Landbirds Species and Statuses

Species Table. Landbird species of conservation concern in South Carolina. Conservation status from SC State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP 2015).

Species	Scientific Name	Conservation Priority
Acadian flycatcher	Empidonax virescens	High
Bachman's sparrow	Aimophila aestivalis	Highest
Baltimore oriole	Icterus galbula	High
Belted kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	High
Bewick's wren	Thryomanes bewickii	Moderate, SC Endangered
Black-and-white warbler	Mniotilta varia	High
Black-billed cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	High
Black-throated blue warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	Moderate
Black-throated green warbler	Setophaga virens	Highest
Black-throated green warbler (Wayne's)	Setophaga virens waynei	Highest
Blue grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Moderate
Blue-winged warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	Moderate
Brown thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	High
Brown-headed nuthatch	Sitta pusilla	Moderate
Carolina chickadee	Poecile carolinensis	Moderate
Carolina wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	Moderate
Cerulean warbler	Setophaga cerulea	Highest
Chestnut-sided warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	Moderate
Chimney Ssift	Chaetura pelagica	High
Chuck-will's-widow	Antrostomus carolinensis	High
Common ground-dove	Columbina passerine	Highest, SC in Need of Management
Common raven	Corvus corax	Moderate
Dark-eyed junco	Junco hyemalis	Moderate
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	Moderate
Downy eoodpecker	Picoides pubescens	Moderate
Eastern kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	High
Eastern meadowlark	Sturnella magna	High
Eastern towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	High
Eastern wood-pewee	Contopus virens	High
Field sparrow	Spizella pusilla	High
Golden-crowned kinglet	Regulus satrapa	Moderate
Golden-winged warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Highest
Grasshopper sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	Highest
Gray kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis	Moderate
Henslow's sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Highest
Hooded warbler	Setophaga citrina	Moderate
Indigo bunting	Passerina cyanea	Moderate
Kentucky warbler	Geothlypis formosa	High
Loggerhead shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	Highest
Louisiana waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	High
Northern parula	Setophaga americana	Moderate
Orchard oriole	Icterus spurius	Moderate
Painted bunting	Passerina ciris	Highest
Pileated woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	Moderate
Pine warbler	Setophaga pinus	Moderate
Prairie warbler	Setophaga discolor	High
Prothonotary warbler	Protonotaria citrea	Moderate
Purple martin	Progne subis	High
Red crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Highest
Red-bellied woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	Moderate
Red-breasted nuthatch	Sitta Canadensis	Moderate
Red-cockaded woodpecker	Picoides borealis	Highest, Federal and SC Endangered
Red-headed woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Moderate
Rusty blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Highest
Scarlet tanager	Piranga olivacea	Moderate
Seaside sparrow (McGillivray's)	Ammodramus maritimus macgillivraii	Moderate
Sedge wren	Cistothorus platensis	Highest
Summer tanager	Piranga rubra	Moderate
Swainson's warbler	Limnothlypis swainsonii	High
Whip-poor-will	Antrostomus vociferus	High
White-eyed vireo	Vireo griseus	Moderate
Wood thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	High
Worm-eating warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum	Moderate
Yellow-billed cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	High
Yellow-breasted chat	Icteria virens	High
Yellow-throated vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Moderate
Yellow-throated warbler	Setophaga dominica	Moderate

Additional information about the status of landbirds in South Carolina can be found at the SC State Wildlife Action Plan website.

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