Talk:List of birds of North Carolina

List format
Does anyone know of any way to switch the scientific and common names in an automated manner? I think these lists would look a whole lot better if they were in this format:


 * Scientific name (Common name)

I also propose alphabetizing them. I already started doing to by common name (it's relatively easy to alphabetize a continuous list, but it takes a while to do all the sub-lists), but it occurred to me that maybe somebody knows how to switch the two names. By doing both of my proposals, the list would not only be more objective (since common names vary), it would also reflect their relationships to each other a little more closely, since all members of each genus would be close to each other. That would also make this list more usable. --TheAlphaWolf (talk) 03:38, 5 April 2009 (UTC)


 * The lists (at least this one) are already in taxonomic order per the ABA. Members of the genera are next to each other in the correct sequence. If a person wants to find a particular bird, they can find it either by family and browsing or by using a page search on the entire page. Common names are also the commonly accepted name for North America, with the scientific names after it for confirmation if someone is using a different common name. I hate to do this since it must have taken a lot of work, but I'm reverting you to get the list back in taxonomic order. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 16:47, 5 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Ah, I didn't notice that the genera were clustered. I just saw that the names weren't alphabetized by either common or scientific names, and mistakenly thought there was no rhyme or reason to the placement. I still think it'd be better to list them by scientific name, but ok. --TheAlphaWolf (talk) 17:14, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

July 4, 2020 revisions
Because of the large number of changes necessitated by the update to the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds which the American Ornithological Society published on June 30, 2020, the revisions to this article are presented here rather than in a long series of edit summaries. Changes are per the AOS unless otherwise noted.

Craigthebirder (talk) 02:06, 5 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Revise the references, counts, and text in the introduction.
 * Add 4 species per eBird.
 * Revise multiple families' common names per Clements.
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Phasiannidae (Pheasants, grouse, and allies).
 * Revise the sequence of species in genus Selasphorus (Hummingbirds).
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Rallidae (Rails, gallinules, and coots).
 * Revise the sequence of families in order Suliformes.
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and shags).
 * Revise the sequence of species in family Procellariidae (Shearwaters and petrels).
 * Disambiguate crested caracara.

August 2021 revision
These are the changes made to update this list to the 2021 Check-list of North and Middle American Birds published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS) on June 29, 2021. In addition, one species was substituted and another added per the NCBRC.

Craigthebirder (talk) 17:39, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Revise the sequence of families in Order Passeriformes.
 * Split mew gull into common gull and short-billed gull and revise entries accordingly.
 * Revise the binomial of a cormorant species.
 * Revise the specific epithet of crested caracara.
 * Revise the genus and position of ruby-crowned kinglet.
 * Revise text, counts, and references as appropriate.