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Common Name

Genus and  Species

AMPHIBIANS

 

 

Salamanders

 

 

 

Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma maculatum

 

Northern Two-lined Salamander

Eurycea bislineata

Toads

 

 

 

Oak Toad

Bufo quercicus

 

Southern Toad

Bufo terrestris

Tree Frogs

 

 

 

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans blanchardi

 

Northern Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans

 

Green Treefrog

Hyla cinerea

 

Pine Barrens Treefrog

Hyla andersonii

Frogs

 

 

 

Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

 

Gopher Frog

Rana capito

 

Green Frog

Rana clamitans

 

Northern Leopard Frog

Rana pipiens

 

Pig Frog

Rana grylio

 

River Frog

Rana heckscheri

 

Southern Leopard Frog

Rana sphenocephala

Spadefoot Toads

 

 

Eastern Spadefoot Toad

Scaphiopus holbrookii

Narrow-Mouth Toads and Sheep Frogs

 

 

Eastern Narrow-Mouth Toad

Gastrophryne carolinensis

Other Categories of Amphibians
Anurans Multiple species

REPTILES

 

 

Crocodiles and Alligators 

 

 

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

 

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

Snapping Turtles 

 

 

Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Musk and Mud Turtles 

 

 

Loggerhead Musk Turtle

Sternotherus minor minor

 

Mud Turtle

Kinosternon subrubrum

 

Stinkpot

Sternotherus odoratus

 

Striped Mud Turtle

Kinosternon baurii

 

Yellow Mud Turtle

Kinosternon flavescens

Pond, Marsh, and Box Turtles 

 

 

American Red-bellied Turtle

Pseudemys rubriventris

  Blanding’s Turtle Emydiodea blandingi

 

Chicken Turtle

Deirochelys reticularia

 

Common Slider

Trachemys scripta

 

Diamondback Terrapin

Malaclemys terrapin

 

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

 

Eastern Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta picta

 

Florida Red-Bellied Turtle

Pseudemys nelsoni

 

Map Turtle

Graptemys geographica

 

Missouri Cooter

Pseudemys concinna floridana

 

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

 

Peninsula Cooter

Pseudemys peninsularis

 

Red-Eared Slider

Pseudemys scripta elegans

  River Cooter Pseudemys concinna

 

Suwannee River Cooter

Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis

 

Yellow-Blotched Map Turtle (Sawback Turtle)

Graptemys flavimaculata

Tortoises

 

 

 

Gopher Tortoise

Gopherus polyphemus

Sea Turtles

 

 

 

Common Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

 

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Lepidochelys kempi

 

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

 

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

Softshell Turtles 

 

 

Florida Soft-Shelled Turtle

Apalone ferox

 

Softshell Turtle

Apalone spp.

 

Spiny Softshell Turtle

Apalone spinifera

Fence Lizards

 

 

 

Southern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulates undulatus

Glass Lizards

 

 

 

Glass Lizard

Ophisaurus spp.

Whiptail and Racerunner Lizards 

 

 

Six-Lined Racerunner

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

 

Texas Spotted Whiptail

Cnemidophorus gularis

Skinks

 

 

 

Skink

Eumeces spp.

Snakes

Banded Water Snake Nerodia fasciata
Black-Masked Racer Coluber constrictor

Blotched Water Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Broad-Banded Water Snake

Nerodia fasciata confluens

Brown Water Snake Nerodia taxispilota

Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Diamondback Water Snake

Nerodia rhombifera

  Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus

Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Green Water Snake

Nerodia cyclopion

Lake Erie Water Snake Nerodia sipedon insularum

Northern Water Snake

Nerodia sipedon

Pine Snake

Pituophis melanoleucus

Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sauritus

Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

Water Snake

Nerodia spp.

