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Genus and Species

Common Name

AMPHIBIANS

 

 

Salamanders

 

 

 

Ambystoma maculatum

Spotted Salamander

 

Eurycea bislineata

Northern Two-lined Salamander

Toads

 

 

 

Bufo quercicus

Oak Toad

 

Bufo terrestris

Southern Toad

Tree Frogs

 

 

 

Acris crepitans

Northern Cricket Frog

 

Acris crepitans blanchardi

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

 

Hyla andersonii

Pine Barrens Treefrog

 

Hyla cinerea

Green Treefrog

Frogs

 

 

 

Rana capito

Gopher Frog

 

Rana catesbeiana

Bullfrog

 

Rana clamitans

Green Frog

 

Rana grylio

Pig Frog

 

Rana heckscheri

River Frog

 

Rana pipiens

Northern Leopard Frog

 

Rana sphenocephala

Southern Leopard Frog

 

Rana spp.

Frog

Spadefoot Toads

 

 

 

Scaphiopus holbrookii

Eastern Spadefoot Toad

Narrow-Mouth Toads and Sheep Frogs

 

 

Gastrophryne carolinensis

Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad

REPTILES

 

 

Crocodiles and Alligators

 

 

 

Alligator mississippiensis

American Alligator

 

Crocodylus acutus

American Crocodile

Snapping Turtles

 

 

 

Chelydra serpentina

Snapping Turtle

Musk and Mud Turtles

 

 

 

Kinosternon baurii

Striped Mud Turtle

 

Kinosternon flavescens

Yellow Mud Turtle

 

Kinosternon subrubrum

Mud Turtle

 

Sternotherus minor minor

Loggerhead Musk Turtle

 

Sternotherus odoratus

Stinkpot

Pond, Marsh, and Box Turtles

 

 

 

Chrysemys picta

Painted Turtle

 

Chrysemys picta picta

Eastern Painted Turtle

 

Deirochelys reticularia

Chicken Turtle

 

Emydiodea blandingi

Blanding’s Turtle

 

Graptemys flavimaculata

Yellow-Blotched Map Turtle (Sawback Turtle)

 

Graptemys geographica

 

 

Malaclemys terrapin

Diamondback Terrapin

  Pseudemys concinna River Cooter

 

Pseudemys concinna floridana

Missouri Cooter

 

Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis

Suwannee River Cooter

 

Pseudemys nelsoni

Florida Red-Bellied Turtle

 

Pseudemys peninsularis

Peninsula Cooter

  Pseudemys rubriventris American Red-bellied Turtle

 

Pseudemys scripta elegans

Red-Eared Slider

 

Terrapene carolina

Eastern Box Turtle

 

Trachemys scripta

Common Slider

Tortoises

 

 

 

Gopherus polyphemus

Gopher Tortoise

Sea Turtles

 

 

 

Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Turtle

 

Chelonia mydas

Common Green Sea Turtle

 

Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

 

Lepidochelys kempi

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Softshell Turtles

 

 

 

Apalone ferox

Florida Soft-Shelled Turtle

 

Apalone spinifera

Spiny Softshell Turtle

 

Apalone spp.

Softshell Turtle

Fence Lizards

 

 

 

Sceloporus undulatus undulatus

Southern Fence Lizard

Glass Lizards

 

 

 

Ophisaurus spp.

Glass Lizard

Whiptail and Racerunner Lizards 

 

 

Cnemidophorus gularis

Texas Spotted Whiptail

 

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

Six-Lined Racerunner

Skinks

 

 

 

Eumeces spp.

Skink

Snakes

 

 

 

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Cottonmouth

  Coluber constrictor Black-Masked Racer

 

Crotalus horridus

Timber Rattlesnake

 

Nerodia cyclopion

Green Water Snake

 

Nerodia erythrogaster

Blotched Water Snake

 

Nerodia erythrogaster flavigas

Yellowbelly Water Snake

  Nerodia fasciata Banded Water Snake

 

Nerodia fasciata confluens

Broad-Banded Water Snake

 

Nerodia rhombifera

Diamondback Water Snake

 

Nerodia sipedon

Northern Water Snake

  Nerodia sipedon insularum Lake Erie Water Snake

 

Nerodia spp.

