Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Urban Core
Scientific Name | Common Name(s) | Global | Federal | NY Rank | NY Stat. | NJ Rank | NJ Stat. | BW # Rank | UC Rank | Urban Core |
ANIMALS | + | |||||||||
INVERTEBRATES | + | |||||||||
MOLLUSCA | + | |||||||||
Argopecten irradians | bay scallop | BW4 | R | + | ||||||
Crassostrea virginica | eastern oyster | BW4 | D | + | ||||||
Lampsilis cariosa | yellow lampmussel | G4 | C2 | S3 | U | S1 | BW1 | R | + | |
Mercenaria mercenaria | northern quahog | BW5 | S | + | ||||||
Mya arenaria | softshell clam | BW4 | D | + | ||||||
Mytilus edulis | blue mussel | BW5 | S | + | ||||||
ARTHROPODA | + | |||||||||
INSECTA | + | |||||||||
Tachopteryx thoreyi | gray petaltail | G4 | S2 | U (SC) | S1 | BW1 | R | + | ||
Cicindela d. dorsalis | northeastern beach tiger beetle | G4T1T2 | T | SH | T | SH | E | BWH/BWI | R | H/I |
Butterflies and Skippers: | + | |||||||||
Asterocampa clyton | tawny emperor | G5 | S3 | U | S4 | BW3BW4 | D | + | ||
Celastrina neglectamajor | Appalachian azure | G4 | S3 | U | SU | BW3BW4 | D | + | ||
Chlosyne nycteis | silvery checkerspot | G5 | S5 | U | S1 | BW3 | R | + | ||
Incisalia henrici | Henry's elfin | G5 | S2S3 | U (SC) | S3S4 | BW2? | R | + | ||
Panoquina panoquin | salt marsh skipper | G5 | SU | U | S5 | BW3? | D | + | ||
Parrhasius m-album | white m hairstreak | G5 | SU | U | C? | BW2? | D | + | ||
Pieris protodice | checkered white | G5 | SU | U | SH | BW2? | R | + | ||
Moths: | + | |||||||||
Amphipoea erepta ryensis | a noctuid moth | GUT1Q | S1 | U | BW1 | R | + | |||
Datana ranaeceps | a hand-maid moth | G4 | S1 | U | S3S4 | BW1 | R | + | ||
CRUSTACEA | + | |||||||||
Callinectes sapidus | blue crab | BW5 | S | + | ||||||
Homarus americanus | American lobster | BW4 | D | + | ||||||
MEROSTOMATA | + | |||||||||
Limulus polyphemus | horseshoe crab | BW5 | S | + | ||||||
VERTEBRATES | + | |||||||||
FISH | + | |||||||||
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis | silver lamprey (F) | G5 | S3 | U | BW3 | D | + | |||
Lampetra appendix | American brook lamprey (F) | G5 | S3 | U | S2 | W | BW2 | D | + | |
Mustelus canis | smooth dogfish (A) | G? | SA | U | BW5 | S | + | |||
Raja eglanteria | clearnose skate (A) | BW5 | U | + | ||||||
Raja erinacea | little skate (A) | BW5 | S | + | ||||||
Squalus acanthias | spiny dogfish (A) | BW5 | D | + | ||||||
Acipenser brevirostrum | shortnose sturgeon (A-F/AN) | G3 | E | S1 | E (E) | S3 | E | BW1 | D | + |
Acipenser oxyrinchus | Atlantic sturgeon (A-F/AN) | G3 | S1 | P | S3 | BW1 | D | + | ||
Ammodytes americanus | American sandlance (A) | G? | SN | U | BW4 | S | + | |||
Anguilla rostrata | American eel (A-F/CA) | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | BW4 | S | + | ||
Menidia beryllina | inland silverside (A-F) | G5 | S2S3 | U | S4S5 | BW4 | S | + | ||
Menidia menidia | Atlantic silverside (A) | G5 | S2S3 | U | BW4 | S | + | |||
Opsanus tau | oyster toadfish (A) | BW4 | S | + | ||||||
Strongylura marina | Atlantic needlefish (A-F) | G5 | S2S3 | U | BW4 | S | + | |||
Paralichthys dentatus | summer flounder (A) | G? | SN | P | BW4 | S | + | |||
Scophthalmus aquosus | windowpane (A) | G? | SN | U | BW5 | S | + | |||
Acantharchus pomotis | mud sunfish | G5 | S1 | T | S4 | BW4 | D | + | ||
Enneacanthus obesus | banded sunfish (F) | G5 | S2 | U/SC (T) | S4 | BW3BW4 | D | + | ||
Micropterus dolomieu | smallmouth bass (F) | G5 | S5 | P | SE | BW5 | D | + | ||
Micropterus salmoides | largemouth bass (F) | G5 | S5 | P | SE | BW5 | D | + | ||
Alosa aestivalis | blueback herring (A-F/AN) | G5 | S3 | U | S5 | BW4 | S | + | ||
Alosa mediocris | hickory shad (A-F/AN) | G5 | S2 | U | S3 | W | BW4 | S | + | |
