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
1 1 1 1 Catharus minimus
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Passeriformes
Turdidae
X
non-breeding
13 10 14 Ardea herodias
Great Blue Heron
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae
both
4
Myiarchus crinitus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Passeriformes
Tyrannidae
breeding
13 8 20 Ardea alba
Great Egret
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae
both
6
Bubo virginianus
Great Horned Owl
Strigiformes
Strigidae
both
6 Aythya marila
Greater Scaup
Anseriformes
Anatidae
X
non-breeding
3 3 8 Tringa melanoleuca
Greater Yellowlegs
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
non-breeding
15 12 9 16 Butorides virescens
Green Heron
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae
breeding
4 4 2 10 Anas crecca
Green-winged Teal
Anseriformes
Anatidae
X
non-breeding
4 4
4 Picoides villosus
Hairy woodpecker
Piciformes
Picidae
X
both
2 1 1 6 Catharus guttatus
Hermit Thrush
Passeriformes
Turdidae
X
both
2
5 Larus argentatus
Herring Gull
Charadriiformes Laridae
X
both
4 6 3 7 Lophodytes cucullatus
Hooded Merganser
Anseriformes
Anatidae
X
both
3 3
6 Setophaga citrina
Hooded Warbler
Passeriformes
Parulidae
breeding
1 Podiceps auritus
Horned Grebe
Podicipediformes Podicipedidae
X
non-breeding
1
Eremophila alpestris
Horned Lark
Passeriformes
Alaudidae
both
3
Passerina cyanea
Indigo Bunting
Passeriformes
Cardinalidae
breeding
1
1 Charadrius vociferus
Killdeer
Charadriiformes Charadriidae
both
3 6 Ammodramus leconteii
Le Conte's Sparrow
Passeriformes
Emberizidae
X
H
non-breeding
2
Empidonax minimus
Least Flycatcher
Passeriformes
Tyrannidae
X
breeding
1 Calidris minutilla
Least Sandpiper
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
non-breeding
2 2 1 6 Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup
Anseriformes
Anatidae
X
non-breeding
3 3 8 Tringa flavipes
Lesser Yellowlegs
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
non-breeding
2 2 2 2 Melospiza lincolnii
Lincoln's Sparrow
Passeriformes
Emberizidae
non-breeding
2 1 5 Limnodromus scolopaceus
Long-billed Dowitcher
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
X
X
non-breeding
1 1 2 2 Parkesia motacilla
Louisiana Waterthrush
Passeriformes
Parulidae
M
breeding
1
Setophaga magnolia
Magnolia Warbler
Passeriformes
Parulidae
X
breeding
7 Cistothorus palustris
Marsh Wren
Passeriformes
Troglodytidae
X
both
4
2 4 Falco columbarius
Merlin
Falconiformes
Falconidae
non-breeding
2 Ictinia mississippiensis
Mississippi Kite
Falconiformes
Accipitridae
X
breeding
10 14 14 20 Zenaida macroura
Mourning Dove
Columbiformes Columbidae
X
both
4 3
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Nashville Warbler
Passeriformes
Parulidae
non-breeding
2 4
4 Colaptes auratus
Northern Flicker
Piciformes
Picidae
both
1 Morus bassanus
Northern Gannet
Suliformes
Sulidae
X
non-breeding
5 Circus cyaneus
Northern Harrier
Falconiformes
Accipitridae
X
both
2
Setophaga americana
Northern Parula
Passeriformes
Parulidae
X
breeding
1 2 1 6 Anas acuta
Northern Pintail
Anseriformes
Anatidae
X
non-breeding
1 2 1 5 Anas clypeata
Northern Shoveler
Anseriformes
Anatidae
X
non-breeding
1
Contopus cooperi
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Passeriformes
Tyrannidae
X
non-breeding
4 Oreothlypis celata
Orange-crowned Warbler
Passeriformes
Parulidae
non-breeding
1 1
1 Icterus spurius
Orchard Oriole
Passeriformes
Icteridae
breeding
3
Ovenbird
Passeriformes
Parulidae
breeding
Seiurus aurocapilla
3 1 1 2 Vireo philadelphicus
Philadelphia Vireo
Passeriformes
Vireonidae
X
non-breeding
5 4 5 Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
Podicipediformes Podicipedidae
X
both
3
Dryocopus pileatus
Pileated Woodpecker
Piciformes
Picidae
both
1
Spinus pinus
Pine Siskin
Passeriformes
Fringillidae
X
both
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