Birds of North Carolina
their Distribution and Abundance
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Sole representative of in NC
- Zonotrichia querula
General Comments
This Western species was accepted by the NC BRC to the Definitive List in 2011, based on a description and photo of a bird at Chapel Hill (Orange) in fall 2011. However, during 2013, "detective" work by one or two committee members and other birders found that the photo of the swallow was apparently taken in another state. The original observer, when told of this finding, then rescinded the report. The NC BRC decided to completely remove the species from the State List. Incidentally, there was a second report of Violet-green Swallow, from the same day and not too far away from Chapel Hill, by a second observer; this was a sight report, and the NC BRC did not accept this report. As a result, there have been two sight reports made of this species in North Carolina, but neither has been accepted as of the end of 2013.
Breeding Status
Nonbreeder
NC BRC List
The species' status on the List of Bird Species of North Carolina: either Definitive, Provisional, or Extinct, as administered by the NC Bird Records Committee. The Provisional List contains species for which there are less than three accepted sight (i.e., non-documented) records. Species of unaccepted origin are not included on the List of Bird Species of North Carolina.
Not on Accepted List
State Status
none
U.S. Status
Not on Accepted List
State Rank
Global Rank
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Mountains
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