Official list of the birds of the Carolinas

This is a list of all species accepted by the Bird Records Committees of North Carolina as of its annual report for 2007 and South Carolina as of its annual report for 2006. Taxonomy follows the AOU Check-list of North American Birds through the 48th Supplement, except for the inclusion of a few species that are not on the AOU Check-list. Changes made in 2005 for SC or NC for 2007 are shown with a brighter green background.

Main List

This list includes all species with a South Carolina status of Definitive or Provisional I, or a North Carolina status of Accepted (Official or Provisional).

South Carolina Provisional II species

South Carolina Hypothetical species

Species on the SC Main List that are not recorded from NC

Species on the NC Accepted List that are not recorded on the SC Main List

Explanations of column headings

NC < 10?

"YES" if there are less than 10 NC records

# NC recs

Number of NC records, if less than 4 ("+" indicates one or more additional reports available for review, but not yet reviewed by the Committee).

SC Status terms

Definitive

Species documented in the state by a properly vouchered specimen, unretouched recognizable photographs or video, or a recognizable sound recording of a species

Provisional I

There is only written documentation that the species has occurred in South Carolina. (No photographs, sound recordings, or specimens.)

Provisional II

Species whose occurrence in South Carolina is believed to be the result of human assistance, and which have not become established.

Hypothetical

Species which are undocumented to the committee but reported in North American Birds or The Chat.

NC Status terms

Official

Species documented by a specimen, photograph, voice recording, video tape, or other physical evidence that is appropriately archived; or a species documented by at least three accepted, separate sight records, of which at least one is published with details in a refereed journal.

Provisional

Species documented and accepted by the Records Committee as valid (and not considered of unaccepted origin) but not having met the criteria above; that is, a species with only one or two accepted sight records.

SC Review Categories

Full

All observations should be documented to the Bird Records Committee

Inland only

Observations made more than 30 miles inland should be documented to the BRC

NAB (North American Birds report species)

All observations should be reported to North American Birds editor with details

NAB - inland (North American Birds report species - Inland only)

All observations made more than 30 miles inland should be reported to North American Birds editor with details

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