Western Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis proximus

Yellowbelly Water Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster flavigas

BIRDS

 

Loons

 

 

 

Arctic Loon

Gavia arctica

 

Common Loon

Gavia immer

 

Pacific Loon

Gavia pacifica

 

Red-Throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Grebes

 

 

Clark's Grebe

Aechmophorus clarkii

  Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 

 

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

 

Pied-Billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

 

Red-Necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

 

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Albatross

 

 

 

Black-Footed Albatross

Phoebastria nigripes

 

Laysan Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis

Petrels, Fulmars, and Shearwaters

 

 

Bonin Petrel

Pterodroma hypoleuca

 

Christmas Shearwater

Puffinus nativitatis

 

Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma inexpectata

 

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

 

Short-Tailed Shearwater

Puffinus tenuirostris

 

Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus griseus

 

Wedge-Tailed Shearwater

Puffinus pacificus

Storm-Petrels

 

 

 

Ashy Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma homochroa

 

Fork-Tailed Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma furcata

 

Leach’s Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Tropicbirds

 

 

 

Red-Tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda

Gannets and Boobies

 

 

Northern Gannet

Sula bassanus

 

Red-Footed Booby

Sula sula

Pelicans

 

 

 

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

 

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Cormorants

 

 

 

Brandt’s Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

 

Cormorant species

Phalacrocorax spp.

 

Double-Crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

  Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

 

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

 

Olivaceous Cormorant

Phalacrocorax olivaceus

 

Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax pelagicus

 

Red-Faced Cormorant

Phalacrocorax urile

Anhingas

 

 

 

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

Frigatebirds

 

 

 

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

Herons and Bitterns 

 

 

Herons and Egrets

Multiple species

 

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

 

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

 

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

 

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

 

Great Egret

Ardea albus

 

Great White Heron

Ardea herodias occidentalis

 

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

 

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

 

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

 

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

 

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

 

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

 

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax violaceus

Ibises and Spoonbills 

 

 

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

 

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

 

White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

 

White-Faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Storks

 

 

 

Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

Vultures

 

 

 

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

 

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

 

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Swans, Geese, and Ducks 

 

 

Waterfowl

Multiple species

 

Aleutian Canada Goose

Branta Canadensis leucopareia

 

American Brant

Branta bernicla

 

American Wigeon

Anas americana

 

Barrow’s Goldeneye

Bucephala islandica

 

Bean Goose

Anser fabalis

 

Black Duck

Anas rubripes

 

Black Duck & Mallard

Anas rubripes & platyrhynchos

 

Black Scoter

Melanitta nigra

 

Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

 

Blue Goose

Anser caerulescens

 

Blue-Winged Teal

Anas discors

 

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

 

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

 

Canvasback Duck

Aythya valisineria

 

Cinnamon Teal

Anas cyanoptera

 

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

 

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

 

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

 

Emporer Goose

Chen canagica

 

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

 

Gadwall

Anas strepera

 

Goldeneye

Bucephala spp.

 

Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

 

Greater White-Fronted Goose

Anser albifrons frontalis

 

Green-Winged Teal

Anas crecca

 

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

 

Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus histrionicus

 

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

 

King Eider

Somateria spectabilis

 

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

 

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

 

Mallard & White Pekin

Anas platyrhynchos

 

Mallard hybrid

Anas platyrhynchos

 

Mallard/black hybrid

Anas sp.

 

Merganser

Mergus spp.

 

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula

 

Muscovy

Cairina moschata

 

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

 

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

 

Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

 

Oldsquaw

Clangula hyemalis

 

Red-Breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

 

Redhead

Aythya americana

 

Ring-Necked Duck

Aythya collaris

 

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

 

Scaup

Aythya spp.

 

Scoter

Melanitta spp.

 

Snow Goose

Chen caerulescens

 

Spectacled Eider

Somateria fischeri

 

Stelle’s Eider

Polysticta stelleri

 

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata

 

Swan

Cygnus spp.

 

Teal Duck

Anas spp.