Alosa pseudoharengus | alewife (A-F/AN) | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | BW4 | S | + | ||
Alosa sapidissima | American shad (A-F/AN) | G5 | S4 | U | S3S4 | W | BW4 | S | + | |
Brevoortia tyrannus | Atlantic menhaden (A) | G? | SN | U | BW5 | S | + | |||
Clupea harengus | Atlantic herring (A) | G? | SN | U | BW4 | S | + | |||
Dorosoma cepedianum | gizzard shad (A-F/AN) | G5 | S3 | U | S4 | D | + | |||
Cottus cognatus | slimy sculpin (F) | G5 | S4 | U | S3 | BW3? | D | + | ||
Myoxcephalus aenaeus | grubby sculpin (A) | G? | S3 | U | BW4 | S | + | |||
Cyprinella spiloptera | spotfin shiner (F) | G5 | S4 | U | S4 | BW3 | D | + | ||
Cyprinus carpio | common carp (F[I]) | G5 | SE | U | SE | BW5 | D | + | ||
Hybognathus nuchalis | silvery minnow (F) | G5 | S4 | U | S4 | BW3 | D | + | ||
Notemigonus crysoleucas | golden shiner (F) | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | BW3 | D | + | ||
Notropis hudsonius | spottail shiner (F) | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | BW3 | D | + | ||
Pimephales notatus | bluntnose minnow (F) | G5 | S5 | U | SU | BW3 | D | + | ||
Semotilus corporalis | fallfish (F) | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | BW3 | D | + | ||
Fundulus diaphanus | banded killifish (F) | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | BW3 | S | + | ||
Fundulus heteroclitus | mummichog (A-F) | G5 | S3 | U | S5 | BW4 | S | + | ||
Fundulus luciae | spotfin killifish (A-F) | G3G4 | S1 | U | S3 | BW3 | S | + | ||
Anchoa hepsetus | striped anchovy (A) | BW3 | D | + | ||||||
Anchoa mitchilli | bay anchovy (A-F) | G5 | S3 | U | BW3 | S | + | |||
Esox americanus americanus | redfin pickerel (F) | G5 | S4 | P | S5 | BW5 | D | + | ||
Gadus morhua | Atlantic cod (A) | G? | SN | P | BW4 | D | + | |||
Merluccius bilinearis | silver hake (A) | G? | SN | U | BW5 | S | + | |||
Microgadus tomcod | Atlantic tomcod (A) | G5 | S3 | U | S3 | BW3 | S | + | ||
Pollachius virens | pollack (A) | G? | SA | U | BW4 | D | + | |||
Urophycis chuss | red hake (A) | G? | SN | U | BW4 | D | + | |||
Urophycis tenuis | white hake (A) | BW4 | D | + | ||||||
Apeltes quadracus | fourspine stickleback (A-F) | G5 | S4 | U | S4 | S | + | |||
Gobiosoma bosci | naked goby (A-F) | G5 | S2S3 | U | BW3? | D | + | |||
Gobiosoma ginsburgi | seaboard goby (A) | G? | S2S3 | U | BW3? | D | + | |||
Ameiurus catus | white catfish (F) | G5 | S4 | U | S5 | BW3 | D | + | ||
Ameriurus nebulosus | brown bullhead (F) | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | BW3 | D | + | ||
Tautoga onitis | tautog (A) | G? | SN | P | BW4 | D | + | |||
Tautogolabrus adspersus | cunner (A) | G? | SN | U | BW3 | S | + | |||
Lophius americanus | goosefish (A) | G? | SN | U | BW4 | D | + | |||
Mugil cephalus | striped mullet (A-F) | G5 | SN | U | BW4 | D | + | |||
Osmerus mordax | rainbow smelt (A-F/AN) | G5 | S5 | U | SU | BW4 | D | + | ||
Morone americana | white perch (A-F) | G5 | S4 | U | S5 | BW4 | S | + | ||
Morone saxatilis | striped bass (A-F/AN) | G5 | S4 | P | S4 | W | BW4 | S | + | |
Perca flavescens | yellow perch (F) | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | BW5 | D | + | ||
Pleuronectes americanus | winter flounder (A) | G5? | S3? | P | BW4 | D | + | |||
Pomatomus saltatrix | bluefish (A) | G? | SN | P | BW5 | S | + | |||
Salmo trutta | brown trout (A-F-I/AN) | G5 | SE | P | SE | BW4 | D | + | ||
Salvelinus fontinalis | brook trout (A-F) | G5 | S5 | P | S3 | BW4 | RD | + | ||
Cynoscion regalis | weakfish (A) | G? | SN | P | BW4 | D | + | |||
Leiostomas xanthurus | spot (A) | G5 | SN | U | BW4 | D | + | |||
Menticirrhus saxatilis | northern kingfish (A) | G? | SA | U | BW4? | D | + | |||
Micropogonias undulatus | Atlantic croaker (A) | G5 | SN | U | BW3 | D | + | |||
Scomber scombrus | Atlantic mackerel (A) | G? | SN | P | BW5 | D | + | |||
