South Carolina Checklist
Species data
Abundance Presence
Double-crest. Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Coastal Flatwoods 0.04
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
Coastal Flatwoods 0.03
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Coastal Flatwoods 0.9
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Great Egret
Casmerodius albus
Coastal Flatwoods 1.3
Upper Coastal Plain 2.6
Southern Piedmont 0.01
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Coastal Flatwoods 0.5
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Southern Piedmont 0.09
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Coastal Flatwoods 7.8
Upper Coastal Plain 8.3
Southern Piedmont 1.0
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Coastal Flatwoods 1.1
Upper Coastal Plain 1.0
Southern Piedmont 0.7
Black-crn. Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Coastal Flatwoods 0.01
Yellow-crn. Night Heron
Nycticorax violacus
Coastal Flatwoods 0.04
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Coastal Flatwoods 1.9
Upper Coastal Plain 3.2
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Coastal Flatwoods 0.2
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Coastal Flatwoods 0.05
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Southern Piedmont 0.5
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Coastal Flatwoods 0.3
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Southern Piedmont 0.1
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Upper Coastal Plain 0.03
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Coastal Flatwoods 1.1
Upper Coastal Plain 1.0
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Coastal Flatwoods 1.1
Upper Coastal Plain 0.8
Southern Piedmont 1.0
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Coastal Flatwoods 0.05
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Coastal Flatwoods 0.09
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Coastal Flatwoods 0.3
Upper Coastal Plain 0.05
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Coastal Flatwoods 0.03
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Coastal Flatwoods 1.9
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Southern Piedmont 1.1
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Coastal Flatwoods 0.02
Upper Coastal Plain 0.08
Southern Piedmont 0.1
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Coastal Flatwoods 0.3
Upper Coastal Plain 0.9
Southern Piedmont 1.1
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Coastal Flatwoods 0.2
Upper Coastal Plain 0.04
Southern Piedmont 0.01
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Coastal Flatwoods 0.2
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Coastal Flatwoods 17.6
Upper Coastal Plain 33.0
Southern Piedmont 19.5
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Coastal Flatwoods 0.2
Upper Coastal Plain 0.7
Southern Piedmont 1.6
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Coastal Flatwoods 0.03
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Southern Piedmont 0.03
Rock Dove
Columba livia
Coastal Flatwoods 0.6
Upper Coastal Plain 5.6
Southern Piedmont 0.6
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Coastal Flatwoods 19.4
Upper Coastal Plain 48.6
Southern Piedmont 26.5
Common Ground-dove
Columbina passerina
Coastal Flatwoods 0.01
Upper Coastal Plain 0.08
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Coastal Flatwoods 6.7
Upper Coastal Plain 4.3
Southern Piedmont 6.9
Eastern Screech-owl
Otus asio
Coastal Flatwoods 0.04
Upper Coastal Plain 0.06
Southern Piedmont 0.03
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Coastal Flatwoods 0.06
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Southern Piedmont 0.03
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Coastal Flatwoods 0.5
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Southern Piedmont 0.09
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Coastal Flatwoods 0.6
Upper Coastal Plain 1.3
Southern Piedmont 0.04
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Coastal Flatwoods 1.7
Upper Coastal Plain 2.2
Southern Piedmont 2.0
Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus
Coastal Flatwoods 0.2
Upper Coastal Plain 0.6
Southern Piedmont 0.8
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Coastal Flatwoods 9.6
Upper Coastal Plain 14.8
Southern Piedmont 22.9
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Coastal Flatwoods 1.0
Upper Coastal Plain 0.6
Southern Piedmont 1.1
Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon
Coastal Flatwoods 0.02
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Southern Piedmont 0.5
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Coastal Flatwoods 2.7
Upper Coastal Plain 1.9
Southern Piedmont 0.3
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Coastal Flatwoods 16.6
Upper Coastal Plain 11.9
Southern Piedmont 8.8
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Coastal Flatwoods 4.3
Upper Coastal Plain 3.3
Southern Piedmont 3.4
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Coastal Flatwoods 0.2
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Southern Piedmont 0.6
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Picoides borealis
Coastal Flatwoods 0.8
Upper Coastal Plain 0.7
Yellow-shafted Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Coastal Flatwoods 1.9
Upper Coastal Plain 2.9
Southern Piedmont 2.6
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Coastal Flatwoods 2.9
Upper Coastal Plain 2.1
Southern Piedmont 1.6
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Coastal Flatwoods 6.7
Upper Coastal Plain 2.7
Southern Piedmont 6.1
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Coastal Flatwoods 4.3
Upper Coastal Plain 1.4
Southern Piedmont 1.3
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Coastal Flatwoods 0.03
Upper Coastal Plain 0.08
Southern Piedmont 4.5
Grt. Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Coastal Flatwoods 12.3
Upper Coastal Plain 9.1
Southern Piedmont 5.9
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Coastal Flatwoods 4.0
Upper Coastal Plain 10.8
Southern Piedmont 6.1
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Upper Coastal Plain 0.5
Southern Piedmont 0.03
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Coastal Flatwoods 12.1
Upper Coastal Plain 13.6
Southern Piedmont 15.3
N. Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Coastal Flatwoods 0.2
Upper Coastal Plain 0.5
Southern Piedmont 1.2
Cliff Swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Coastal Flatwoods 1.7
Upper Coastal Plain 6.0
Southern Piedmont 7.5