Water Snake

  Nerodia taxispilota Brown Water Snake

 

Pituophis melanoleucus

Pine Snake

 

Thamnophis proximus

Western Ribbon Snake

 

Thamnophis sauritus

Ribbon Snake

 

Thamnophis sirtalis

Garter Snake

BIRDS

 

 

Loons

 

 

 

Gavia arctica

Arctic Loon

 

Gavia immer

Common Loon

 

Gavia pacifica

Pacific Loon

 

Gavia spp.

Loon

 

Gavia stellata

Red-Throated Loon

Grebes

 

 

  Aechmophorus clarkii Clark's Grebe

 

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Western Grebe

 

Aechmophorus spp.

Grebe

 

Podiceps auritus

Horned Grebe

 

Podiceps grisegena

Red-Necked Grebe

 

Podiceps nigricollis

Eared Grebe

 

Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-Billed Grebe

Albatross

 

 

 

Phoebastria immutabilis

Laysan Albatross

 

Phoebastria nigripes

Black-Footed Albatross

Petrels, Fulmars, and Shearwaters

 

 

Fulmarus glacialis

Northern Fulmar

 

Pterodroma hypoleuca

Bonin Petrel

 

Pterodroma inexpectata

Mottled Petrel

 

Puffinus griseus

Sooty Shearwater

 

Puffinus nativitatis

Christmas Shearwater

 

Puffinus pacificus

Wedge-Tailed Shearwater

 

Puffinus tenuirostris

Short-Tailed Shearwater

Storm-Petrels

 

 

 

Oceanodroma furcata

Fork-Tailed Storm-Petrel

 

Oceanodroma homochroa

Ashy Storm-Petrel

 

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Leach’s Storm-Petrel

 

Oceanodroma spp.

Storm-Petrel

Tropicbirds

 

 

 

Phaethon rubricauda

Red-Tailed Tropicbird

Gannets and Boobies

 

 

 

Sula bassanus

Northern Gannet

 

Sula sula

Red-Footed Booby

Pelicans

 

 

 

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American White Pelican

 

Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown Pelican

 

Pelecanus spp.

Pelican

Cormorants

 

 

 

Phalacrocorax auritus

Double-Crested Cormorant

 

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Neotropic Cormorant

  Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant

 

Phalacrocorax olivaceus

Olivaceous Cormorant

 

Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Pelagic Cormorant

 

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

Brandt’s Cormorant

 

Phalacrocorax spp.

Cormorant

 

Phalacrocorax urile

Red-Faced Cormorant

Anhingas

 

 

 

Anhinga anhinga

Anhinga

Frigatebirds

 

 

 

Fregata minor

Great Frigatebird

Herons and Bitterns

 

 

 

Multiple species

Herons and Egrets

 

Ardea albus

Great Egret

 

Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron

 

Ardea herodias occidentalis

Great White Heron

 

Botaurus lentiginosus

American Bittern

 

Bubulcus ibis

Cattle Egret

 

Butorides virescens

Green Heron

 

Egretta caerulea

Little Blue Heron

 

Egretta rufescens

Reddish Egret

 

Egretta thula

Snowy Egret

 

Egretta tricolor

Tricolored Heron

 

Ixobrychus exilis

Least Bittern

 

Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

 

Nycticorax violaceus

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

Ibises and Spoonbills

 

 

 

Eudocimus albus

White Ibis

 

Platalea ajaja

Roseate Spoonbill

 

Plegadis chihi

White-Faced Ibis

 

Plegadis falcinellus

Glossy Ibis

Storks

 

 

 

Mycteria americana

Wood Stork

Vultures

 

 

 

Cathartes aura

Turkey Vulture

 

Coragyps atratus

Black Vulture

 

Gymnogyps californianus

California Condor

Swans, Geese, and Ducks

 

 

 

Multiple species

Seaducks

 

Multiple species

Waterfowl

 

Aix sponsa

Wood Duck

 

Anas acuta

Northern Pintail

 

Anas americana

American Wigeon

 

Anas clypeata

Northern Shoveler

 

Anas crecca

Green-Winged Teal

 

Anas cyanoptera

Cinnamon Teal

 

Anas discors

Blue-Winged Teal

 

Anas fulvigula

Mottled Duck

 

Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard

 

Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard & White Pekin

 

Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard hybrid

 

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

White Pekin

 

Anas rubripes

Black Duck

 

Anas rubripes & platyrhynchos

Black Duck & Mallard

 

Anas sp.

