Platte River Ecology Study
Appendices
Appendix A. Common and scientific names of animals identified in the Platte River Ecology Study summary report.
Common name Scientific name American Coot* Fulica americana American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis American Green-winged Teal Anas crecca carolinesis American Kestrel Falco sparverius American Robin Turdus migratorius American Wigeon Anas americana Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Barn Owl Tyto alba Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Blacktail Jackrabbit** Lepus californicus Blacktail Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Boblink Dolichonyx oryzivorous Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Canada Goose Branta canadensis Canvasback Aythya valisineria Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis carp*** Cyprinus carpio Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii Catfish Ictalurus sp. Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Common Eider Somateria mollissima Common Flicker Colaptes auratus Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Common Merganser Mergus merganser Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Dickcissel Spiza americana Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Greater Scaup Aythya marila Greater Prairie Chicken Tympanuchus cupido Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosos Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Wren Troglodytes aedon Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Kilideer Charadrius vociferous Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Least Tern Sterna albifrons Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Lesser Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Marsh Hawk Circus cyaneus Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Merlin Falco columbarius Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus Muskrat Ondatra zibethica Northern Oriole Icterus galbula Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Pintail Anas acuta Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Plains Pocket Gopher Geomys bursarius Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus Pronghorn Antilocapra americana Quillback Carpsucker Carpiodes cyprinus Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Redhead Aythya americana Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Redhorse Moxostoma sp. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus Rufous-sided Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Screech Owl Otus asio Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Sharp-tailed Grouse Pedioecetes phasianellus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Shrew Family Soricidae Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Whitetail Deer Odocoileus virginianus Whooping Crane Grus americana Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Wilson's Phalarope Steganopus tricolor Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
*Common and scientific names of birds follow American Ornithologist's Union (1957, 1976). **Common and scientific names of mammals follow Hall and Kelson (1959). ***Common and scientific names of fishes follow American Fisheries Society (1970).
