28 Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Grouse and Allies - 1 species 29 Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Grebes - 3 species 30 Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
 31 Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
 32 Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Doves - 3 species 33 Rock PigeonColumba livia
 34 Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
 35 Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Cuckoos & Anis - 1 species 36 Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
Swifts - 2 species 37 Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
 38 White-throated SwiftAeronautes saxatalis
Hummingbirds - 1 species 39 Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - 7 species 40 Clapper RailRallus crepitans
 41 King RailRallus elegans
 42 Virginia RailRallus limicola
 43 SoraPorzana carolina
 44 Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
 45 American CootFulica americana
 46 Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicus
Cranes - 1 species 47 Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Stilts & Avocets - 2 species 48 Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
 49 American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Plovers - 3 species 50 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
 51 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
 52 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Sandpipers - 15 species 53 WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
 54 Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
 55 Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
 56 Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
 57 DunlinCalidris alpina
 58 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
 59 White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
 60 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
 61 American WoodcockScolopax minor
 62 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
 63 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
 64 Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
 65 Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
 66 WilletTringa semipalmata
 67 Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Gulls & Terns - 10 species 68 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
 69 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
 70 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
 71 Herring GullLarus argentatus
 72 Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
 73 Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
 74 Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
 75 Common TernSterna hirundo
 76 Forster's TernSterna forsteri
 77 Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Loons - 1 species 78 Common LoonGavia immer
Petrels & Shearwaters - 1 species 79 Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis
Boobies & Gannets - 1 species 80 Northern GannetMorus bassanus
Darters - 1 species 81 AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Cormorants - 1 species 82 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Pelicans - 1 species 83 Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 9 species 84 American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
 85 Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
 86 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
 87 Snowy EgretEgretta thula
 88 Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
 89 Green HeronButorides virescens
 90 Great EgretArdea alba
 91 Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
 92 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 3 species 93 White IbisEudocimus albus
 94 Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
 95 Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
New World Vultures - 2 species 96 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
 97 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Osprey - 1 species 98 OspreyPandion haliaetus
Kites, Eagles, & Hawks - 11 species 99 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
 100 Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
 101 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
 102 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
 103 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
 104 American GoshawkAccipiter atricapillus
 105 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
 106 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
 107 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
 108 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
 109 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Barn-Owls - 1 species 110 American Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls - 4 species 111 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
 112 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
 113 Barred OwlStrix varia
 114 Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Kingfishers - 1 species 115 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 8 species 116 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
 117 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
 118 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
 119 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
 120 Red-cockaded WoodpeckerDryobates borealis
 121 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
 122 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
 123 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 3 species 124 American KestrelFalco sparverius
 125 MerlinFalco columbarius
 126 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 6 species 127 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
 128 Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
 129 Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
 130 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
 131 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
 132 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Vireos - 3 species 133 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
 134 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
 135 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Shrikes - 1 species 136 Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 3 species 137 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
 138 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
 139 Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
Chickadees & Titmice - 2 species 140 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
 141 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Swallows - 4 species 142 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
 143 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
 144 Purple MartinProgne subis
 145 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Kinglets - 2 species 146 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
 147 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 148 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 3 species 149 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
 150 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
 151 Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Treecreepers - 1 species 152 Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 153 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 5 species 154 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
 155 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
 156 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
 157 Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris
 158 Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 159 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
 160 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
 161 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 162 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 4 species 163 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
 164 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
 165 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
 166 American RobinTurdus migratorius
Old World Sparrows - 1 species 167 House SparrowPasser domesticus
Wagtails & Pipits - 1 species 168 American PipitAnthus rubescens
Cardueline Finches & Allies - 2 species 169 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
 170 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Longspurs & Allies - 1 species 171 Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
New World Sparrows & Allies - 12 species 172 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
 173 Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
 174 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
 175 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
 176 White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
 177 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
 178 Seaside SparrowAmmospiza maritima
 179 Saltmarsh SparrowAmmospiza caudacuta
 180 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
 181 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
 182 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
 183 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 species 184 Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Blackbirds & Orioles - 9 species 185 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
 186 Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
 187 Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
 188 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
 189 Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
 190 Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
 191 Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
 192 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
 193 Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
Wood-Warblers - 19 species 194 OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
 195 Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
 196 Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
 197 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
 198 Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
 199 Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
 200 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
 201 Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
 202 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
 203 Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
 204 Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
 205 Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
 206 Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
 207 Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
 208 Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
 209 Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
 210 Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
 211 Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
 212 Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 6 species 213 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
 214 Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
 215 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
 216 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
 217 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
 218 DickcisselSpiza americana