2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan

Appendix 3 Table 3-2 Birds

Chapter 3 North Carolina Species

Table 3-2 BIRDS

2025 WAP Revision SGCN and Other Priority Species

Red Text indicates Taxonomic Updates

Population

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Common Name

Scientific Name

Order

Family

Passeriformes

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Sittidae

Both

X,N

Passeriformes

Y

M

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Sitta pusilla

Sittidae

Both

Piciformes

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Picidae

Both

X

Passeriformes

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

Fringillidae

Both

Passeriformes

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Fringillidae

Both

X

X

Passeriformes

Dickcissel

Spiza americana

Cardinalidae

Breeding

Passeriformes

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida

Emberizidae

Non-Breeding

Passeriformes

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Emberizidae

Both

Passeriformes

Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla

Emberizidae

Both

Passeriformes

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Hirundinidae

Breeding

X X X

SC

X X X

Charadriiformes

H

Least Tern

Sterna antillarum

Laridae

Breeding

X

Charadriiformes

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

Laridae

Both

E

Charadriiformes

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Laridae

Breeding

Strigiformes

Barred Owl

Strix varia

Strigidae

Both

H

Passeriformes

Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella magna

Icteridae

Both

Passeriformes

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Sturnidae

Both

Y

X

Passeriformes

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

Hirundinidae

Both

X X

X X

Charadriiformes

M

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

Laridae

Both

Charadriiformes

H

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Laridae

Breeding

Passeriformes

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

Troglodytidae

Both

Passeriformes

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Mimidae

Both

Charadriiformes

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Scolopacidae

Non-Breeding

Charadriiformes

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Scolopacidae

Non-Breeding

X

X

Charadriiformes

H

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Scolopacidae

Both

Charadriiformes

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Scolopacidae

Non-Breeding

Passeriformes

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

Troglodytidae

Both

Passeriformes

Winter Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

Troglodytidae

Both

Passeriformes

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Turdidae

Both

Passeriformes

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Tyrannidae

Breeding

X

SC

X X

Strigiformes

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Tytonidae

Both

X

At-Risk SC

H

Passeriformes

Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora chrysoptera

Parulidae

Breeding

X

Passeriformes

Blue-winged Warbler

Vermivora cyanoptera

Parulidae

Breeding

Passeriformes

Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo flavifrons

Vireonidae

Breeding

X

Passeriformes

Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus

Vireonidae

Breeding

Passeriformes

White-eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

Vireonidae

Both

Passeriformes

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

Vireonidae

Breeding

X

Passeriformes

Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

Vireonidae

Non-Breeding

Passeriformes

Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius

Vireonidae

Both

X

Columbiformes

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Columbidae

Both

Passeriformes

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

Emberizidae

Non-Breeding

Passeriformes

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Emberizidae

Non-Breeding

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