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Birds of North Carolina:
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Birds of North Carolina - County Listing
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Wilson - 226 species

Ducks, Geese, & Swans - 21 species 1 Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
 2 Canada GooseBranta canadensis
 3 Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
 4 Wood DuckAix sponsa
 5 Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
 6 Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
 7 GadwallMareca strepera
 8 American WigeonMareca americana
 9 MallardAnas platyrhynchos
 10 Green-winged TealAnas crecca
 11 CanvasbackAythya valisineria
 12 RedheadAythya americana
 13 Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
 14 Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
 15 Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
 16 BuffleheadBucephala albeola
 17 Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
 18 Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
 19 Common MerganserMergus merganser
 20 Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
 21 Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
New World Quails - 1 species 22 Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Grouse and Allies - 1 species 23 Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Grebes - 3 species 24 Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
 25 Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
 26 Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Doves - 2 species 27 Rock PigeonColumba livia
 28 Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Cuckoos & Anis - 1 species 29 Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
Goatsuckers - 1 species 30 Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
Swifts - 1 species 31 Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds - 1 species 32 Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
Rails, Gallinules, & Coots - 1 species 33 American CootFulica americana
Limpkin - 1 species 34 LimpkinAramus guarauna
Plovers - 3 species 35 Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
 36 KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
 37 Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Sandpipers - 24 species 38 Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
 39 Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoa
 40 Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
 41 Red KnotCalidris canutus
 42 Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
 43 SanderlingCalidris alba
 44 Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
 45 Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
 46 White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
 47 Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
 48 Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
 49 Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
 50 Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
 51 Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
 52 American WoodcockScolopax minor
 53 Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
 54 Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
 55 Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
 56 Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
 57 WilletTringa semipalmata
 58 Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
 59 Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
 60 Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
 61 Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Skuas & Jaegers - 1 species 62 South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
Gulls & Terns - 20 species 63 Sabine's GullXema sabini
 64 Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
 65 Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
 66 Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
 67 Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
 68 Herring GullLarus argentatus
 69 Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
 70 Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
 71 Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
 72 Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
 73 Least TernSternula antillarum
 74 Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
 75 Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
 76 Black TernChlidonias niger
 77 Common TernSterna hirundo
 78 Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
 79 Forster's TernSterna forsteri
 80 Royal TernThalasseus maximus
 81 Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
 82 Black SkimmerRynchops niger
Loons - 1 species 83 Common LoonGavia immer
Storm-Petrels - 2 species 84 Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
 85 Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
Petrels & Shearwaters - 2 species 86 Trindade PetrelPterodroma arminjoniana
 87 Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis
Storks - 1 species 88 Wood StorkMycteria americana
Frigatebirds - 1 species 89 Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Darters - 1 species 90 AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
Cormorants - 1 species 91 Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Pelicans - 1 species 92 Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Bitterns, Herons, & Allies - 6 species 93 American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
 94 Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
 95 Snowy EgretEgretta thula
 96 Green HeronButorides virescens
 97 Great EgretArdea alba
 98 Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Ibises & Spoonbills - 2 species 99 White IbisEudocimus albus
 100 Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
New World Vultures - 2 species 101 Black VultureCoragyps atratus
 102 Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Osprey - 1 species 103 OspreyPandion haliaetus
Kites, Eagles, & Hawks - 9 species 104 Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
 105 Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
 106 Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
 107 Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
 108 Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
 109 Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
 110 Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
 111 Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
 112 Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Owls - 3 species 113 Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
 114 Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
 115 Barred OwlStrix varia
Kingfishers - 1 species 116 Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers - 8 species 117 Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
 118 Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
 119 Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
 120 Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
 121 Red-cockaded WoodpeckerDryobates borealis
 122 Hairy WoodpeckerDryobates villosus
 123 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
 124 Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Falcons - 3 species 125 American KestrelFalco sparverius
 126 MerlinFalco columbarius
 127 Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Tyrant Flycatchers - 5 species 128 Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
 129 Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
 130 Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
 131 Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
 132 Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Vireos - 5 species 133 White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
 134 Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
 135 Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
 136 Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
 137 Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
Shrikes - 1 species 138 Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
Jays, Crows, & Ravens - 3 species 139 Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
 140 American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
 141 Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
Chickadees & Titmice - 2 species 142 Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
 143 Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
Larks - 1 species 144 Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Swallows - 5 species 145 Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
 146 Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
 147 Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
 148 Purple MartinProgne subis
 149 Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Kinglets - 2 species 150 Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
 151 Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Waxwings - 1 species 152 Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Nuthatches - 3 species 153 Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
 154 White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
 155 Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
Treecreepers - 1 species 156 Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Gnatcatchers - 1 species 157 Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Wrens - 4 species 158 Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
 159 Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
 160 Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
 161 Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
Mockingbirds & Thrashers - 3 species 162 Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
 163 Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
 164 Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Starlings - 1 species 165 European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - 5 species 166 Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
 167 VeeryCatharus fuscescens
 168 Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
 169 Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
 170 American RobinTurdus migratorius
Old World Sparrows - 1 species 171 House SparrowPasser domesticus
Wagtails & Pipits - 1 species 172 American PipitAnthus rubescens
Cardueline Finches & Allies - 5 species 173 Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
 174 House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
 175 Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
 176 Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
 177 American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
New World Sparrows & Allies - 11 species 178 Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
 179 Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
 180 Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
 181 Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
 182 White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
 183 White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
 184 Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
 185 Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
 186 Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
 187 Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
 188 Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Yellow-breasted Chat - 1 species 189 Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
Blackbirds & Orioles - 7 species 190 Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
 191 Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna
 192 Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
 193 Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
 194 Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
 195 Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
 196 Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Wood-Warblers - 23 species 197 OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
 198 Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
 199 Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
 200 Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
 201 Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
 202 Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
 203 Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
 204 Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
 205 Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
 206 Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
 207 American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
 208 Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
 209 Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
 210 Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia
 211 Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
 212 Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
 213 Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
 214 Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
 215 Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
 216 Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
 217 Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
 218 Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
 219 Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies - 7 species 220 Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
 221 Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
 222 Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
 223 Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
 224 Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
 225 Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
 226 Painted BuntingPasserina ciris