ncbirds.carolinabirdclub.orgBirds of North Carolina

: their Distribution and Abundance Birds of NC Home Recent Records Recent Accounts County Listing Query Database CBC Home Definitive/Provisional List Not Established List Formerly Accepted Species NC Checklist NC Biodiversity Project Welcome to the on-line "" website! This website aims to provide a compendium of all of the bird species recorded (i.e., accepted to either the Definitive List or the Provisional List) in North Carolina, with general information about their distribution in the stateby regions or provinces, their relative abundance in each region, their periods of occurrence in the state, and information about finding each species in the state. County maps of occurrence are provided for each species; in addition, breeding season maps, showing abundance by county, for each nesting species are being developed, and wintering season maps will be developed later. To see a species account, click on the first letter of the species’ name, find the species in the resulting list, and then click "View"; or enter the species name in the "Search Common or Scientific Name" search box. You may also find the species you want by clicking on the dropdown (blue arrow) under either of the two Family entries, then navigating to the species of interest and clicking "View". Once you are at a species account, you can navigate to the previous species in the checklist sequence by clicking on the flying heron on the left, or to the next species in the checklist order by clicking on the flying heron on the right; or, you can click on the dropdown arrow to the right of the species name. Each account also has four interactive links, below the species name. There are several tabs on the left side of the homepage. Currently, the most useful one is probably the interactive Carolina Bird Club link for "Definitive/Provisional List", which lists all of the species on the current NC state list. "County Listing" allows the user to determine all of the species recorded in a chosen county, or shows a county occurrence map for a chosen species. Enjoy browsing the website! Common Name begins with: [ A ] [ B ] [ C ] [ D ] [ E ] [ F ] [ G ] [ H ] [ I ] [ K ] [ L ] [ M ] [ N ] [ O ] [ P ] [ R ] [ S ] [ T ] [ U ] [ V ] [ W ] [ Y ] [ Z ] Scientific Name begins with: [ A ] [ B ] [ C ] [ D ] [ E ] [ F ] [ G ] [ H ] [ I ] [ J ] [ L ] [ M ] [ N ] [ O ] [ P ] [ Q ] [ R ] [ S ] [ T ] [ U ] [ V ] [ X ] [ Z ] Family (Alpha): ACCIPITRIDAE-Kites, Eagles, & Hawks ALAUDIDAE-Larks ALCEDINIDAE-Kingfishers ALCIDAE-Auks ANATIDAE-Ducks, Geese, & Swans ANHINGIDAE-Darters APODIDAE-Swifts ARAMIDAE-Limpkin ARDEIDAE-Bitterns, Herons, & Allies BOMBYCILLIDAE-Waxwings CALCARIIDAE-Longspurs & Allies CAPRIMULGIDAE-Goatsuckers CARDINALIDAE-Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies CATHARTIDAE-New World Vultures CERTHIIDAE-Treecreepers CHARADRIIDAE-Plovers CICONIIDAE-Storks COLUMBIDAE-Doves CORVIDAE-Jays, Crows, & Ravens CUCULIDAE-Cuckoos & Anis DIOMEDEIDAE-Albatrosses FALCONIDAE-Falcons FREGATIDAE-Frigatebirds FRINGILLIDAE-Cardueline Finches & Allies GAVIIDAE-Loons GRUIDAE-Cranes HAEMATOPODIDAE-Oystercatchers HIRUNDINIDAE-Swallows HYDROBATIDAE-Storm-Petrels ICTERIDAE-Blackbirds & Orioles ICTERIIDAE-Yellow-breasted Chat LANIIDAE-Shrikes LARIDAE-Gulls & Terns MIMIDAE-Mockingbirds & Thrashers MOTACILLIDAE-Wagtails & Pipits MUSCICAPIDAE-Old World Flycatchers ODONTOPHORIDAE-New World Quails PANDIONIDAE-Osprey PARIDAE-Chickadees & Titmice PARULIDAE-Wood-Warblers PASSERELLIDAE-New World Sparrows & Allies PASSERIDAE-Old World Sparrows PELECANIDAE-Pelicans PHAETHONTIDAE-Tropicbirds PHALACROCORACIDAE-Cormorants PHASIANIDAE-Grouse and Allies Phoenicopteridae- PICIDAE-Woodpeckers PODICIPEDIDAE-Grebes POLIOPTILIDAE-Gnatcatchers PROCELLARIIDAE-Petrels & Shearwaters PSITTACIDAE-Parrots RALLIDAE-Rails, Gallinules, & Coots RECURVIROSTRIDAE-Stilts & Avocets REGULIDAE-Kinglets SCOLOPACIDAE-Sandpipers SITTIDAE-Nuthatches STERCORARIIDAE-Skuas & Jaegers STRIGIDAE-Owls STURNIDAE-Starlings