Birds of North Carolina
their Distribution and Abundance
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
 Family (Alpha):
PASSERELLIDAE Members:
General Comments
Accidental. The only accepted state record of Green-tailed Towhee was a bird found near Southport (Brunswick) on 5 Jan 2002 and seen by many birders until about 24 Apr* (Chat 69:38-40), (Chat 67:3-4). Photographs of this bird are on the Carolina Bird Club Photo Gallery. An unaccepted sighting from Bodie Island (Dare) on 28 Nov 1975 was reported in American Birds (30:53), without any supporting information or documentation (Chat 54:58). A sight report from Craven in Mar 2024 was reviewed by the NC BRC and received a split vote, and thus has an Unresolved status (Chat 90:6); it may or may not be reviewed again at a later date.
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.
Definitive
State Status
none
U.S. Status
Definitive
State Rank
SA
Global Rank
G5
Coastal Plain
One accepted record (see above).
Piedmont
No records.
Mountains
No records.
Finding Tips
1/2*