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Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge
This checklist includes all bird species found in Roanoke River 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: Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 2
Number of introduced species: 2
Last modified: 2024-11-27
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| Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus | |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | |
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| American Black Duck | Anas rubripes | |
| 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 | |
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| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | |
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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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| Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | |
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| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | |
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| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | |
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
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| White Ibis | Eudocimus albus | |
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| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | |
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| Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga | |
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| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Near-threatened |
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| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | |
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| Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | |
| American Herring Gull | Larus smithsonianus | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | |
| Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | |
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| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | |
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | |
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
| Mississippi Kite | Ictinia mississippiensis | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | |
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| Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| 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 | |
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| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | |
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| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
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| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | |
| 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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| 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 Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | |
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| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | |
| Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | |
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | |
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | |
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| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Parkesia motacilla | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | |
| Swainson's Warbler | Limnothlypis swainsonii | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Geothlypis formosa | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | |
| Hooded Warbler | Setophaga citrina | |
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | |
| Cerulean Warbler | Setophaga cerulea | Near-threatened |
| Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | |
| Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Setophaga caerulescens | |
| 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 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | Near-threatened |
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | |
| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | Vulnerable |
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | Near-threatened |
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| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | |
| 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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| Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| 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 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | |
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| Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | |
| 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 | |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Catharus minimus | |
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | |
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