 

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

 

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

 

Tundra Swan

Olor columbianus

 

White Pekin

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

 

White-Fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

 

White-Winged Scoter

Melanitta fusca

 

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Osprey

 

 

 

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites 

 

 

American Swallow-Tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus

 

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

 

Broad-Winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

 

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

 

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

 

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

 

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

 

Red-Shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

 

Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

 

Rough-Legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus

 

Sharp-Shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

 

Snail Kite

Rostrhamus sociabilis

 

Swainson’s Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

 

White-Tailed Kite

Elanus leucurus

Falcons

 

 

 

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

 

Aplomado Falcon

Falco femoralis

 

Crested Caracara

Polyborus plancus

 

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

 

Merlin

Falco columbarius

 

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

 

Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus

Pheasants, Quail, Grouse, Turkeys , and Ptarmigans 

 

Attwater’s Greater Prarie Chicken

Tympanuchus cupido attwateri

 

California Quail

Callipepla californica

 

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

 

Ring-Necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

 

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus mutus

 

Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa umbellus

 

Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

 

Willow Ptarmigan

Lagopus lagopus

Coots, Rails, and Gallinules 

 

 

American Coot

Fulica americana

 

California Clapper Rail

Rallus longirostris obsoletus

 

Clapper Rail

Rallus longirostris

 

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

 

King Rail

Rallus elegans

 

Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

 

Sora

Porzana carolina

 

Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola

Cranes

 

 

 

Mississippi Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis pulla

 

Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

Plovers and Killdeer 

 

 

Black-Bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

 

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

 

Lesser Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica

 

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva

 

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

 

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

 

Snowy Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

 

Western Snowy Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus

Oystercatchers

 

 

 

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

 

Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus bachmani

Avocets and Stilts 

 

 

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

 

Black-Necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Sandpipers, Dowitchers, Curlews, and Phalaropes 

 

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

 

Black Turnstone

Arenaria melanocephala

 

Bristle-Thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

 

Curlew

Numenius spp.

 

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

 

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

 

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

 

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

 

Long-Billed Curlew

Numenius americanus

 

Long-Billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

 

Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoa

 

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

 

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

 

Red Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

 

Red-Necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

 

Rock Sandpiper

Calidris ptilocnemis

 

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

 

Sanderling

Calidris alba

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

 

Short-Billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

 

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

 

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularia

 

Surfbird

Aphriza virgata

 

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia ostralegus

 

Wandering Tattler

Heteroscelus incanus

 

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

 

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

 

Willet

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Gulls, Terns, Jaegers, and Kittiwakes 

 

 

Aleutian Tern

Sterna aleutica

 

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

 

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

 

Black-Legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

 

Bonaparte's Gull

Larus philadelphia

 

Bridled Tern

Sterna anaethetus

 

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

 

California Gull

Larus californicus

 

California Least Tern

Sterna antillarum browni

 

Caspian Tern

Sterna caspia

 

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

 

Elegant Tern

Sterna elegans

 

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

 

Franklin ’s Gull

Larus pipixcan

 

Glaucous-Winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

 

Gray-Backed Tern

Sterna lunata

 

Great Black-Backed Gull

Larus marinus

 

Gull

Larus spp.

 

Gull-Billed Tern

Sterna nilotica

 

Heermann’s Gull

Larus heermanni

 

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

 

Laughing Gull

Larus atricilla

 

Least Tern

Sterna antillarum

 

Little Gull

Larus minutus

 

Long-Tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudus

 

Mew Gull

Larus canus

 

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

 

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

 

Ring-Billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

 

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

 

Royal Tern

Sterna maxima

 

Sandwich Tern

Sterna sandvicensis

 

Sooty Tern

Sterna fuscata

  Tern Sterna spp.

 

Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

 

White Tern

Gygis alba

Skimmers

 

 

 

Black Skimmer

Rynchops niger

Auks and Puffins 

 

 

Ancient Murrelet

Synthiloboramphus antiquus

 

Auklet

Aethia spp.

 

Cassin’s Auklet

Ptychoramphus aleuticus

 

Common Murre

Uria aalge

 

Crested Auklet

Aethia cristatella

 

Dovekie

Alle alle

 

Horned Puffin

Fratercula corniculata

 

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Brachyramphus brevirostris

 

Least Auklet

Aethia pusilla

 

Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus

 

Murre

Uria spp.

