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Table 3 -2. Bird Species of Greatest Conservation Need threatened by sea level rise. Species that occur only in <br />coastal habitats in the Mid - Atlantic Coastal Plain Ecoregion or those species that depend on coastal habitats <br />for at least part of their life cycle are highlighted as these species may experience greater impacts than species <br />that occur in both coastal and interior habitats. <br />Scientific Name <br />Common Name <br />State Status <br />(Federal Status) <br />Habitat <br />type <br />v <br />v <br />o <br />0- <br />�=O <br />N <br />° <br />0 <br />E <br />E <br />o <br />V <br />C <br />w <br />c <br />0 <br />_0 <br />_0 <br />p <br />m <br />Ammodramus caudocutus <br />Saltmarsh Sharp Tailed Sparrow <br />X <br />X <br />Ammodramus nelsoni <br />Nelson's Sharp - tailed Sparrow <br />X <br />X <br />Anhingaanhingo <br />Anhinga <br />SR <br />X <br />Asio flammeus <br />Short -eared Owl <br />X <br />X <br />Botaurus lentiginosus <br />American Bittern <br />SR <br />X <br />X <br />Calidrisolba <br />Sanderling <br />X <br />X <br />Calidris can utus <br />Red Knot <br />X <br />X <br />Choradriusmelodus <br />Piping Plover <br />T(T) <br />X <br />X <br />Choradrius wilsonia <br />Wilson's Plover <br />SR <br />X <br />X <br />Chordeiles minor <br />Common Nighthawk <br />X <br />Circus cyaneus <br />Northern Harrier <br />SR <br />X <br />X <br />Cisthothorus plotensis <br />Sedge Wren <br />X <br />X <br />Coturnicopsnoveboracensis <br />Yellow Rail <br />SR <br />X <br />X <br />Egretta caeruleo <br />Little Blue Heron <br />SC <br />X <br />X <br />Egretta thulo <br />Snowy Egret <br />SC <br />X <br />X <br />Egretta tricolor <br />Tricolored Heron <br />SC <br />X <br />Elanoides forficatus <br />Swallow- tailed Kite <br />X <br />Falco peregrin us <br />Peregrine Falcon <br />E <br />X <br />X <br />Gollinulachloropus <br />Common Moorhen <br />X <br />Hoemotopus polliatus <br />American oystercatcher <br />SR <br />X <br />X <br />Holioeetus leucocepholus <br />Bald Eagle <br />T(T) <br />X <br />X <br />Himontopusmexicanus <br />Black necked Stilt <br />SR <br />X <br />X <br />Ixobrychus exilis <br />Least Bittern <br />X <br />X <br />Loterrallus jamaicensis <br />Black Rail <br />SR <br />X <br />X <br />Mycteriaamericano <br />Wood Stork <br />E(E) <br />X <br />X <br />Nyctanosso violaceo <br />Yellow- crowned Night -heron <br />X <br />X <br />Passerino ciris <br />Eastern Painted Bunting <br />X <br />Pelecan us occidentalis <br />Brown Pelican <br />SR <br />X <br />X <br />Plegadis falcinellus <br />Glossy Ibis <br />SC <br />X <br />X <br />Porzono caroling <br />Sora <br />X <br />X <br />Rolluselegons <br />King Rail <br />X <br />X <br />Rolluslimicolo <br />Virginia Rail <br />X <br />X <br />Rynchops niger <br />Black Skimmer <br />SC <br />X <br />X <br />Sterna ontillorum <br />Least Tern <br />SC <br />X <br />X <br />Sterno cospio <br />Caspian Tern <br />SR <br />X <br />X <br />Sterno hirundo <br />Common Term <br />SC <br />X <br />X <br />Sterno nilotica <br />Gull - billed tern <br />T <br />X <br />X <br />Chapter 3: Projected Impacts of Climate Change in North Carolina 73 <br />