SULIDAE-Boobies & Gannets THRESKIORNITHIDAE-Ibises & Spoonbills TROCHILIDAE-Hummingbirds TROGLODYTIDAE-Wrens TURDIDAE-Thrushes TYRANNIDAE-Tyrant Flycatchers TYTONIDAE-Barn-Owls VIREONIDAE-Vireos Family (Taxonomic): ANATIDAE-Ducks, Geese, & Swans ODONTOPHORIDAE-New World Quails PHASIANIDAE-Grouse and Allies Phoenicopteridae- PODICIPEDIDAE-Grebes COLUMBIDAE-Doves CUCULIDAE-Cuckoos & Anis CAPRIMULGIDAE-Goatsuckers APODIDAE-Swifts TROCHILIDAE-Hummingbirds RALLIDAE-Rails, Gallinules, & Coots ARAMIDAE-Limpkin GRUIDAE-Cranes RECURVIROSTRIDAE-Stilts & Avocets HAEMATOPODIDAE-Oystercatchers CHARADRIIDAE-Plovers SCOLOPACIDAE-Sandpipers STERCORARIIDAE-Skuas & Jaegers ALCIDAE-Auks LARIDAE-Gulls & Terns PHAETHONTIDAE-Tropicbirds GAVIIDAE-Loons DIOMEDEIDAE-Albatrosses HYDROBATIDAE-Storm-Petrels PROCELLARIIDAE-Petrels & Shearwaters CICONIIDAE-Storks FREGATIDAE-Frigatebirds SULIDAE-Boobies & Gannets ANHINGIDAE-Darters PHALACROCORACIDAE-Cormorants PELECANIDAE-Pelicans ARDEIDAE-Bitterns, Herons, & Allies THRESKIORNITHIDAE-Ibises & Spoonbills CATHARTIDAE-New World Vultures PANDIONIDAE-Osprey ACCIPITRIDAE-Kites, Eagles, & Hawks TYTONIDAE-Barn-Owls STRIGIDAE-Owls ALCEDINIDAE-Kingfishers PICIDAE-Woodpeckers FALCONIDAE-Falcons PSITTACIDAE-Parrots TYRANNIDAE-Tyrant Flycatchers VIREONIDAE-Vireos LANIIDAE-Shrikes CORVIDAE-Jays, Crows, & Ravens PARIDAE-Chickadees & Titmice ALAUDIDAE-Larks HIRUNDINIDAE-Swallows REGULIDAE-Kinglets BOMBYCILLIDAE-Waxwings SITTIDAE-Nuthatches CERTHIIDAE-Treecreepers POLIOPTILIDAE-Gnatcatchers TROGLODYTIDAE-Wrens MIMIDAE-Mockingbirds & Thrashers STURNIDAE-Starlings TURDIDAE-Thrushes MUSCICAPIDAE-Old World Flycatchers PASSERIDAE-Old World Sparrows MOTACILLIDAE-Wagtails & Pipits FRINGILLIDAE-Cardueline Finches & Allies CALCARIIDAE-Longspurs & Allies PASSERELLIDAE-New World Sparrows & Allies ICTERIIDAE-Yellow-breasted Chat ICTERIDAE-Blackbirds & Orioles PARULIDAE-Wood-Warblers CARDINALIDAE-Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies Search Common Name: Search Scientific Name: Introduction Toggle The site is partly an annotated bird checklist, giving specific locations and dates for the very rare species, and partly a "bird-finding guide", though arranged by species, instead of by sites/birding locales. Species not on the Definitive List or the Provisional List are not included; thus, species considered of Unaccepted Origin (such as several waterfowl and parrot species) are not a part of this compendium. The site will be updated regularly, especially in terms of updating new records for rare species, new records of less rare species but in regions of the state where few previous records exist, and perhaps record counts of a species in the state or region. However, this work is not intended to be a detailed annotated work, as names of observers are not to be included, nor are record earliest and latest dates for species to be included. The reference is intended mainly for several user groups: 1) out-of-state birders planning a trip to North Carolina, and wanting to know the best times, places, and chances to see target species; 2) in-state birders who are looking for information on new species on their life list, year list, etc.; 3) and all birders who want to find out specific information about a rare species, such as number of records or times and places when and where seen. Because this reference covers well over 460 species, it is unlikely that anyone would desire to print out the entire document, especially as it will certainly be updated constantly. In this last regard, it differs from other references where LeGrand has been the chief species account authorbutterflies and odonates, as these accounts consist of fewer than 200 species each and they are updated only during the winter, such that the accounts are fixed for the field seasons (from early spring through late fall). Each species account is based mainly on the format found in Virginia’s Birdlife: An Annotated Checklist (Rottenborn and Brinkley 2007), with the exception of the last field on these NC accounts....