Mallard/black hybrid

 

Anas spp.

Teal Duck

 

Anas strepera

Gadwall

 

Anser albifrons

White-Fronted Goose

 

Anser albifrons frontalis

Greater White-Fronted Goose

 

Anser anser

Greylag Goose

 

Anser caerulescens

Blue Goose

 

Anser fabalis

Bean Goose

 

Aythya affinis

Lesser Scaup

 

Aythya americana

Redhead

 

Aythya collaris

Ring-Necked Duck

 

Aythya marila

Greater Scaup

 

Aythya spp.

Scaup

 

Aythya valisineria

Canvasback Duck

 

Branta bernicla

American Brant

 

Branta canadensis

Canada Goose

 

Branta Canadensis leucopareia

Aleutian Canada Goose

 

Bucephala albeola

Bufflehead

 

Bucephala clangula

Common Goldeneye

 

Bucephala islandica

Barrow’s Goldeneye

 

Bucephala spp.

Goldeneye

 

Cairina moschata

Muscovy

 

Chen caerulescens

Snow Goose

 

Chen canagica

Emporer Goose

 

Clangula hyemalis

Oldsquaw

 

Cygnus buccinator

Trumpeter Swan

 

Cygnus columbianus

Tundra Swan

 

Cygnus olor

Mute Swan

 

Cygnus spp.

Swan

 

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck

 

Dendrocygna bicolor

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

 

Histrionicus histrionicus

Harlequin Duck

 

Lophodytes cucullatus

Hooded Merganser

 

Melanitta fusca

White-Winged Scoter

 

Melanitta nigra

Black Scoter

 

Melanitta perspicillata

Surf Scoter

 

Melanitta spp.

Scoter

 

Mergus merganser

Common Merganser

 

Mergus serrator

Red-Breasted Merganser

 

Mergus spp.

Merganser

 

Olor columbianus

Tundra Swan

 

Oxyura jamaicensis

Ruddy Duck

 

Polysticta stelleri

Stelle’s Eider

 

Somateria fischeri

Spectacled Eider

 

Somateria mollissima

Common Eider

 

Somateria spectabilis

King Eider

Osprey

 

 

 

Pandion haliaetus

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

 

 

 

Accipiter cooperii

Cooper's Hawk

 

Accipiter gentiles

Northern Goshawk

 

Accipiter striatus

Sharp-Shinned Hawk

 

Aquila chrysaetos

Golden Eagle

 

Buteo jamaicensis

Red-Tailed Hawk

 

Buteo lagopus

Rough-Legged Hawk

 

Buteo lineatus

Red-Shouldered Hawk

 

Buteo platypterus

Broad-Winged Hawk

 

Buteo swainsoni

Swainson’s Hawk

 

Circus cyaneus

Northern Harrier

 

Elanoides forficatus

American Swallow-Tailed Kite

 

Elanus leucurus

White-Tailed Kite

 

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle

 

Rostrhamus sociabilis

Snail Kite

Falcons

 

 

 

Falco columbarius

Merlin

 

Falco femoralis

Aplomado Falcon

 

Falco mexicanus

Prairie Falcon

 

Falco peregrinus

Peregrine Falcon

 

Falco rusticolus

Gyrfalcon

 

Falco sparverius

American Kestrel

 

Polyborus plancus

Crested Caracara

Pheasants, Quail, Grouse, Turkeys , and Ptarmigans 

 

 

Bonasa umbellus

Ruffed Grouse

 

Callipepla californica

California Quail

 

Colinus virginianus

Northern Bobwhite

 

Lagopus lagopus

Willow Ptarmigan

 

Lagopus mutus

Rock Ptarmigan

 

Meleagris gallopavo

Turkey

 

Phasianus colchicus

Ring-Necked Pheasant

 

Tympanuchus cupido attwateri

Attwater’s Greater Prarie Chicken

Coots, Rails, and Gallinules

 

 

 

Fulica americana

American Coot

 

Gallinula chloropus

Common Moorhen

 

Porphyrio martinica

Purple Gallinule

 

