Birds of South Carolina Species Listing
List Order Name	Common Name	Scientific Name	Type Category
Anhinga	Anhinga	Anhinga anhinga	Diving Birds
Blackbird	Boat-Tailed Grackle	Quiscaluis major	Perching Birds
Blackbird	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula quiscula	Perching Birds
Blackbird	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Perching Birds
Blackbird	Red-Winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Perching Birds
Bluebird	Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	Perching Birds
Bunting	Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Perching Birds
Cardinal	Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Perching Birds
Catbird	Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Perching Birds
Chickadee	Carolina Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis	Perching Birds
Coot	American Coot	Fulica americana	Duck-like Birds
Cormorant	Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Diving Birds
Cowbird	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Perching Birds
Crow	Common Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	Perching Birds
Cuckoo	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Perching Birds
Dove	Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaoto	Ground Birds
Dove	Mourning Dove	Mimus polyglottos	Ground Birds
Dove	Rock Dove (City Pigeon)	Columba livia	Ground Birds
Duck	Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Duck-like Birds
Duck	Mallard Duck	Anas platyrhynchos	Duck-like Birds
Duck	Northern Pintail Duck	Anas acuta	Duck-like Birds
Eagle	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Prey Birds
Eagle	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Prey Birds
Egret	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Wading Birds
Egret	Great Egret	Ardea alba	Wading Birds
Egret	Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Wading Birds
Falcon	American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Prey Birds
Finch	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	Perching Birds
Flycatcher	Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	Perching Birds
Flycatcher	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	Perching Birds
Gnatcatcher	Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	Perching Birds
Goldfinch	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	Perching Birds
Goose	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Duck-like Birds
Grebe	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Duck-like Birds
Grosbeak	Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca caerulea	Perching Birds
Grosbeak	Rose-Breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Perching Birds
Gull	Laughing Gull	Larus atricilla	Shore Birds
Gull	Least Tern	Sterna albifrons	Shore Birds
Gull	Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Shore Birds
Hawk	Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	Prey Birds
Hawk	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	Prey Birds
Hawk	Northern Harrier Hawk	Circus cyaneus	Prey Birds
Hawk	Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus	Prey Birds
Hawk	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Prey Birds
Hawk	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	Prey Birds
Heron	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Wading Birds
Heron	Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Wading Birds
Heron	Green Heron	Butorides striatus	Wading Birds
Heron	Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	Wading Birds
Heron	Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Wading Birds
Hummingbird	Ruby-Throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	Perching Birds
Ibis	White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	Wading Birds
Jay	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	Perching Birds
Junco	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	Perching Birds
Killdeer	Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Ground Birds
Kingbird	Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Perching Birds
Kingfisher	Belted Kingfisher	Belted Kingfisher	Diving Birds
Kinglet	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula	Perching Birds
Kinglet	Golden-Crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	Perching Birds
Kite	Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis	Prey Birds
Kite	Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus	Prey Birds
Meadowlark	Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna	Perching Birds
Mockingbird	Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Perching Birds
Moorhen	Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Wading Birds
Nightjar	Chuck-wills-widow	Caprimulgus carolinensis	Swallow-like Birds
Nuthatch	Brown-headed Nuthatch	Sitta pusilla	Perching Birds
Nuthatch	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	Perching Birds
Oriole	Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	Perching Birds
Owl	Barred Owl	Strix varia	Prey Birds
Owl	Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	Prey Birds
Pelican	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Diving Birds
Pewee	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	Perching Birds
Phoebe	Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	Perching Birds
Plover	Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Shore Birds
Plover	Wilson's Plover	Charadrius wilsonia	Shore Birds
Quail	Northern Bobwhite (Quail)	Colinus virginianus	Ground Birds
Redstart	American Redstart	AmSetophaga ruticilla	Perching Birds
Robin	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Perching Birds
Sanderling	Sanderling	Calidris alba	Shore Birds
Shrike	Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius lodovicianus	Perching Birds
Sparrow	Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Perching Birds
Sparrow	Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	Perching Birds
Sparrow	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Perching Birds
Sparrow	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Perching Birds
Sparrow	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	Perching Birds
Stilt	Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	Shore Birds
Stork	Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	Wading Birds
Swallow	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Swallow-like Birds
Swallow	Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Swallow-like Birds
Swallow	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Swallow-like Birds
Swallow	Purple Martin	Progne subis	Swallow-like Birds
Swallow	Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Swallow-like Birds
Tanager	Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	Perching Birds
Tern	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Shore Birds
Thrasher	Brown Thrasher	Toxostomia rufum	Perching Birds
Titmouse	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	Perching Birds
Towhee	Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Perching Birds
Turkey	Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Ground Birds
Vireo	Blue-headed_Vireo	Vireo solitarius	Perching Birds
Vulture	Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	Prey Birds
Vulture	Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Prey Birds
Warbler	Black-throated Blue Warbler	Dendroica caerulescens	Perching Birds
Warbler	Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Perching Birds
Warbler	Magnolia Warbler	Dendroica magnolia	Perching Birds
Warbler	Pine Warbler	Dendroica pinus	Perching Birds
Warbler	Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	Perching Birds
Warbler	Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	Perching Birds
Warbler	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica coronata	Perching Birds
Waxwing	Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Perching Birds
Willet	Willet	Catoptrophorus semipalmatus	Shore Birds
Woodcock	American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	Ground Birds
Woodpecker	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	Woodpeckers
Woodpecker	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	Woodpeckers
Woodpecker	Northern Flicker	Colapted auratus	Woodpeckers
Woodpecker	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	Woodpeckers
Woodpecker	Red-cockaded Woodpecker	Picoides borealis	Woodpeckers
Woodpecker	Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Woodpeckers
Woodpecker	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Woodpeckers
Wren	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	Perching Birds
Yellowlegs	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Wading Birds
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