Scomberomorus maculatus | Spanish mackerel (A) | BW4 | D | + | ||||||
Centropristis striata | black sea bass (A) | G? | SN | P | BW5 | S | + | |||
Trinectes maculatus | hogchoker (A-F) | G5 | S3 | U | BW3 | S | + | |||
Stenotomus chrysops | scup (A) | G? | SN | U | BW4 | S | + | |||
Peprilus triacanthus | butterfish (A) | G? | SN | U | BW5 | S | + | |||
Syngnathus fuscus | northern pipefish (A) | G? | S3 | U | BW4 | S | + | |||
Prionotus carolinus | northern searobin (A) | G? | SN | U | BW3 | S | + | |||
Prionotus evolans | striped searobin (A) | G? | SN | U | BW3 | S | + | |||
Umbra pygmaea | eastern mudminnow (F) | G5 | S3 | U | S5 | BW4 | D | + | ||
AMPHIBIANS | + | |||||||||
Acris c. crepitans | northern cricket frog | G5 | S1? | T (E) | S3 | U | BW2 | R | + | |
Rana sphenocephala | southern leopard frog | G5 | S2S3 | G/SC | S5 | S | BW3 | R | + | |
Scaphiopus h. holbrookii | eastern spadefoot | G5 | S3 | U (SC) | S4 | D | BW3 | R | I | |
Ambystoma laterale | blue-spotted salamander | G5 | S4 | U/SC | S1 | E | BW2 | R? | + | |
Ambystoma maculatum | spotted salamander | G5 | S5 | U/SC | S3 | D | BW4 | R | + | |
Hemidactylium scutatum | four-toed salamander | G5 | S5 | U | S3 | D | BW3BW4 | R | + | |
REPTILES | + | |||||||||
Eumeces fasciatus | five-lined skink | G5 | S3 | U | S3 | U | BW2 | R | + | |
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen | northern copperhead | G5 | S3 | U | S4 | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Heterodon platirhinos | eastern hognose snake | G5 | S3S4 | U/SC | S5 | D | BW4 | R | + | |
Caretta caretta | loggerhead sea turtle | G3 | T | SZN | T | SN | E | BW2 | R | + |
Clemmys guttata | spotted turtle | G5 | S4 | U/SC | S5 | BW4BW5 | R | + | ||
Clemmys insculpta | wood turtle | G4 | S4 | G/SC | S3 | T | BW2 | R | + | |
Clemmys muhlenbergii | bog turtle | G3 | C1 | S2 | E | S2 | E | BW1 | R | + |
Dermochelys coriacea | leatherback sea turtle | G3 | E | SZN | E | SN | E | BW2 | R | + |
Kinosternon subrubrum | eastern mud turtle | G5 | S1 | T (E) | S? | U | BW1 | R | + | |
Lepidochelys kempii | Atlantic (=Kemp's) ridley sea turtle | G1 | E | S1N | E | SN | E | BW1 | R | + |
Malaclemys t. terrapin | northern diamondback terrapin | G5T5 | C2 | S4 | U/SC | SU | BW3 | S | + | |
Terrapene c. carolina | eastern box turtle | G5 | S4 | G (SC) | S5 | S | BW4 | RD | + | |
BIRDS | + | |||||||||
Gavia immer | common loon | G5 | S3 | P/SC | SN | S | BW2 | R/S | M/W | |
Gavia stellata | red-throated loon | G5 | SN | P | SN | S | BW2 | R/S | M/W | |
Podiceps auritus | horned grebe | G5 | SN | P | SN | S | BW2? | D | M/W | |
Podiceps grisegena | red-necked grebe | G5 | SN | P | SN | D | BW2? | R | M | |
Podilymbus podiceps | pied-billed grebe | G5 | S3 | P (T) | S1 | E/S | BW2 | R/D | B/M | |
Phalacrocorax auritus | double-crested cormorant | G5 | S3 | P | SN | INC | BW3 | S/S | B/M/W | |
Phalacrocorax carbo | great cormorant | G5 | SN | P | S1 | S | BW3? | S | M/W | |
Ardea herodias | great blue heron | G5 | S5 | P | S2 | T/S | BW2BW3 | R/S | B/M/W | |
Botaurus lentiginosus | American bittern | G4 | S4 | P (SC) | S3 | T/S | BW1 | R/D | B/M | |
Bubulcus ibis | cattle egret | G5 | S2 | P | S3 | INC/INC | BW3 | S/S | B/M | |
Casmerodius albus | great egret | G5 | S2 | P | S3 | S/S | BW3 | S/S | B/M | |
Egretta caerulea | little blue heron | G5 | S2 | P | S3 | T/S | BW2 | R/D | B/M | |
Egretta thula | snowy egret | G5 | S2S3 | P | S3 | S/S | BW3 | D/D | B/M | |
Egretta tricolor | tricolored heron | G5 | S2 | P | S3 | INC/S | BW3 | R/D | S/M | |
Ixobrychus exilis | least bittern | G5 | S3 | P/SC (T) | S3 | D/S | BW2 | D/D | B/M | |
Nycticorax violaceus | yellow-crowned night-heron | G5 | S2 | P | S2 | T/T | BW2 | RD/RD | B/M | |
