Birds of North Carolina
their Distribution and Abundance
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Common Name:
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Columbidae Members:
General Comments
This West Indies pigeon species ranges north only to the Florida Keys and adjacent mainland as a regular breeder, and there are very few records north of that state. Thus quite a surprise was one photographed on a powerline wire, with Mourning Doves, at Carolina Beach (New Hanover) on 31 Dec 2022* (Chat 87:34), (Chat 88:53). This is the first state record.
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
G3
Coastal Plain
One record (see above).
Piedmont
No records.
Mountain
No records.
Finding Tips
1/2*