 

Parakeet Auklet

Aethia psittacula

 

Pigeon Guillemot

Cepphus columba

 

Razorbill

Alca torda

 

Rhinoceros Auklet

Cerorhinca monocerata

 

Thick-Billed Murre

Uria lomvia

 

Tufted Puffin

Fratercula cirrhata

 

Whiskered Auklet

Aethia pygmaea

Pigeons and Doves 

 

 

Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

 

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

 

Rock Dove

Columba livia

 

White-Winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

 

Zebra Dove

Geopelia striata

Cuckoos and Allies 

 

 

Black-Billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus

 

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

 

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus

Barn Owls

 

 

 

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Owls

 

 

 

Barred Owl

Strix varia

 

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

 

Eastern Screech-Owl

Otus asio

 

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

 

Long-Eared Owl

Asio otus

 

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus

 

Short-Eared Owl

Asio flammeus

 

Snowy Owl

Nyctea scandiaca

Swifts

 

 

 

Spinetail Swift

Hirundapus caudacatus

Kingfishers

 

 

 

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Woodpeckers

 

 

 

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

 

Common Flicker

Colaptes auratus

 

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

 

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

 

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

Picoides borealis

 

Red-Headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Flycatchers

 

 

 

Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe

Shrikes

 

 

 

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

Vireos

 

 

 

Plumbeus Vireo

Vireo plumbeus

 

Red-Eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

 

White-Eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus

Crows, Ravens, and Jays 

 

 

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

 

Black-Billed Magpie

Pica pica

 

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

 

Common Raven

Corvus corax

 

Crow species

Corvus spp.

 

Fish Crow

Corvus ossifragus

 

Florida Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma coerulescens

 

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

 

Northwestern Crow

Corvus caurinus

 

Steller’s Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

 

Yellow-Billed Magpie

Pica nuttalli

Swallows

 

 

 

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

  Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva

 

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

 

Purple Martin

Progne subis

  Swallow Petrochelidon spp.

 

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

 

Violet-Green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina

Chickadees and Titmice

 

 

Black-Capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

 

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis

 

Titmouse

Baeolophus spp.

Nuthatches

 

 

 

Brown-Headed Nuthatch

Sitta pusilla

Wrens

 

 

 

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovici

 

House Wren

Troglodytes aedon

  Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

Thrushes

 

 

 

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

 

Bicknell's Thrush

Catharus bicknelli

 

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

 

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

 

Swainson’s Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

 

Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

Mockingbirds and Thrashers 

 

 

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

 

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

 

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Starlings

 

 

 

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

 

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

 

Water Pipit

Anthus spinoletta

Waxwings

 

 

 

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Wood Warblers 

 

 

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

 

Bay-Breasted Warbler

Dendroioca castanea

 

Black-and-White Warbler

Mniotilta varia

 

Blackpoll Warbler

Dendroica striata

 

Black-Throated Blue Warbler

Dendroica caerulescens

 

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

 

Northern Waterthrush

Seiurus noveboracensis

 

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapillus

 

Orange-Crowned Warbler

Vermivora celata

 

Palm Warbler

Dendroica palmarum

 

Pine Warbler

Dendroica pinus

 

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

  Warbler Multiple species

 

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Dendroica coronata

Tanagers

 

 

 

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

 

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

Sparrows, Juncos and Towhees

 

 

American Tree Sparrow

Spizella arborea

 

Bachman’s Sparrow

Aimophila aestivalis

 

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

 

Dark-Eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

 

Eastern Towhee

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

 

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

 

Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum

  Hybrid Sharp-Tailed Sparrow Ammodramus spp.