Nycticorax nycticorax | black-crowned night-heron | G5 | S3 | P | S3 | D/S | BW3 | S/S | B/M | |
Plegadis falcinellus | glossy ibis | G5 | S2 | P | S3 | D/S | BW3 | S/S | B/M | |
Branta canadensis | Canada goose | G5 | S5 | G | S5 | BW5 | S/S | B/M/W | ||
Branta bernicla | brant | G5 | SN | G | SN | BW4 | S | M/W | ||
Chen caerulescens | snow goose | G5 | SN | G | SN | BW3 | D | M/W | ||
Aix sponsa | wood duck | G5 | S5 | G | S5 | BW5 | D/D | B/M/W | ||
Anas acuta | northern pintail | G5 | S2 | G | SN | BW2 | R | M/W | ||
Anas americana | American wigeon | G5 | S3 | G | SN | BW3 | S | M/W | ||
Anas clypeata | northern shoveler | G5 | S2 | G | SN | BW2 | R/DS | B/M/W | ||
Anas crecca | green-winged teal | G5 | S3 | G | SN | BW2BW3 | R/S | M/W | ||
Anas discors | blue-winged teal | G5 | S5 | G | S5 | BW4 | R/D | M | ||
Anas platyrhynchos | mallard | G5 | S5 | G | S5 | BW5 | S/S | B/M/W | ||
Anas rubripes | American black duck | G4 | S4 | G | S4 | BW4 | D/S | B/M/W | ||
Anas strepera | gadwall | G5 | S3 | G | S5 | BW3 | R/D | B/M/W | ||
Aythya valisineria | canvasback | G5 | SN | G | SN | BW3 | S | M/W | ||
Aythya americana | redhead | G5 | SE | G | SN | BW1? | U/D | B/I | ||
Aythya marila | greater scaup | G5 | SN | G | SN | BW4 | S | M/W | ||
Aythya affinis | lesser scaup | G5 | SA | G | SN | BW4 | S | M/W | ||
Bucephala clangula | common goldeneye | G5 | S2 | G | SN | BW3 | DS | M/W | ||
Bucephala albeola | bufflehead | G5 | SN | G | SN | BW4 | S | M/W | ||
Lophodytes cucullatus | hooded merganser | G5 | S4 | G | SN | BW2 | RD | B/M | ||
Melanitta nigra | black scoter | G5 | SN | G | SN | BW3? | D | M/W | ||
Melanitta fusca | white-winged scoter | G5 | SN | G | SN | BW3? | D | M/W | ||
Melanitta perspicillata | surf scoter | G5 | SN | G | SN | BW3? | D | M/W | ||
Mergus merganser | common merganser | G5 | S5 | G | S4 | BW4 | R | M | ||
Mergus serrator | red-breasted merganser | G5 | S1S2 | G | SN | BW4 | S | M/W | ||
Oxyura jamaicensis | ruddy duck | G5 | S1 | G | SN | BW2 | R?/S | B/W | ||
Accipiter cooperii | Cooper's hawk | G4 | S4 | P/SC | S2 | E | BW2 | R | M/W | |
Accipter striatus | sharp-shinned hawk | G5 | S4 | P (SC) | S1 | U/U | BW2 | R | M/W | |
Buteo lineatus | red-shouldered hawk | G5 | S4 | T (SC) | S2 | E/T | BW1 | R?/S | B/M | |
Buteo lagopus | rough-legged hawk | G5 | SN | P | SN | S | BW2? | R | W | |
Buteo platypterus | broad-winged hawk | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4 | R/S | B/M | |
Circus cyaneus | northern harrier | G5 | S3 | T (SC) | S2 | E/U | BW1 | R/D | B/M/W | |
Falco columbarius | merlin | G4 | SN | P | SN | S | BW2 | D | M/W | |
Falco peregrinus | peregrine falcon | G3 | E (SA) | S2 | E | S1 | E | BW2 | RD/D | B/M/W |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | bald eagle | G3G4 | T | S1B,S1N | E | S1 | E | BW1 | R | W |
Pandion haliaetus | osprey | G5 | S4 | T (SC) | S3 | T/T | BW2 | R/S | B/M/W | |
Fulica americana | American coot | G5 | S3 | G | S1 | D | BW2 | R/D | B/M/W | |
Gallinula chloropus | common moorhen | G5 | S4 | P | S4 | BW3 | R?/R | B/M | ||
Porzana carolina | sora | G5 | S4 | G | S4 | BW3 | R/R | B/M | ||
Rallus elegans | king rail | G4G5 | S1 | P (T) | S3 | U/U | BW1 | R/R | B/M | |
Rallus limicola | Virginia rail | G5 | S4 | G | S4 | BW3 | R/R | B/M | ||
Rallus longirostris | clapper rail | G5 | S3 | P | S5 | BW4 | S/D | B/M | ||
Charadrius melodus | piping plover | G3 | T | S2B | E | S1 | E | BW2 | R/R | B/M |
Charadrius semipalmatus | semipalmated plover | G5 | SN | P | S? | S | BW3BW4 | S | M | |
Pluvialis dominica | lesser golden-plover | G5 | SN | P | SN | S/S | BW2? | D | M | |
Pluvialis squatarola | black-bellied plover | G5 | SN | P | SN | S/S | BW3BW4 | S | M | |
