Birds of North Carolina
The 150 most-observed birds in North Carolina, ranked by how often they turn up in the record. Tap any bird for its map and seasonal timing here.
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Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata47 obstiming → - 2
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis39 obstiming → - 3
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor31 obstiming → - 4
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos30 obstiming → - 5
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis28 obstiming → - 6
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias26 obstiming → - 7
American RobinTurdus migratorius23 obstiming → - 8
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis23 obstiming → - 9Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus22 obstiming →
- 10
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens22 obstiming → - 11
Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis21 obstiming → - 12
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata19 obstiming → - 13
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus18 obstiming → - 14
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus18 obstiming → - 15
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe16 obstiming → - 16Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus16 obstiming →
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American GoldfinchSpinus tristis15 obstiming → - 18
Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum13 obstiming → - 19
Canada GooseBranta canadensis13 obstiming → - 20
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura13 obstiming → - 21Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula13 obstiming →
- 22
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina13 obstiming → - 23
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos13 obstiming → - 24
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo12 obstiming → - 25
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla12 obstiming → - 26
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis11 obstiming → - 27
OspreyPandion haliaetus10 obstiming → - 28
Turkey VultureCathartes aura10 obstiming → - 29
MallardAnas platyrhynchos10 obstiming → - 30
Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla10 obstiming → - 31
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis9 obstiming → - 32
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus9 obstiming → - 33
Barred OwlStrix varia9 obstiming → - 34
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus9 obstiming → - 35
Great EgretArdea alba8 obstiming → - 36
Black VultureCoragyps atratus8 obstiming → - 37Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus8 obstiming →
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Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis8 obstiming → - 39
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius7 obstiming → - 40
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis7 obstiming → - 41
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus7 obstiming → - 42
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus6 obstiming → - 43
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia6 obstiming → - 44
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris6 obstiming → - 45Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus6 obstiming →
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Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis6 obstiming → - 47Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus5 obstiming →
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Northern ParulaSetophaga americana5 obstiming → - 49
Purple MartinProgne subis5 obstiming → - 50
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus5 obstiming → - 51
Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major5 obstiming → - 52
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus5 obstiming → - 53Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus5 obstiming →
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Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater5 obstiming → - 55
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula5 obstiming → - 56
Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus5 obstiming → - 57
SanderlingCalidris alba5 obstiming → - 58Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus4 obstiming →
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Summer TanagerPiranga rubra4 obstiming → - 60Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor4 obstiming →
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Green HeronButorides virescens4 obstiming → - 62
Rock DoveColumba livia4 obstiming → - 63Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps4 obstiming →
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Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus4 obstiming → - 65Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus4 obstiming →
- 66
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus4 obstiming → - 67
House SparrowPasser domesticus4 obstiming → - 68
American KestrelFalco sparverius3 obstiming → - 69
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana3 obstiming → - 70
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla3 obstiming → - 71
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus3 obstiming → - 72
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata3 obstiming → - 73
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons3 obstiming → - 74
Pine SiskinSpinus pinus3 obstiming → - 75WilletTringa semipalmata3 obstiming →
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Blue-grey GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea3 obstiming → - 77
American White IbisEudocimus albus3 obstiming → - 78
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens3 obstiming → - 79
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica3 obstiming → - 80Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus3 obstiming →
- 81
Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia3 obstiming → - 82Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris3 obstiming →
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Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea3 obstiming → - 84
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis2 obstiming → - 85Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius2 obstiming →
- 86
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2 obstiming → - 87Field SparrowSpizella pusilla2 obstiming →
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Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius2 obstiming → - 89
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea2 obstiming → - 90Royal TernThalasseus maximus2 obstiming →
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Northern RavenCorvus corax2 obstiming → - 92
Common MerganserMergus merganser2 obstiming → - 93
Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus2 obstiming → - 94
Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis2 obstiming → - 95Wood DuckAix sponsa2 obstiming →
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RazorbillAlca torda2 obstiming → - 97
Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca2 obstiming → - 98
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum2 obstiming → - 99
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla2 obstiming → - 100
Common LoonGavia immer2 obstiming → - 101
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum2 obstiming → - 102
Snowy EgretEgretta thula2 obstiming → - 103
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis2 obstiming → - 104
BuffleheadBucephala albeola2 obstiming → - 105
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea2 obstiming → - 106
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea2 obstiming → - 107
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas2 obstiming → - 108
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia2 obstiming → - 109
Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata2 obstiming → - 110
Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina2 obstiming → - 111
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus2 obstiming → - 112Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis2 obstiming →
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Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon2 obstiming → - 114
Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus2 obstiming → - 115
Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla2 obstiming → - 116
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus2 obstiming → - 117
Black ScoterMelanitta americana1 obstiming → - 118
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus1 obstiming → - 119
Brown CreeperCerthia americana1 obstiming → - 120
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata1 obstiming → - 121Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata1 obstiming →
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Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus1 obstiming → - 123
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus1 obstiming → - 124
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata1 obstiming → - 125
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla1 obstiming → - 126
Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja1 obstiming → - 127DunlinCalidris alpina1 obstiming →
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Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres1 obstiming → - 129
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax1 obstiming → - 130
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea1 obstiming → - 131
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus1 obstiming → - 132
Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons1 obstiming → - 133
Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis1 obstiming → - 134
Common NighthawkChordeiles minor1 obstiming → - 135
Virginia RailRallus limicola1 obstiming → - 136Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magna1 obstiming →
- 137Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii1 obstiming →
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GadwallMareca strepera1 obstiming → - 139Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola1 obstiming →
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SoraPorzana carolina1 obstiming → - 141
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis1 obstiming → - 142
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus1 obstiming → - 143
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes1 obstiming → - 144Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum1 obstiming →
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Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus1 obstiming → - 146
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus1 obstiming → - 147
American CootFulica americana1 obstiming → - 148Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator1 obstiming →
- 149Black SkimmerRynchops niger1 obstiming →
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Eastern Wood PeweeContopus virens1 obstiming →
Data: iNaturalist research-grade observations (CC0 / CC-BY), via GBIF. Excludes eBird.