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Thislist of birds of South Carolina includesspecies documented in theU.S. state ofSouth Carolina and accepted by the South Carolina Bird Records Committee (SCBRC) of the Carolina Bird Club. As of mid 2021, there were 446 species definitively included in the official list. Nine additional species are on the list but classed as Provisional I (see definitions below). Of the 446 species on the primary list, 114 are rare anywhere in the state, 34 are rare away from the coast, five have beenintroduced to North America, and four areextinct. Sixteen additional species are classed as Provisional II and seven as Hypothetical as defined below. An additional accidental species has been added from another source.

This list is presented in thetaxonomic sequence of theCheck-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 62nd Supplement, published by theAmerican Ornithological Society (AOS). Common and scientific names are also those of theCheck-list, except that the common names of families are from theClements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them. (Full article...)

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Downtown Columbia

Columbia is thecapital city of the U.S. state ofSouth Carolina. It is thesecond-most populous city in the state, with a population of 136,632 at the2020 census, while theColumbia metropolitan area has an estimated 870,000 residents. The city serves as thecounty seat ofRichland County, and portions of the city extend into neighboringLexington County andKershaw County. The name"Columbia", a poetic term referring to the U.S., derives from the name ofChristopher Columbus, who explored the Caribbean on behalf of theSpanish Empire. The name of the city is often abbreviated as "Cola", leading to its nickname "Soda City".

The city, located just northwest of thegeographic center of South Carolina, was thecenter of population of South Carolina as of 2020^[update]. It is also the primary city of theMidlands region of the state. It lies at the confluence of theSaluda River and theBroad River, which merge at Columbia to form theCongaree River. As the state capital, Columbia is the site of theSouth Carolina State House, the center of government for the state. In 1860, the South Carolina Secession Convention took place in Columbia; delegates voted for secession, making South Carolina the first state to leave theUnion in the events leading up to theCivil War. (Full article...)

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• ... that theKingstree jail fire killed 22 freedmen amidst the "unsettled" labor conditions ofReconstruction in South Carolina?
• ... that in 1974,Oliver C. Dawson was the first black person to be inducted into theSouth Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame?
• ... thata South Carolina TV station began broadcasting just in time to ring in the New Year?
• ... that the owner ofa South Carolina TV station admitted, "I'm not a broadcaster"?
• ... thatTommy Suggs recommended usingAlso sprach Zarathustra ashis college football team's entrance music, because he sawElvis Presley do it first?
• ... that whenFelicia Schroeder signed to play soccer for theUniversity of South Carolina, the school did not have a sign-language interpreter available for her?