Haematopus palliatus | American oystercatcher | G5 | S3 | P | S4 | INC/S | BW3 | D?/R | B/M/W | |
Arenaria interpres | ruddy turnstone | G5 | SN | P | SN | S | BW3? | S | M | |
Bartramia longicauda | upland sandpiper | G5 | S4 | P/SC (T) | S1 | E | BW2 | R | B? | |
Calidris alba | sanderling | G5 | SN | P | SN | D | BW3? | S | M | |
Calidris alpina | dunlin | G5 | SN | P | SN | INC | BW3? | S | M | |
Calidris canutus | red knot | G5 | SN | P | SN | D | BW3? | S | M | |
Calidris fuscicollis | white-rumped sandpiper | G5 | SN | P | SN | S | BW2? | D | M | |
Calidris minutilla | least sandpiper | G5 | SN | P | SN | S | BW3? | S | M | |
Calidris pusilla | semipalmated sandpiper | G5 | SN | P | SN | S | BW3? | S | M | |
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus | willet | G5 | S3 | P | S4 | INC/S | BW3 | S/S | B/M | |
Larus philadelphia | Bonaparte's gull | G5 | SN | P | SN | S | BW3? | S | M/W | |
Rynchops niger | black skimmer | G5 | S2 | P (SC) | S2 | E | BW3 | R/D | B/M | |
Sterna antillarum | least tern | G4 | S3B | E (T) | S2 | E | BW1 | R/D | SM | |
Sterna forsteri | Forster's tern | G5 | S1 | P | S3 | INC/S | BW3 | R/S | M | |
Sterna hirundo | common tern | G5 | S3B | T | S3 | D/S | BW3 | R/S | B | |
Sterna nilotica | gull-billed tern | G5 | S1 | P | S3 | S | BW2 | R/R | B | |
Coccyzus americanus | yellow-billed cuckoo | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4 | D/S | B/M | |
Coccyzus erthropthalmus | black-billed cuckoo | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | D/D | B/M | |
Asio flammeus | short-eared owl | G5 | S2 | P/SC (E) | S1 | E/U | BW2 | H/D | B/M/W | |
Strix varia | barred owl | G5 | S5 | P | S3 | T/T | BW3 | R/R | B/W | |
Tyto alba | common barn-owl | G5 | S3 | P/SC (P) | S4 | S/S | BW3 | D/D | B | |
Caprimulgus vociferus | whip-poor-will | G5 | S4 | P (SC) | S4 | D/S | BW3 | R/R? | B | |
Chordeiles minor | common nighthawk | G5 | S4 | P/SC | S4 | S/S | BW3BW4 | S?/S | B?/M | |
Archilochus colubris | ruby-throated hummingbird | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | D/S | BW4 | D/S | M | |
Chaetura pelagica | chimney swift | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW4BW5 | S/S | B/M | |
Dryocopus pileatus | pileated woodpecker | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3BW4 | RD/RD | B/W | |
Melanerpes erythrocephalus | red-headed woodpecker | G5 | S4 | P (SC) | S3 | T/T | BW3 | R/R | M/W | |
Sphyrapicus varius | yellow-bellied sapsucker | G5 | S5 | P | SN | S | BW3 | S | M | |
Contopus virens | eastern wood-pewee | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4 | S/S | B/M | |
Empidonax flaviventris | yellow-bellied flycatcher | G5 | S3 | P | SN | S | BW1 | D | M | |
Empidonax minimus | least flycatcher | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3BW4 | R/D? | B/M | |
Empidonax traillii | willow flycatcher | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | INC/S | BW4 | S/S | B | |
Empidonax virescens | acadian flycatcher | G5 | S3 | P | S4 | INC/S | BW3 | R/D? | B | |
Myiarchus crinitus | great crested flycatcher | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4BW5 | S/S | B/M | |
Nuttallornis borealis | olive-sided flycatcher | G5 | S5 | P | SN | S | BW1 | D? | M | |
Tyrannus tyrannus | eastern kingbird | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | D/D | BW4BW5 | S/S | B/M | |
Eremophila alpestris | horned lark | G5 | S5 | P (SC) | S3 | D/S | BW3BW4 | R/D | B/M/W | |
Riparia riparia | bank swallow | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3BW4 | R?/D? | M | |
Steldidopteryx serripennis | northern rough-winged swallow | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4 | D/S | B/M | |
Certhia americana | brown creeper | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3BW4 | R/S | B/M/W | |
