Appendix 3 Table 3-17 Birds
Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
Appendix 3-17 BIRDS
Count of Habitat Associations by Ecoregion
SGCN - Habitat Associations 2025 NC WAP Revision
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Order
Family
E E
2
3 Falco peregrinus
Peregrine Falcon
Falconiformes
Falconidae
X
X
both
E/T
3 Charadrius melodus
Piping Plover
Charadriiformes Charadriidae
X
X
H
both
1 Calidris maritima
Purple Sandpiper
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
X
non-breeding
SC
2
Loxia curvirostra
Red Crossbill
Passeriformes
Fringillidae
X
X
both
T T
T T
3 Calidris canutus
Red Knot
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
X
X
H
non-breeding
2 3 Picoides borealis
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Piciformes
Picidae
X
X
VH
both
4 Thalasseus maximus
Royal Tern
Charadriiformes Laridae
X
X
M
both
8
Bonasa umbellus
Ruffed Grouse
Galliformes
Phasianidae
X
X
both
At-Risk
3 Ammodramus caudacutus
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Passeriformes
Emberizidae
X
X
VH
non-breeding
3 Calidris alba
Sanderling
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
X
non-breeding
4 Thalasseus sandvicensis
Sandwich Tern
Charadriiformes Laridae
X
X
H
breeding
1
3 Passerculus sandwichensis
Savannah Sparrow
Passeriformes
Emberizidae
X
both
1 Ammodramus maritimus
Seaside Sparrow
Passeriformes
Emberizidae
X
X
H
both
5 2
Accipiter striatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Falconiformes
Accipitridae
X
X
both
SC
11 Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae
X
X
M
both
2 Melanitta perspicillata
Surf Scoter
Anseriformes
Anatidae
X
X
non-breeding
SC SC SC
4 Elanoides forficatus
Swallow-tailed Kite
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
X
X
VH
breeding
3 Egretta tricolor
Tricolored Heron
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae
X
X
both
3
Pooecetes gramineus
Vesper Sparrow
Passeriformes
Emberizidae
X
X
both
5 Rallus limicola
Virginia Rail
Gruiformes
Rallidae
X
X
both
E
5 Setophaga virens waynei
Wayne's Black-throated Green WarbPlaesrseriformes
Parulidae
X
X
H
breeding
At-Risk
3 Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
X
X
H
non-breeding
9 Eudocimus albus
White Ibis
Ciconiiformes
Threskiornithidae
X
X
both
4 Melanitta fusca
White-winged Scoter
Anseriformes
Anatidae
X
X
non-breeding
3 Tringa semipalmata
Willet
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
X
X
H
both
SC
3 Charadrius wilsonia
Wilson's Plover
Charadriiformes Charadriidae
X
X
H
breeding
T
T
11 Mycteria americana
Wood Stork
Ciconiiformes
Ciconiidae
X
H
breeding
5 Coturnicops noveboracensis
Yellow Rail
Gruiformes
Rallidae
X
X
H
non-breeding
4 4 10 Nyctanassa violacea
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae
X
X
M
breeding
1 1 5 6 Empidonax virescens
Acadian Flycatcher
Passeriformes
Tyrannidae
X,N
breeding
2 3 2 3 Sitta pusilla
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Passeriformes
Sittidae
X,N
M
both
2 Chaetura pelagica
Chimney Swift
Apodiformes
Apodidae
X,N
M
breeding
3 1 3 Antrostomus carolinensis
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgidae
X,N
M
breeding
5 2 2 7 Setophaga discolor
Prairie Warbler
Passeriformes
Parulidae
X,N
X
M
breeding
1 1 1 5 Protonotaria citrea
Prothonotary Warbler
Passeriformes
Parulidae
X,N
M
breeding
6 Helmitheros vermivorum
Worm-eating Warbler
Passeriformes
Parulidae
X,N
X
X
M
breeding
1 4 3 10 Setophaga dominica
Yellow-throated Warbler
Passeriformes
Parulidae
X,N
X
H
breeding
2
Empidonax alnorum
Alder Flycatcher
Passeriformes
Tyrannidae
breeding
1 2 1 4 Falco sparverius
American Kestrel
Falconiformes
Falconidae
both
2 2
3 Scolopax minor
American Woodcock
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
X
M
both
8 Anhinga anhinga
Anhinga
Pelecaniformes Anhingidae
breeding
5
Coragyps atratus
Black Vulture
Falconiformes
Cathartidae
both
4
Mniotilta varia
Black-and-white Warbler
Passeriformes
Parulidae
breeding
3
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Black-billed Cuckoo
Cuculiformes
Cuculidae
X
breeding
3 1 1
Setophaga fusca
Blackburnian Warbler
Passeriformes
Parulidae
X
breeding
SC
3
Black-capped Chickadee
Passeriformes
Paridae
X
both
Poecile atricapilla
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