 

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

 

Lincoln 's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

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

 

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

  Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus

 

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

 

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

 

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

 

White-Throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

Grosbeaks and Cardinals

 

 

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

 

Black-Headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

 

Blue Grosbeak

Guiraca caerulea

 

Dickcissel

Spiza americana

 

Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch

Leucosticte tephrocotis

 

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

 

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

 

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Blackbirds, Orioles, and Allies 

 

 

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

 

Boat-Tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major

  Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus

 

Brown-Headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

 

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

 

Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella magna

 

Great-Tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

 

Red-Winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

 

Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinus

 

Tricolored Blackbird

Agelaius tricolor

 

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

Finches

 

 

Finch

Caprodacus spp.

  House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus

Weaver Finches 

 

 

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Other Categories of Birds 

 

 

Bird

Multiple species

  Various Species Multiple species

 

Wading Birds

Multiple species

MAMMALS

 

 

Opossums

 

 

 

Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Shrews

 

 

 

Arctic Shrew

Sorex arcticus

 

Common Shrew

Sorex cinereus

 

Least Shrew

Cryptotis parva

 

Ornate Shrew

Sorex ornatus

 

Short-Tailed Shrew

Blarina brevicauda

 

Shrew

Sorex spp.

 

Trowbridge’s Shrew

Sorex trowbridgii

Moles

 

 

 

Shrew Mole

Neurotrichus gibbsii

Bats

 

 

 

Big Brown Bat

Eptesicus fuscus

 

Eastern Red Bat

Lasiurus borealis

 

Evening Bat

Nycticeius humeralis

 

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Armadillo

 

 

 

Nine-Banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Hares and Rabbits

 

 

Black-Tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

 

Cottontail Rabbit

Sylvilagus floridanus

 

Marsh Rabbit

Sylvilagus palustris

 

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

Muskrats, Marmots, and Beavers

 

 

Beaver

Castor canadensis

 

Woodchuck

Marmota monax

Squirrels

 

 

 

Arctic Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus undulatus

 

California Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus beecheyi

 

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

 

Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys spp.

 

Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

 

Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

 

Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

 

Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus tridecemlin

Kangaroo Rats

 

 

 

Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys stephensi

Mice, Rats, and Voles 

 

 

California Vole

Microtus californicus

 

Cotton Rat

Sigmodon spp.

 

Deer Mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

 

Eastern Harvest Mouse

Reithrodontomys humulis

 

Hispid Cotton Rat

Sigmodon hispidus

 

House Mouse

Mus musculus

 

House Rat

Rattus rattus

 

Marsh Rice Rat

Oryzomys palustris

 

Meadow Jumping Mouse

Zapus hudsonius

 

Meadow Vole

Microtus pennsylvanicus

 

Mouse

Peromyscus spp.

 

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

 

Norway Rat

Rattus norvegicus

 

Polynesian Rat

Rattus exulans

 

Prairie Vole

Microtus ochrogaster

 

Western Harvest Mouse

Reithrodontomys megalot

 

White-Footed Mouse

Peromyscus leucopus

Wolves, Foxes, and Coyotes 

 

 

Coyote

Canis latrans

 

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

 

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Bears

 

 

 

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

Raccoons

 

 

 

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Weasels, Skunks, and Otters

 

 

Fisher

Martes pennanti

 

Long-Tailed Weasel

Mustela frenata

 

Marten

Martes americana

 

Mink

Mustela vison

 

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

 

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

 

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Mongooses

 

 

 

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Fur Seals and Sea Lions

 

 

California Sea Lion

Zalophus californianus

 

Northern Fur Seal

Callorhinus ursinus

 

Steller's Sea Lion

Eumetopias jubatus

Walrus

 

 

 

Pacific Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus divergens

True, Eared, or Hair Seals

 

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

 

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

 

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

  Ribbon Seal Histriophoca fasciata

 

Ringed Seal

Phoca hispida

  Spotted Seal Phoca largha

Cats

 

 

 

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

 

Florida Panther

Felis concolor coryi

 

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

Deer

 

 

 

Elk

Cervus elaphus

 

Moose

Alces alces

 

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

 

White-Tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Other Categories of Mammals 

 

 

Small Mammals

Multiple species

 

Various Species

Multiple species

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