Birds of North Carolina
their Distribution and Abundance
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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACCIPITRIDAE
ALAUDIDAE
ALCEDINIDAE
ALCIDAE
ANATIDAE
ANHINGIDAE
APODIDAE
ARAMIDAE
ARDEIDAE
BOMBYCILLIDAE
CALCARIIDAE
CAPRIMULGIDAE
CARDINALIDAE
CATHARTIDAE
CERTHIIDAE
CHARADRIIDAE
CICONIIDAE
COLUMBIDAE
CORVIDAE
CUCULIDAE
DIOMEDEIDAE
FALCONIDAE
FREGATIDAE
FRINGILLIDAE
GAVIIDAE
GRUIDAE
HAEMATOPODIDAE
HIRUNDINIDAE
HYDROBATIDAE
ICTERIDAE
LANIIDAE
LARIDAE
MIMIDAE
MOTACILLIDAE
MUSCICAPIDAE
ODONTOPHORIDAE
PANDIONIDAE
PARIDAE
PARULIDAE
PASSERELLIDAE
PASSERIDAE
PELECANIDAE
PHAETHONTIDAE
PHALACROCORACIDAE
PHASIANIDAE
PHOENICOPTERIDAE
PICIDAE
PODICIPEDIDAE
POLIOPTILIDAE
PROCELLARIIDAE
PSITTACIDAE
RALLIDAE
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
REGULIDAE
SCOLOPACIDAE
SITTIDAE
STERCORARIIDAE
STRIGIDAE
STURNIDAE
SULIDAE
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
TROCHILIDAE
TROGLODYTIDAE
TURDIDAE
TYRANNIDAE
TYTONIDAE
VIREONIDAE
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Catharus bicknelli
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Catharus fuscescens
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Catharus guttatus
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Catharus minimus
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Catharus ustulatus
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Hylocichla mustelina
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Ixoreus naevius
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Myadestes townsendi
Sialia currucoides
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Sialia sialis
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Turdus migratorius
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Bicknell's Thrush
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Veery
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Hermit Thrush
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Gray-cheeked Thrush
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Swainson's Thrush
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Wood Thrush
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Varied Thrush
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Townsend's Solitaire
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Mountain Bluebird
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Eastern Bluebird
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American Robin
Mountain Bluebird 414
General Comments
This is a widespread and generally common species of the higher elevations of the Western States and western Canada. Though most states in the East have a record or two of this bluebird, it was not until early 2022 that North Carolina finally had a well documented record (with numerous photographs); and (thankfully) this male remained in a small area for over a month for all birders to see who wanted to view it. Previously, there was one North Carolina sight record, of a male from the Biltmore Estate near Asheville (
Buncombe
) on 15 Jun 1985 (Chat 50:54).
Breeding Status
Nonbreeder
NC BRC List
Definitive
State Status
none
U.S. Status
Definitive
State Rank
SA
Global Rank
G5
Coastal Plain
One record. A male was photographed at Wrightsville Beach (
New Hanover
) essentially daily from 11 Feb to 21 Mar 2022* (Chat 86:62), (Chat 86:85); numerous photos are on the Carolina Bird Club Photo Gallery. The report has been accepted by the NC BRC (Chat 87:26).
Piedmont
No records.
Mountain
One record (see above).
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