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The northern cardinal is the state bird of North Carolina. This list of birds of North Carolina includes species documented in the U.S. state of North Carolina and accepted by the North Carolina Bird Records Committee (NCBRC) of the Carolina Bird Club. As of January 2020, there are 479 species and a species pair definitively included in the ...
Averaging 35.5 cm (14.0 in) and 370 g (13 oz), it rivals the green-winged teal as the smallest American duck. The bufflehead has a wingspan of 21.6 in (55 cm). [7] Adult males are striking black and white, with iridescent green and purple heads and a large white patch behind the eye.
The black-headed duck is the most basal living member of its subfamily, and it lacks the stiff tail and swollen bill of its relatives. Overall much resembling a fairly typical diving duck, [5] its plumage and other peculiarities indicate it may not be a very close relative of the other stiff-tailed ducks, but rather the product of convergent evolution from the ancestors of the stiff-tailed ducks.
Black-headed duck: Heteronetta atricapilla (Merrem, 1841) 166 Masked duck: Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) 167 Ruddy duck: Oxyura jamaicensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 168 Andean duck: Oxyura ferruginea (Eyton, 1838) 169 Lake duck: Oxyura vittata (Philippi, 1860) 170 Blue-billed duck: Oxyura australis Gould, 1837: 171 Maccoa duck: Oxyura maccoa ...
Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes, and skimmers. They are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia (NC) Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan
The male has a dark head with a green to purple sheen, a black breast, a light back, a black tail, and a white underside. The drake or male is larger and has a more rounded head than the female. The drake's belly and flanks are a bright white. Its neck, breast, and tail feathers are glossy black, while its lower flanks are vermiculated grey.
A pair of immature white Ibis forage on Sept. 21, 2023 in the marshes of Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge near Hilton Head Island. As juveniles, these birds are different in color.
The American black duck (Anas rubripes) is a large dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was described by William Brewster in 1902. It is the heaviest species in the genus Anas , weighing 720–1,640 g (1.59–3.62 lb) on average and measuring 54–59 cm (21–23 in) in length with an 88–95 cm (35–37 in) wingspan .