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Coastal Flatwoods 14.5
Upper Coastal Plain 21.6
Southern Piedmont 21.9
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Coastal Flatwoods 23.6
Upper Coastal Plain 25.0
Southern Piedmont 47.2
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Coastal Flatwoods 10.5
Upper Coastal Plain 6.8
Southern Piedmont 1.8
Carolina Chickadee
Parus carolinensis
Coastal Flatwoods 10.1
Upper Coastal Plain 6.8
Southern Piedmont 15.3
Tufted Titmouse
Parus bicolor
Coastal Flatwoods 14.6
Upper Coastal Plain 11.4
Southern Piedmont 17.5
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Coastal Flatwoods 1.3
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla
Coastal Flatwoods 3.3
Upper Coastal Plain 2.6
Southern Piedmont 4.8
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Coastal Flatwoods 28.4
Upper Coastal Plain 22.2
Southern Piedmont 28.8
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Coastal Flatwoods 12.5
Upper Coastal Plain 6.1
Southern Piedmont 8.8
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Coastal Flatwoods 5.8
Upper Coastal Plain 6.3
Southern Piedmont 14.0
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Coastal Flatwoods 9.7
Upper Coastal Plain 6.6
Southern Piedmont 9.3
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Coastal Flatwoods 1.1
Upper Coastal Plain 4.2
Southern Piedmont 18.0
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Coastal Flatwoods 1.3
Upper Coastal Plain 1.7
Southern Piedmont 1.6
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Coastal Flatwoods 17.6
Upper Coastal Plain 30.9
Southern Piedmont 22.8
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Coastal Flatwoods 4.5
Upper Coastal Plain 6.1
Southern Piedmont 7.7
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Upper Coastal Plain 0.05
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
Coastal Flatwoods 1.0
Upper Coastal Plain 2.8
Southern Piedmont 0.5
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Coastal Flatwoods 8.9
Upper Coastal Plain 25.6
Southern Piedmont 27.0
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Coastal Flatwoods 16.2
Upper Coastal Plain 3.2
Southern Piedmont 5.1
Solitary Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Coastal Flatwoods 0.01
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Coastal Flatwoods 2.3
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Southern Piedmont 1.6
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Coastal Flatwoods 6.0
Upper Coastal Plain 2.1
Southern Piedmont 10.0
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Coastal Flatwoods 9.9
Upper Coastal Plain 2.5
Southern Piedmont 1.0
Yellow Warbler
Dendroica petechia
Southern Piedmont 0.01
Black-th. Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
Coastal Flatwoods 0.01
Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
Coastal Flatwoods 2.4
Upper Coastal Plain 0.9
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus
Coastal Flatwoods 11.5
Upper Coastal Plain 12.2
Southern Piedmont 20.1
Prairie Warbler
Dendroica discolor
Coastal Flatwoods 0.4
Upper Coastal Plain 1.5
Southern Piedmont 4.9
Black-&-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Upper Coastal Plain 0.06
Southern Piedmont 0.7
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Upper Coastal Plain 0.06
Southern Piedmont 0.03
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Coastal Flatwoods 2.9
Upper Coastal Plain 2.3
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorus
Coastal Flatwoods 0.01
Southern Piedmont 0.01
Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Coastal Flatwoods 0.04
Southern Piedmont 0.1
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Southern Piedmont 0.4
Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
Coastal Flatwoods 0.03
Upper Coastal Plain 0.08
Southern Piedmont 0.1
Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus
Coastal Flatwoods 0.7
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Southern Piedmont 0.8
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Coastal Flatwoods 14.5
Upper Coastal Plain 4.3
Southern Piedmont 5.4
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Coastal Flatwoods 2.7
Upper Coastal Plain 0.6
Southern Piedmont 0.5
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Coastal Flatwoods 12.5
Upper Coastal Plain 6.1
Southern Piedmont 14.2
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Coastal Flatwoods 11.1
Upper Coastal Plain 7.9
Southern Piedmont 8.0
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Southern Piedmont 0.2
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Coastal Flatwoods 34.0
Upper Coastal Plain 38.2
Southern Piedmont 40.5
Blue Grosbeak
Guiraca caerulea
Coastal Flatwoods 8.2
Upper Coastal Plain 13.2
Southern Piedmont 9.7
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Coastal Flatwoods 21.0
Upper Coastal Plain 18.8
Southern Piedmont 30.1
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Coastal Flatwoods 1.6
Upper Coastal Plain 0.6
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Southern Piedmont 0.03
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Coastal Flatwoods 19.7
Upper Coastal Plain 17.5
Southern Piedmont 25.1
Bachman's Sparrow
Aimophila aestivalis
Coastal Flatwoods 1.8
Upper Coastal Plain 1.4
Southern Piedmont 0.3
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Coastal Flatwoods 2.3
Upper Coastal Plain 3.4
Southern Piedmont 17.4
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Coastal Flatwoods 0.4
Upper Coastal Plain 6.7
Southern Piedmont 15.7
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Upper Coastal Plain 0.07
Southern Piedmont 3.2
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Southern Piedmont 1.4
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Coastal Flatwoods 1.4
Upper Coastal Plain 9.4
Southern Piedmont 7.2
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Coastal Flatwoods 0.9
Upper Coastal Plain 10.6
Southern Piedmont 18.4
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Coastal Flatwoods 27.8
Upper Coastal Plain 69.4
Southern Piedmont 35.5
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Coastal Flatwoods 7.3
Upper Coastal Plain 4.7
Southern Piedmont 5.7
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Coastal Flatwoods 10.1
Upper Coastal Plain 11.7
Southern Piedmont 3.3
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Southern Piedmont 0.03
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Southern Piedmont 3.3
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Southern Piedmont 3.2
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Coastal Flatwoods 4.0
Upper Coastal Plain 18.3
Southern Piedmont 10.1