Cistothorus platensis | sedge wren | G5 | S2 | P/SC (T) | S1 | E | BW1 | R?/R | B? | |
Cistothorus palustris | marsh wren | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | D/S | BW4 | S/S | B/M | |
Catharus fuscescens | veery | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4 | D/S | B/M | |
Catharus guttatus | hermit thrush | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | R?/S | M/W | |
Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's thrush | G5 | S5 | P | SN | S | BW1 | S | M | |
Hylocichla mustelina | wood thrush | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW4 | S/S | B/M | |
Polioptila caerulea | blue-gray gnatcatcher | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | INC/S | BW4 | D/S | B/M | |
Sialia sialis | eastern bluebird | G5 | S5 | P/SC (P) | S4 | S | BW4 | D/D | B/M/W | |
Dumetella carolinensis | gray catbird | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW5 | S/S | B/M | |
Vireo flavifrons | yellow-throated vireo | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4 | D/S | B/M | |
Vireo griseus | white-eyed vireo | G5 | S4 | P | S4 | D/S | BW4 | D?/S | B/M | |
Dendroica caerulescens | black-throated blue warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | R/S | M | |
Dendroica cerulea | cerulean warbler | G4 | C2 | S4B | P (SC) | S3 | S/S | BW1BW2 | R | M |
Dendroica coronata | yellow-rumped warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW2BW3 | S | M/W | |
Dendroica discolor | prairie warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW4BW5 | RD/S | M | |
Dendroica fusca | blackburnian warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | S | M | |
Dendroica magnolia | magnolia warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | S | M | |
Dendroica palmarum | palm warbler | G5 | S1 | P | SN | S | BW1 | S | M | |
Dendroica pensylvanica | chestnut-sided warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4 | RD/S | M | |
Dendroica striata | blackpoll warbler | G5 | S3 | P | SN | S | BW1 | S | M | |
Dendroica virens | black-throated green warbler | G5 | S5 | P | SN | S | BW3 | R?/S | M | |
Helmitheros vermivorus | worm-eating warbler | G5 | S4 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | D/R? | B | |
Icteria virens | yellow-breasted chat | G5 | S3 | P (SC) | S4 | D/S | BW3 | R/R | B | |
Mniotilta varia | black-and-white warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4 | D/S | M | |
Oporomis philadelphia | mourning warbler | G5 | S5 | P | SN | S | BW1 | R | M | |
Oporornis formosus | Kentucky warbler | G5 | S2 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | R/R | B/M | |
Parula americana | northern parula | G5 | S3S4 | P | S3 | P/S | BW1 | R/S | M | |
Protonotaria citrea | prothonotary warbler | G5 | S2 | P | S3 | INC/S | BW2 | R/R | B | |
Seiurus aurocapillus | ovenbird | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW4 | S/S | B/M | |
Seiurus motacilla | Louisiana waterthrush | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4 | R/S | M | |
Seiurus noveboracensis | northern waterthrush | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | R?/S | M | |
Setophaga ruticilla | American redstart | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW4BW5 | DS/S | B/M | |
Vermivora pinus | blue-winged warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | INC/S | BW4 | D/S | B/M | |
Vermivora ruficapilla | Nashville warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S3 | S/S | BW3 | S | M | |
Wilsonia canadensis | Canada warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | S | M | |
Wilsonia citrina | hooded warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | D/S | BW3 | D | M | |
Piranga olivacea | scarlet tanager | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S | BW4 | S/S | M | |