Porzana carolina

Sora

 

Rallus elegans

King Rail

 

Rallus limicola

Virginia Rail

 

Rallus longirostris

Clapper Rail

 

Rallus longirostris obsoletus

California Clapper Rail

Cranes

 

 

 

Grus canadensis

Sandhill Crane

 

Grus canadensis pulla

Mississippi Sandhill Crane

Plovers and Killdeer

 

 

 

Charadrius alexandrinus

Snowy Plover

 

Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus

Western Snowy Plover

 

Charadrius melodus

Piping Plover

 

Charadrius semipalmatus

Semipalmated Plover

 

Charadrius vociferus

Killdeer

 

Pluvialis dominica

Lesser Golden-Plover

 

Pluvialis fulva

Pacific Golden-Plover

 

Pluvialis squatarola

Black-Bellied Plover

Oystercatchers

 

 

 

Haematopus bachmani

Black Oystercatcher

 

Haematopus palliatus

American Oystercatcher

Avocets and Stilts

 

 

 

Himantopus mexicanus

Black-Necked Stilt

 

Recurvirostra americana

American Avocet

Sandpipers, Dowitchers, Curlews, and Phalaropes 

 

 

Actitis macularia

Spotted Sandpiper

 

Aphriza virgata

Surfbird

 

Arenaria interpres

Ruddy Turnstone

 

Arenaria melanocephala

Black Turnstone

 

Bartramia ostralegus

Upland Sandpiper

 

Calidris alba

Sanderling

 

Calidris alpina

Dunlin

 

Calidris canutus

Red Knot

 

Calidris mauri

Western Sandpiper

 

Calidris melanotos

Pectoral Sandpiper

 

Calidris minutilla

Least Sandpiper

 

Calidris ptilocnemis

Rock Sandpiper

 

Calidris pusilla

Semipalmated Sandpiper

 

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Willet

 

Heteroscelus incanus

Wandering Tattler

 

Limnodromus griseus

Short-Billed Dowitcher

 

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Long-Billed Dowitcher

 

Limosa fedoa

Marbled Godwit

 

Numenius americanus

Long-Billed Curlew

 

Numenius phaeopus

Whimbrel

 

Numenius spp.

Curlew

 

Numenius tahitiensis

Bristle-Thighed Curlew

 

Phalaropus fulicarius

Red Phalarope

 

Phalaropus lobatus

Red-Necked Phalarope

 

Scolopax minor

American Woodcock

 

Tringa flavipes

Lesser Yellowlegs

 

Tringa melanoleuca

Greater Yellowlegs

 

Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper

Gulls, Terns, Jaegers, and Kittiwakes 

 

 

Anous stolidus

Brown Noddy

 

Chlidonias niger

Black Tern

 

Gygis alba

White Tern

 

Larus argentatus

Herring Gull

 

Larus atricilla

Laughing Gull

 

Larus californicus

California Gull

 

Larus canus

Mew Gull

 

Larus delawarensis

Ring-Billed Gull

 

Larus glaucescens

Glaucous-Winged Gull

 

Larus heermanni

Heermann’s Gull

 

Larus marinus

Great Black-Backed Gull

 

Larus minutus

Little Gull

 

Larus occidentalis

Western Gull

 

Larus philadelphia

Bonaparte's Gull

 

Larus pipixcan

Franklin ’s Gull

 

Larus spp.

Gull

 

Rissa tridactyla

Black-Legged Kittiwake

 

Stercorarius longicaudus

Long-Tailed Jaeger

 

Stercorarius parasiticus

Parasitic Jaeger

 

Stercorarius pomarinus

Pomarine Jaeger

 

Sterna albifrons

Least Tern

 

Sterna aleutica

Aleutian Tern

 

Sterna anaethetus

Bridled Tern

 

Sterna antillarum browni

California Least Tern

 

Sterna caspia

Caspian Tern

 

Sterna dougallii

Roseate Tern

 

Sterna elegans

Elegant Tern

 

Sterna forsteri

Forster's Tern

 

Sterna fuscata

Sooty Tern

 

Sterna hirundo

Common Tern

 

Sterna lunata

Gray-Backed Tern

 

Sterna maxima

Royal Tern

 

Sterna nilotica

Gull-Billed Tern

 

Sterna paradisaea

Arctic Tern

 

Sterna sandvicensis

Sandwich Tern

  Sterna spp. Tern

Skimmers

 

 

 

Rynchops niger

Black Skimmer

Auks and Puffins

 

 

 

Aethia spp.

Auklet

 

Aethia cristatella

Crested Auklet

 

Aethia psittacula

Parakeet Auklet

 

Aethia pusilla

Least Auklet

 

Aethia pygmaea

Whiskered Auklet

 

Alle alle

Dovekie

 

Alca torda

Razorbill

 

Brachyramphus brevirostris

Kittlitz's Murrelet

 

Brachyramphus marmoratus

Marbled Murrelet

 

Cepphus columba

Pigeon Guillemot

 

Cerorhinca monocerata

Rhinoceros Auklet

 

Fratercula cirrhata

Tufted Puffin

 

Fratercula corniculata

Horned Puffin

 

Ptychoramphus aleuticus

Cassin’s Auklet

 

Synthiloboramphus antiquus

Ancient Murrelet

 

Uria aalge

Common Murre

 

Uria lomvia

Thick-Billed Murre

 

Uria spp.

Murre

Pigeons and Doves

 

 

 

Columba livia

Rock Dove

 

Columbina passerina

Common Ground Dove

 

Geopelia striata

Zebra Dove

 

Zenaida asiatica

White-Winged Dove

 

Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove

Cuckoos and Allies

 

 

 

Coccyzus americanus

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

 

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Black-Billed Cuckoo

 

Cuculus canorus

Common Cuckoo

Barn Owls

 

 

 

Tyto alba

Barn Owl

Owls

 

 

 

Aegolius acadicus

Northern Saw-whet Owl

 

Asio flammeus

Short-Eared Owl

 

Asio otus

Long-Eared Owl

 

Athene cunicularia

Burrowing Owl

 

Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl

 

Nyctea scandiaca

Snowy Owl

 

Otus asio

Eastern Screech-Owl

 

Strix varia

Barred Owl

Swifts

 

 

 

Hirundapus caudacatus

Spinetail Swift

Kingfishers

 

 

 

Megaceryle alcyon

Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers

 

 

 

Colaptes auratus

Common Flicker

 

Dryocopus pileatus

Pileated Woodpecker

 

Melanerpes carolinus

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

 

Melanerpes formicivorus

Acorn Woodpecker

 

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-Headed Woodpecker

 

Picoides borealis

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

Flycatchers

 

 

 

Sayornis phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

Shrikes

 

 

 

Lanius ludovicianus

Loggerhead Shrike

Vireos

 

 

 

Vireo griseus

White-Eyed Vireo

 

Vireo olivaceus

Red-Eyed Vireo

 

Vireo plumbeus

Plumbeus Vireo

Crows, Ravens, and Jays

 

 

 

Aphelocoma coerulescens

Florida Scrub-Jay

 

Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow

 

Corvus caurinus

Northwestern Crow

 

Corvus corax

Common Raven

 

Corvus ossifragus

Fish Crow

 

Corvus spp.

Crow species

 

Cyanocitta cristata

Blue Jay

 

Cyanocitta stelleri

Steller’s Jay

 

Cyanocorax yncas

Green Jay

 

Pica nuttalli

Yellow-Billed Magpie

 

Pica pica

Black-Billed Magpie

Swallows

 

 

 

Hirundo rustica

Barn Swallow

  Petrochelidon fulva Cave Swallow
  Petrochelidon spp. Swallow

 

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Cliff Swallow

 

Progne subis

Purple Martin

 

Tachycineta bicolor

Tree Swallow

 

Tachycineta thalassina

Violet-Green Swallow

Chickadees and Titmice

 

 

 

Baeolophus spp.

Titmouse

 

Poecile atricapillus

Black-Capped Chickadee

 

Poecile carolinensis

Carolina Chickadee

Nuthatches

 

 

 

Sitta pusilla

Brown-Headed Nuthatch

Wrens

 

 

  Cistothorus palustris Marsh Wren

 

Thryothorus ludovici

Carolina Wren

 

Troglodytes aedon

House Wren

Thrushes

 

 

 

Catharus bicknelli

Bicknell's Thrush

 

Catharus guttatus

Hermit Thrush

 

Catharus ustulatus

Swainson’s Thrush

 

Ixoreus naevius

Varied Thrush

 

Sialia sialis

Eastern Bluebird

 

Turdus migratorius

American Robin

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

 

 

 

Dumetella carolinensis

Gray Catbird

 

Mimus polyglottos

Northern Mockingbird

 

Toxostoma rufum

Brown Thrasher

Starlings

 

 

 

Acridotheres tristis

Common Myna

 

Anthus spinoletta

Water Pipit

 

Sturnus vulgaris

European Starling

Waxwings

 

 

 

Bombycilla cedrorum

Cedar Waxwing

Wood Warblers

 

 

 

Dendroica caerulescens

Black-Throated Blue Warbler

 

Dendroica castanea

Bay-Breasted Warbler

 

Dendroica coronata

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

 

Dendroica palmarum

Palm Warbler

 

Dendroica pinus

Pine Warbler

 

Dendroica striata

Blackpoll Warbler

 

Geothlypis trichas

Common Yellowthroat

 

Mniotilta varia

Black-and-White Warbler

 

Protonotaria citrea

Prothonotary Warbler

 

Seiurus aurocapillus

Ovenbird

 

Seiurus noveboracensis

Northern Waterthrush

 

Setophaga ruticilla

American Redstart

 

Vermivora celata

Orange-Crowned Warbler

Tanagers

 

 

 

Piranga olivacea

Scarlet Tanager

 

Piranga rubra

Summer Tanager

Sparrows, Juncos, and Towhees

 

 

Aimophila aestivalis

Bachman’s Sparrow

  Ammodramus caudacutus Saltmarsh Sharp-Tailed Sparrow
  Ammodramus maritimus Seaside Sparrow
  Ammodramus nelsoni Nelson's Sharp-Tailed Sparrow

 

Ammodramus savannarum

Grasshopper Sparrow

  Ammodramus spp. Hybrid Sharp-Tailed Sparrow

 

Calcarius lapponicus

Lapland Longspur

 

Junco hyemalis

Dark-Eyed Junco

 

Loxia leucoptera

White-Winged Crossbill

 

Melospiza georgiana

Swamp Sparrow

 

Melospiza lincolnii

Lincoln 's Sparrow

 

Melospiza melodia

Song Sparrow

 

Passerculus sandwichensis

Savannah Sparrow

 

Passerella iliaca

Fox Sparrow

 

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Eastern Towhee

 

Plectrophenax nivalis

Snow Bunting

 

Spizella arborea

American Tree Sparrow

 

Spizella passerina

Chipping Sparrow

 

Zonotrichia albicollis

White-Throated Sparrow

Grosbeaks and Buntings

 

 

 

Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Cardinal

 

Carduelis tristis

American Goldfinch

 

Carpodacus mexicanus

House Finch

 

Guiraca caerulea

Blue Grosbeak

 

Leucosticte tephrocotis

Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch

 

Passerina cyanea

Indigo Bunting

 

Pheucticus melanocephalus

Black-Headed Grosbeak

 

Spiza americana

Dickcissel

Blackbirds, Orioles, and Allies 

 

 

Agelaius phoeniceus

Red-Winged Blackbird

 

Agelaius tricolor

Tricolored Blackbird

  Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink

 

Euphagus carolinus

Rusty Blackbird

 

Icterus galbula

Baltimore Oriole

 

Molothrus ater

Brown-Headed Cowbird

 

Quiscalus major

Boat-Tailed Grackle

 

Quiscalus mexicanus

Great-Tailed Grackle

 

Quiscalus quiscula

Common Grackle

 

Sturnella magna

Eastern Meadowlark

 

Sturnella neglecta

Western Meadowlark

Finches

 

 

 

Caprodacus spp.

Finch

  Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch

Weaver Finches

 

 

 

Passer domesticus

House Sparrow

Other Categories of Birds

 

 

 

Multiple species

Various Species

 

Multiple species

Wading Birds

  Multiple species Birds

MAMMALS

 

 

Opossums

 

 

 

Didelphis virginiana

Opossum

Shrews

 

 

 

Blarina brevicauda

Short-Tailed Shrew

 

Cryptotis parva

Least Shrew

 

Sorex arcticus

Arctic Shrew

 

Sorex cinereus

Common Shrew

 

Sorex ornatus

Ornate Shrew

 

Sorex spp.

