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Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
This checklist includes all bird species found in Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 7
Number of introduced species: 5
Last modified: 2024-11-27
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| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | |
| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | Introduced species |
| Trumpeter Swan | Cygnus buccinator | Rare/Accidental |
| Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus | |
| Cackling Goose | Branta hutchinsii | Rare/Accidental |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
| Snow Goose | Anser caerulescens | |
| Ross's Goose | Anser rossii | |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
| Black Scoter | Melanitta americana | Near-threatened |
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | |
| Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | |
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | |
| Goosander | Mergus merganser | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | |
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | |
| Redhead | Aythya americana | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | |
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | |
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| American Black Duck | Anas rubripes | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
| Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | |
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| Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | Near-threatened |
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| Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | |
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| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | |
| Slavonian Grebe | Podiceps auritus | Vulnerable |
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| Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Introduced species |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | |
| Eastern Whip-poor-will | Antrostomus vociferus | Near-threatened |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Antrostomus carolinensis | Near-threatened |
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| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | Vulnerable |
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | |
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| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | |
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| Clapper Rail | Rallus longirostris | |
| King Rail | Rallus elegans | |
| Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | |
| Sora | Porzana carolina | |
| Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | |
| American Coot | Fulica americana | |
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| Sandhill Crane | Antigone canadensis | |
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| Great Northern Diver | Gavia immer | |
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| Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | |
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| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | |
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | |
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| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | |
| Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | |
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| White Ibis | Eudocimus albus | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
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| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | |
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| Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga | |
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| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Vulnerable |
| American Golden Plover | Pluvialis dominica | |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | |
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Near-threatened |
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| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Near-threatened |
| Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | Near-threatened |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Near-threatened |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | Near-threatened |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | Vulnerable |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | Near-threatened |
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | Vulnerable |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | Near-threatened |
| American Woodcock | Scolopax minor | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | |
| Willet | Tringa semipalmata | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | Vulnerable |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Near-threatened |
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| Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger | |
| Bonaparte's Gull | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | |
| Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
| American Herring Gull | Larus smithsonianus | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | |
| Least Tern | Sternula antillarum | |
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
| Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | |
| Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus | |
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| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | |
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | |
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | |
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | Rare/Accidental |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
| Rough-legged Buzzard | Buteo lagopus | |
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| Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
| Eastern Screech Owl | Megascops asio | |
| Barred Owl | Strix varia | |
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | |
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| Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | |
| Red-cockaded Woodpecker | Picoides borealis | Near-threatened |
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| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | Rare/Accidental |
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | |
| Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | Rare/Accidental |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | Near-threatened |
| Eastern Wood Pewee | Contopus virens | |
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| White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | |
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| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | Near-threatened |
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| Fish Crow | Corvus ossifragus | |
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | |
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| House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | Introduced species |
| Purple Finch | Haemorhous purpureus | |
| Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | |
| American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | |
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| Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | |
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| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida | |
| Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | |
| Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | |
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerella iliaca | |
| Le Conte's Sparrow | Ammospiza leconteii | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
| Henslow's Sparrow | Centronyx henslowii | |
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | |
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| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | |
| Worm-eating Warbler | Helmitheros vermivorum | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Parkesia motacilla | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | |
| Swainson's Warbler | Limnothlypis swainsonii | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Geothlypis formosa | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
| Hooded Warbler | Setophaga citrina | |
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | |
| Cape May Warbler | Setophaga tigrina | |
| Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia | |
| Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | Near-threatened |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Setophaga caerulescens | |
| Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | |
| Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Setophaga dominica | |
| Prairie Warbler | Setophaga discolor | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Setophaga virens | |
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| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | |
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | Near-threatened |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | Vulnerable |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | |
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | Near-threatened |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus major | |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | |
| Dickcissel | Spiza americana | |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | |
| Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | |
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | |
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| Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Poecile carolinensis | |
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| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
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| Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | |
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | |
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | |
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| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | |
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| American Treecreeper | Certhia americana | |
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| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sitta pusilla | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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| Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | |
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | |
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | |
| Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | |
| Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | |
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | |
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| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | |
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | |
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| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
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| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | |
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | |
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | |
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