Pheucticus ludovicianus | rose-breasted grosbeak | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4 | S/S | B/M | |
Ammodramus caudacutus | sharp-tailed sparrow | G5 | S3 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | D/D? | B/M | |
Ammodramus maritimus | seaside sparrow | G4 | S2S3 | P (SC) | S4 | S/S | BW3 | S/S | B/M | |
Ammodramus savannarum | grasshopper sparrow | G4 | S4 | P/SC | S2 | T/T | BW2 | R/R | B/M | |
Junco hyemalis | dark-eyed junco | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3BW4 | S | M/W | |
Melospiza georgiana | swamp sparrow | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3BW4 | S/S | B/M | |
Passerculus sandwichensis | savannah sparrow | G5 | S5 | P | S2 | T/T | BW3 | D/S | B/M | |
Pipilo erythrophthalmus | rufous-sided towhee | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW4 | S/S | B/M | |
Zonotrichia albicollis | white-throated sparrow | G5 | S5 | P | SN | S/S | BW2 | S | M/W | |
Dolichonyx oryzivorus | bobolink | G5 | S5 | P | S2 | T/T | BW3 | R/S | B/M | |
Icterus spurius | northern oriole | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW4BW5 | S/S | M | |
Carduelis pinus | pine siskin | G5 | S5 | P | SN | S | BW1BW2 | S | M/W | |
Carpodacus purpureus | purple finch | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | R/S | B/M/W | |
MAMMALS | + | |||||||||
Neotoma magister | Allegheny woodrat | G3G4 | C2 | SH | E | S1 | E | BW1 | R | + |
Balaenoptera borealis | sei whale | G3 | E | SZN | E | S? | E | BW2 | R | +? |
Megaptera novaeangliae | humpback whale | G3 | E | SZN | E | SA | E | BW2 | R | + |
Phocoena phocoena | harbor porpoise | G5 | S5 | U/SC | SN | U | BW2BW3 | R | + | |
Physeter catodon | sperm whale | G2 | E | SN | E | SA | E | BW1? | R | + |
Tursiops truncatus | bottle-nosed dolphin | G5 | S3 | U | SN | S | BW4 | R | + | |
Lutra canadensis | river otter | G5 | S5 | G | S4 | BW4 | R | + | ||
Cystophora cristata | hooded seal | G4 | SZ | U | SA | P | BW2? | R? | + | |
Phoca groenlandica | harp seal | G5 | SZ | U | SA | P | BW2? | R? | + | |
Phoca vitulina | harbor seal | G5 | S3 | P | SN | S | BW4 | D | + | |
VASCULAR PLANTS | + | |||||||||
Cystopteris protrusa | lowland fragile fern | G5 | S1 | E | S2 | BW1 | R | + | ||
Equisetum pratense | meadow horsetail | G5 | S2 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | R | + | |
Equisetum variegatum | variegated horsetail | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW4 | R | + | ||
Botrychium oneidense | blunt-lobed grape-fern | G4? | S1S3 | V | S2 | BW2? | R | + | ||
Thuja occidentalis | northern white cedar | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW4 | R? | I? | ||
Pinus virginiana | Virginia pine | G5 | S1 | E | S5 | BW3 | R | + | ||
Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio spiderwort | G5 | S1 | R | S2 | BW1 | R | + | ||
Carex abscondita | thicket sedge | G4G5 | S1 | U | S4 | BW3 | R | + | ||
Carex argyrantha | hay sedge | G5 | S2 | U | S4 | BW3 | R | + | ||
Carex bicknellii | Bicknell's sedge | G5 | S2 | R | S2 | BW2 | R | + | ||
Carex bullata | button sedge | G5 | S1 | T | S5 | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Carex bushii | Bush's sedge | G4 | S3 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | R | + | |
Carex deweyana | Dewey's sedge | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | R | + | ||
Carex flaccosperma var. glaucodea | gray-green sedge | G5T5 | S1 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Carex mesochorea | midland sedge | G4G5 | S1 | U | SH | BW1 | R | + | ||
Carex mitchelliana | Mitchell's sedge | G3G4 | S2 | E | S2 | BW1BW2 | R | + | ||
Carex typhina | cat-tail sedge | G5 | S2 | R | S3 | BW2 | R | + | ||
