3.3 Birds
SGCN bird species (cont.)
T ABLE 3.1
Federal/ State Status*
Family
Scientifc Name
Common Name
Emberizidae (cont.) Passerculus sandwichensis
Savannah Sparrow
—
Peucaea aestivalis
Bachman’s Sparrow
FSC/SC
Pooecetes gramineus
Vesper Sparrow
—/SC
Spizella pallida
Clay-colored Sparrow
—
Falco columbarius
Falconidae
Merlin
—
Falco peregrinus
Peregrine Falcon
—/E
Falco sparverius
American Kestrel
—
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Fringillidae
Evening Grosbeak
—
Loxia curvirostra
Red Crossbill
***—/SC
Haematopus palliatus
Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher
—/SC
Riparia riparia
Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow
—
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Icteridae
Bobolink
—
Euphagus carolinus
Rusty Blackbird
—
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer’s Blackbird
—
Lanius ludovicianus
Laniidae
Loggerhead Shrike
—/SC
Gelochelidon nilotica
Laridae
Gull-billed Tern
—/T
Hydroprogne caspia
Caspian Tern
—
Larus argentatus
Herring Gull
—
Larus marinus
Great Black-backed Gull
—
Rynchops niger
Black Skimmer
—/SC
Sterna antillarum
Least Tern
—/SC
Sterna forsteri
Forster’s Tern
—
Sterna hirundo
Common Tern
—/SC
Talasseus maximus
Royal Tern
—
Talasseus sandvicensis
Sandwich Tern
—
Colinus virginianus
Odontophoridae
Northern Bobwhite
—
Helmitheros vermivorus
Parulidae
Worm-eating Warbler
—
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Swainson’s Warbler
—
Oreothlypis rufcapilla
Nashville Warbler
—
Parkesia motacilla
Louisiana Waterthrush
—
Protonotaria citrea
Prothonotary Warbler
—
Setophaga cerulea
Cerulean Warbler
FSC/SC
Geothlypis formosa
Kentucky Warlber
—
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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