Shrew

 

Sorex trowbridgii

Trowbridge’s Shrew

Moles

 

 

 

Neurotrichus gibbsii

Shrew Mole

Bats

 

 

 

Eptesicus fuscus

Big Brown Bat

 

Lasiurus borealis

Eastern Red Bat

 

Myotis lucifugus

Little Brown Bat

 

Nycticeius humeralis

Evening Bat

Armadillo

 

 

 

Dasypus novemcinctus

Nine-Banded Armadillo

Hares and Rabbits

 

 

 

Lepus americanus

Snowshoe Hare

 

Lepus californicus

Black-Tailed Jackrabbit

 

Sylvilagus floridanus

Cottontail Rabbit

 

Sylvilagus palustris

Marsh Rabbit

Squirrels

 

 

 

Glaucomys spp.

Flying Squirrel

 

Sciurus carolinensis

Gray Squirrel

 

Sciurus niger

Fox Squirrel

 

Spermophilus beecheyi

California Ground Squirrel

 

Spermophilus tridecemlin

Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel

 

Spermophilus undulatus

Arctic Ground Squirrel

 

Tamias striatus

Eastern Chipmunk

 

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Red Squirrel

Muskrats, Marmots, and Beavers

 

 

Castor Canadensis

Beaver

 

Marmota monax

Woodchuck

Kangaroo Rats

 

 

 

Dipodomys stephensi

Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat

Mice, Rats, and Voles

 

 

 

Microtus californicus

California Vole

 

Microtus ochrogaster

Prairie Vole

 

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Meadow Vole

 

Mus musculus

House Mouse

 

Ondatra zibethicus

Muskrat

 

Oryzomys palustris

Marsh Rice Rat

 

Peromyscus leucopus

White-Footed Mouse

 

Peromyscus maniculatus

Deer Mouse

 

Peromyscus spp.

Mouse

 

Rattus exulans

Polynesian Rat

 

Rattus norvegicus

Norway Rat

 

Rattus rattus

House Rat

 

Reithrodontomys humulis

Eastern Harvest Mouse

 

Reithrodontomys megalot

Western Harvest Mouse

 

Sigmodon hispidus

Hispid Cotton Rat

 

Sigmodon spp.

Cotton Rat

 

Zapus hudsonius

Meadow Jumping Mouse

Wolves, Foxes, and Coyotes

 

 

 

Canis latrans

Coyote

 

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Gray Fox

 

Vulpes vulpes

Red Fox

Bears

 

 

 

Ursus maritimus

Polar Bear

Raccoons

 

 

 

Procyon lotor

Raccoon

Weasels, Skunks, and Otters

 

 

 

Enhydra lutris

Sea Otter

 

Lontra canadensis

North American River Otter

 

Martes americana

Marten

 

Martes pennanti

Fisher

 

Mephitis mephitis

Striped Skunk

 

Mustela frenata

Long-Tailed Weasel

 

Mustela vison

Mink

Mongooses

 

 

 

Herpestes javanicus

Javan Mongoose

Fur Seals and Sea Lions

 

 

 

Callorhinus ursinus

Northern Fur Seal

 

Eumetopias jubatus

Steller's Sea Lion

 

Zalophus californianus

California Sea Lion

Walrus

 

 

 

Odobenus rosmarus divergens

Pacific Walrus

True, Eared, or Hair Seals

 

 

 

Erignathus barbatus

Bearded Seal

  Histriophoca fasciata Ribbon Seal

 

Mirounga angustirostris

Northern Elephant Seal

 

Phoca hispida

Ringed Seal

  Phoca largha Spotted Seal

 

Phoca vitulina

Harbor Seal

Cats

 

 

 

Felis concolor coryi

Florida Panther

 

Leopardus pardalis

Ocelot

 

Lynx rufus

Bobcat

Deer

 

 

 

Alces alces

Moose

 

Cervus elaphus

Elk

 

Odocoileus hemionus

Mule Deer

 

Odocoileus virginianus

White-Tailed Deer

Other Categories of Mammals 

 

 

Multiple species

Small Mammals

 

Multiple species

Various Species

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