3.3 Birds
SGCN bird species
T ABLE 3.7
Federal/ State Status*
Family
Scientifc Name Circus cyaneus
Common Name Northern Harrier
Accipitridae
—
Elanoides forfcatus
Swallow-tailed Kite
—
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald Eagle
—/T
Anas rubripes
Anatidae
American Black Duck
—
Anas strepera
Gadwall
—
Aythya valisineria
Canvasback
—
Branta bernicla
Brant
—
Chen caerulescens
Snow Goose
—
Clangula hyemalis
Long-tailed Duck
—
Cygnus columbianus
Tundra Swan
—
Melanitta fusca
White-winged Scoter
—
Melanitta perspicillata
Surf Scoter
—
Botaurus lentiginosus
Ardeidae
American Bittern
—
Egretta caerulea
Little Blue Heron
—/SC
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
—/SC
Egretta tricolor
Tricolored Heron
—/SC
Ixobrychus exilis
Least Bittern
—/SC
Nyctanassa violacea
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
—
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night-heron
—
Passerina ciris ciris
Cardinalidae
Eastern Painted Bunting
FSC/SC
Charadrius melodus
Charadriidae
Piping Plover
**T, E/T
Charadrius wilsonia
Wilson’s Plover
—/SC
Pluvialis squatarola
Black-bellied Plover
—
Mycteria americana
Ciconiidae
Wood Stork
T/E
Corvus corax
Corvidae
Common Raven
—
Ammodramus caudacutus
Emberizidae
Saltmarsh Sparrow
—
Ammodramus henslowii
Henslow’s Sparrow
***—/SC
Ammodramus leconteii
Le Conte’s Sparrow
—
Ammodramus maritimus
Seaside Sparrow
—
Ammodramus nelsoni
Nelson’s Sparrow
—
Melospiza lincolnii
Lincoln’s Sparrow
—
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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