Comparison of North Carolina and South Carolina bird lists
These comparisons are of species on the Definitive or Provisional lists.
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Species recorded in South Carolina but not North Carolina
| Common name | Scientific name | SC status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Apodiformes — Swifts, Hummingbirds | |||
| Family Trochilidae — Hummingbirds | |||
| Blue-throated Mountain-gem | Lampornis clemenciae | Provisional | |
| Order Gruiformes — Rails, Cranes | |||
| Family Gruidae — Cranes | |||
| Whooping Crane | Grus americana | Definitive | NC Not Established |
| Order Charadriiformes — Shorebirds, Gulls, Alcids | |||
| Family Scolopacidae — Sandpipers | |||
| Eskimo Curlew | Numenius borealis | Provisional | |
| Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | Provisional | |
| Order Accipitriformes — Vultures, Osprey, Hawks | |||
| Family Accipitridae — Hawks | |||
| Short-tailed Hawk | Buteo brachyurus | Definitive | |
| Order Passeriformes — Flycatchers, songbirds | |||
| Family Tyrannidae — Flycatchers | |||
| Great Kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | Definitive | |
| Family Parulidae — Wood Warblers | |||
| Hermit Warbler | Setophaga occidentalis | Definitive | |
| Total species | 7 (4 Definitive) | ||
Species recorded in North Carolina but not South Carolina
| Common name | Scientific name | NC status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Anseriformes — Waterfowl | |||
| Family Anatidae — Waterfowl | |||
| Barnacle Goose | Branta leucopsis | Definitive | SC Supplementary: Questionable origin |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | Provisional | |
| White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis | Definitive | |
| Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus | Definitive | |
| Order Galliformes — Quail, Pheasant, Grouse, Turkey | |||
| Family Phasianidae — Pheasants, Grouse, Turkey | |||
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Definitive | SC Supplementary: Not established |
| Order Podicipediformes — Grebes | |||
| Family Podicipedidae — Grebes | |||
| Clark's Grebe | Aechmophorus clarkii | Provisional | |
| Order Columbiformes — Doves and Pigeons | |||
| Family Columbidae — Doves, Pigeons | |||
| White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | Definitive | |
| Order Caprimulgiformes — Nightjars | |||
| Family Caprimulgidae — Nightjars | |||
| Antillean Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii | Definitive | |
| Order Apodiformes — Swifts, Hummingbirds | |||
| Family Apodidae — Swifts | |||
| Cypseloides Swift sp. | Cypseloides sp. | Provisional | |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | Definitive | |
| Family Trochilidae — Hummingbirds | |||
| Mexican Violetear | Colibri thalassinus | Definitive | |
| Green-breasted Mango | Anthracothorax prevostii | Definitive | |
| Order Charadriiformes — Shorebirds, Gulls, Alcids | |||
| Family Charadriidae — Plovers | |||
| Pacific Golden-Plover | Pluvialis fulva | Definitive | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | Definitive | |
| Family Scolopacidae — Sandpipers | |||
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Definitive | SC Supplementary: Hypothetical |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | Definitive | SC Supplementary: Hypothetical |
| Family Stercorariidae — Skuas, Jaegers | |||
| Great Skua | Stercorarius skua | Definitive | |
| Family Alcidae — Alcids | |||
| Atlantic Puffin | Fratercula arctica | Definitive | |
| Family Laridae — Gulls, Terns | |||
| Black-tailed Gull | Larus crassirostris | Provisional | |
| Common Gull | Larus canus | Definitive | |
| Short-billed Gull | Larus brachyrhynchus | Provisional | |
| Elegant Tern | Thalasseus elegans | Definitive | |
| Order Procellariiformes — Tubenoses | |||
| Family Diomedeidae — Albatrosses | |||
| Yellow-nosed Albatross | Thalassarche chlororhynchos | Definitive | |
| Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris | Definitive | |
| Family Oceanitidae — Southern Storm-Petrels | |||
| White-faced Storm-Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | Definitive | |
| Black-bellied Storm-Petrel | Fregetta tropica | Definitive | |
| Family Hydrobatidae — Northern Storm-Petrels | |||
| European Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates pelagicus | Definitive | |
| Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates monorhis | Definitive | |
| Family Procellariidae — Shearwaters, Petrels | |||
| Bermuda Petrel | Pterodroma cahow | Definitive | |
| Zino's Petrel | Pterodroma madeira | Definitive | |
| Tahiti Petrel | Pseudobulweria rostrata | Definitive | |
| Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | Definitive | |
| Cape Verde Shearwater | Calonectris edwardsii | Definitive | |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | Definitive | |
| Order Suliformes — Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorant | |||
| Family Phalacrocoracidae — Cormorants | |||
| Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | Definitive | |
| Order Pelecaniformes — Pelicans, Herons, Ibises | |||
| Family Ardeidae — Herons | |||
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Definitive | |
| Order Falconiformes — Falcons | |||
| Family Falconidae — Falcons | |||
| Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | Provisional | |
| Order Passeriformes — Flycatchers, songbirds | |||
| Family Tyrannidae — Flycatchers | |||
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Empidonax hammondii | Definitive | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Empidonax wrightii | Definitive | |
| Western Flycatcher | Empidonax difficilis | Definitive | |
| Family Vireonidae — Vireos | |||
| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo plumbeus | Definitive | |
| Family Laniidae — Shrikes | |||
| Northern Shrike | Lanius borealis | Definitive | |
| Family Paridae — Chickadees, Titmice | |||
| Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | Definitive | SC Supplementary: Questionable origin |
| Family Hirundinidae — Swallows | |||
| Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | Provisional | |
| Family Turdidae — Thrushes | |||
| Mountain Bluebird | Sialia currucoides | Definitive | |
| Family Muscicapidae — Old World Flycatchers | |||
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | Definitive | SC Supplementary: Questionable origin |
| Family Fringillidae — Finches | |||
| Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla | Definitive | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | Definitive | |
| Family Calcariidae — Longspurs, Snow Bunting | |||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcarius ornatus | Definitive | |
| Thick-billed Longspur | Rhynchophanes mccownii | Definitive | |
| Family Passerellidae — New World Sparrows | |||
| Cassin's Sparrow | Peucaea cassinii | Definitive | |
| Family Icteridae — Blackbirds | |||
| Hooded Oriole | Icterus cucullatus | Definitive | |
| Family Parulidae — Wood Warblers | |||
| Painted Redstart | Myioborus pictus | Definitive | |
| Total species | 53 (46 Definitive) | ||