Birds of North Carolina
their Distribution and Abundance
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
 Family (Alpha):
CUCULIDAE Members:
General Comments
Accidental: a single record. A Groove-billed Ani was seen at Atlantic Beach on 14 Oct 1996* (Chat 64:64-65); as there was no photograph taken, the species has been placed on the Provisional List.
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.
Provisional
State Status
none
U.S. Status
Provisional
State Rank
SA
Global Rank
G5
Coastal Plain
One record (see above).
Piedmont
No records.
Mountain
No records.
Finding Tips
1/2 *