| Listed Species in
Crisp County | ||||
| Species | Federal Status | State Status | Habitat | Threats |
| Bird | ||||
| Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus | T | E | Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. | Major factor in initial decline was lowered reproductive success following use of DDT. Current threats include habitat destruction, disturbance at the nest, illegal shooting, electrocution, impact injuries, and lead poisoning. |
| Red-cockaded
woodpecker Picoides borealis | E | E | Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands > 30 years of age, preferably > 10" dbh | Reduction of older age pine stands and to encroachment of hardwood midstory in older age pine stands due to fire suppression |
| Wood
stork Mycteria americana | E | E | Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps | Decline due primarily to loss of suitable feeding habitat, particularly in south Florida. Other factors include loss of nesting habitat, prolonged drought/flooding, raccoon predation on nests, and human disturbance of rookeries. |
| Reptile | ||||
| Alligator snapping turtle Macroclemys temminckii | No Federal Status | T | Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps. | Destruction and modification of habitat and overharvesting. |
|
Barbour's map turtle | No Federal Status | T | Restricted
to the Apalachicola River and larger tributaries including the Chipola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in eastern Alabama, western Georgia, and western Florida. | |
| Eastern indigo snake Drymarchon corais couperi | T | T | During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields | Habitat loss due to uses such as farming, construction, forestry, and pasture and to overcollecting for the pet trade |
| Gopher tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus | No Federal Status | T | Well-drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting | |
| Invertebrate | ||||
| Gulf moccasinshell mussel Medionidus pencillatus | E | E | Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots | Habitat modification, sedimentation, and water quality degradation |
| Oval
pigtoe mussel Pleurobema pyriforme | E | E | River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates | Habitat modification, sedimentation, and water quality degradation |
| Purple
bankclimber mussel Elliptoideus sloatianus | T | T | Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates | Habitat modification, sedimentation, and water quality degradation |
| Shiny-rayed
pocketbook mussel Lampsilis subangulata | E | E | Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay | Habitat modification, sedimentation, and water quality degradation |
| Fish | ||||
| Bluestripe shiner | No Federal Status | T | Brownwater streams | |
| Plant | ||||
| Buckthorn Sideroxylon thornei | No Federal Status | E | Oak flatwoods where soil normally is saturated for long periods after floods/heavy rain (i.e., calcareous swamps; woods bordering cypress ponds) | |
| Parrot pitcher-plant Sarracenia psittacina | No Federal Status | T | Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods | |