Species List

 

Cumulative list of species seen by all UNC-Charlotte Ornithology classes since 1995

Biology 4000 Ornithology
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Gaviiformes
Loons/Gaviiidae Gaviidae
Common Loon Gavia immer x b b b
Podicipediformes
Grebes/Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe Podylimbus podiceps x x,b x,b x,b x,b
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus b b
Pelecaniformes
Boobies and Gannets/ Sulidae
Sulidae
Northern Gannet Sula bassanus x b b b
Pelicans/Pelecanidae Pelecanidae
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis x b b b b
Cormorants/ Phalacrocoracidae
Phalocrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus x b b b b
Anhingas/Anhingidae Anhingidae
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga b b*
Ciconiiformes
Bitterns and Herons/ Ardeidae
Ardeidae
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodius x x,b x,b x,b x,b x
Great Egret Casmerodius albus x b b b b
Snowy Egret Egretta thula x b b b b
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea x b b b
Tricolored (Louisiana) Heron Egretta tricolor x b b b b
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens x
Green-backed Heron Butoroides virescens b b b b
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis x z b b b
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax x b
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax violaceus x
Ibises and Spoonbills/ Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae
White Ibis Eudocimus aalbus x b
Glossy Ibis b
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja x
Storks/Ciconiidae Ciconiidae
Wood Stork Mycteria americana x
Anseriformes
Ducks and Geese/Anatidae Anatidae
Canada Goose Branta canadensis x x,b x x,b x,b x
Mallard Anas playrhynchos x,b x,b x,b x,b x
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi b
Canvasback Aythya valisineria x x
Ring-necked Duck Aythya colaris x x
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis x x,b x
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Scaup (sp?) Aythya sp. x
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola x,b x,b x x
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis x x x
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus x x
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator b b b b
American Widgeon Mareca americana b
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata x
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors x z,b b b b
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca x,b x
Northern Pintail Anas acuta x
Wood Duck Aix sponsa z x b* x
Falconiformes
New World Vultures/ Cathartidae
Cathartidade
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus x x x b
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura x x,b x,b x,b x,b* x
Hawks, Eagles & Accipitridae
Ospreys/Accipitridae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus x x,b b b b
Bald Eagle Haliaetus leucocephalus x b b b b
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus b b
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus b b
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperi x,b x x x
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus x x x,b x,b x x
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus x x x
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis x x,b x,b x,b x,b* x
Caracaras and Falcons/ Falconidae
Falconidae
American Kestrel Falco sparverius x x x x
Merlin Falco columbarius x b b
Peregrine Falco peregrinus x b b
Galliformes
Quail, Grouse, Turkeys/ Phasianidae
Phasianidae
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus x
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo x b
Gruiformes
Rails and Coots/Rallidae Rallidae
Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris x b b b b
Sora Porzana carolina x b b
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus x b b b b
American Coot Fulica americana x b b b x,b x
Charadriiformes
Plovers/Charadriidae Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola x b b b b
Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia x b b b
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus x b b b b
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus