Birds of South Carolina
        (a partial listing with images)


Perching Birds  

  • American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
  • American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla
  • American Robin, Turdus migratorius
  • Baltimore_Oriole , Icterus galbula
  • Black-and-white Warbler , Mniotilta varia
  • Black-throated Blue Warbler , Dendroica caerulescens
  • Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher , Polioptila caerulea
  • Blue Grosbeak , Guiraca caerulea
  • Blue-headed_Vireo , Vireo solitarius
  • Blue Jay , Cyanocitta cristata
  • Boat-Tailed Grackle, Quiscaluis major
  • Brown Thrasher , Toxostomia rufum
  • Brown-headed Cowbird , Molothrus ater
  • Brown-headed Nuthatch , Sitta pusilla
  • Cardinal , Cardinalis cardinalis
  • Carolina Chickadee, Poecile carolinensis
  • Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus
  • Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Chipping Sparrow , Spizella passerina
  • Common Crow , Corvus brachyrhynchos
  • Common Grackle , Quiscalus quiscula quiscula
  • Common Yellowthroat , Geothlypis trichas
  • Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
  • Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis
  • Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
  • Eastern Meadowlark , Sturnella magna
  • Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
  • Eastern Towhee , Pipilo erythrophthalmus
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee , Contopus virens
  • European Starling , Sturnus vulgaris
  • Field Sparrow , Spizella pusilla
  • Golden_crowned Kinglet , Regulus satrapa
  • Great Crested Flycatcher , Myiarchus crinitus
  • Gray Catbird , Dumetella carolinensis
  • Harris's Sparrow , Zonotrichia querula
  • House Finch , Carpodacus mexicanus
  • House Sparrow , Passer domesticus
  • Indigo Bunting , Passerina cyanea
  • Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius lodovicianus
  • Louisiana Water Thrush, Seiurus motacilla
  • Magnolia Warbler, Dendroica magnolia
  • Mockingbird , Mimus polyglottos
  • Nashville Warbler , Vermivora ruficapilla
  • Northern Parula , Mimus polyglottos
  • Orchard Oriole , Icterus spurius
  • Pine Warbler , Dendroica pinus
  • Prairie Warbler , Protonotaria citrea
  • Prothonotary Warbler , Protonotaria citrea
  • Purple Finch , Carpodacus puroureus
  • Red-eyed Vireo , Vireo olivaceus
  • Red-Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
  • Rose-Breasted Grosbeak , Pheucticus ludovicianus
  • Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula
  • Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris
  • Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus
  • Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus
  • Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
  • Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra
  • Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana
  • Tufted Titmouse , Baeolophus bicolor
  • White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis
  • White-eyed Vireo, Vireo griseus
  • White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus
  • Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens
  • Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons
  • Yellow-throated Warbler, Dendroica dominica
  • Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia



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    September 20, 2012
    Contact: Gene Ott