Carex willdenowii | Willdenow's sedge | G5 | S1 | R | S2 | BW1 | R | + | ||
Cyperus echinatus | globose flatsedge | G5 | S1 | E | S5 | BW4? | R | + | ||
Cyperus erythrorhizos | red-rooted flatsedge | G5 | S3 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Cyperus flavescens var. flavescens | yellow umbrella-sedge | G?T? | S1 | U | C | BW2? | R | + | ||
Cyperus houghtonii | Houghton's umbrella-sedge | G4? | S3 | R | SRF | BW2 | R | + | ||
Cyperus lancastriensis | Lancaster flatsedge | G5 | NA | S2 | E | BW1? | R | + | ||
Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis | coast flatsedge | G5T5 | S2 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | R | + | |
Cyperus retorsus | retrorse flatsedge | G5 | S1 | U | C | BW3? | R? | + | ||
Cyperus schweinitzii | Schweinitz's flatsedge | G5 | S2 | R | SE | BW1 | R | + | ||
Eleocharis obtusa var. ovata | blunt spikerush | G5T4Q | S1S2 | R | C | BW2 | R | + | ||
Hemicarpha micrantha | dwarf bullrush | G4 | S1 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | R | + | |
Scirpus novae-angliae (=S. cylindricus) | cylindrical-headed bulrush | G5 | S1 | E | S2 | BW2 | R | + | ||
Scirpus maritimus | saltmarsh bulrush | G5 | S1 | U | SH | E | BW1 | R? | +? | |
Scirpus torreyi | Torrey's bulrush | G5? | C | S1 | E | BW1 | R | + | ||
Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana | few-flowered nutrush | G5T4T5 | S1 | T | S2 | BW2 | R | + | ||
Iris prismatica | slender blue flag | G4G5 | S2 | U | S5 | BW4 | R | + | ||
Juncus brachycarpus | short-fruited rush | G4G5 | S1 | U | SH | E | BW1 | R | + | |
Aletris farinosa | stargrass | G5 | S2 | U | S4 | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Triphora trianthophora | three birds orchid | G4 | S1 | V | S1 | E | BW1 | R | + | |
Dichanthelium scoparium | velvet witchgrass | G5 | S1 | U | S4 | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Muhlenbergia capillaris | long-awned smoke grass | G5 | SX | U | S1 | E | BW1 | R | + | |
Paspalum laeve var. pilosum | field beadgrass | G5T? | S1 | U | SU | BW1? | R | + | ||
Paspalum setaceum var. setaceum | slender beadgrass | G5T5 | S2 | U | SU | BW2? | R | + | ||
Tripsacum dactyloides | gamma grass | G5 | S2 | U | C | BW3? | R | + | ||
Smilax herbacea var. pulverulenta | Jacob's ladder | G4G5 | S1 | E | S3 | BW3 | R | + | ||
Amaranthus pumilus | seabeach amaranth | G2 | T | S1 | U | SH | E | BW1 | R | + |
Eryngium aquaticum | marsh rattlesnake master | G4 | SX | U | S3 | BWH | R | + | ||
Sanicula trifoliata | large-fruited sanicle | G4 | C | S1 | E | BW1? | R | + | ||
Aristolochia serpentaria | Virginia snakeroot | G5 | S1 | U | S3 | BW2 | R | + | ||
Asclepias purpurascens | purple milkweed | G4G5 | S3 | T | S4 | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Asclepias verticillata | whorled milkweed | G5 | C | S2 | BW3? | R | + | |||
Asclepias viridiflora | green milkweed | G5 | S2 | R | S4 | BW4 | R | + | ||
Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata | beach wormwood | G5T4 | S4 | U | S2 | BW3 | R | + | ||
Aster infirmus | cornel-leaved aster | G5 | S1 | U | S2 | BW2 | R | + | ||
Aster schreberi | large-leaf aster | G5 | S3 | U | S4 | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Bidens laevis | smooth bur-marigold | G5 | S2 | R | C | BW3BW4 | H | + | ||
Eupatorium hyssopifolium var. laciniatum | fringed boneset | G5T? | S1 | U | BW1? | R | + | |||
Eupatorium leucolepis var. leucolepis | white boneset | G5 | S1 | E | S5 | BW4 | R | + | ||
Gnaphalium purpureum | purple everlasting | G5 | S1 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Lactuca floridana | woodland lettuce | G5 | SH | U | BW1 | R | + | |||
Lactuca hirsuta | hairy lettuce | G4? | S1 | U | NA? | BW1? | R | + | ||
Solidago elliottii | coastal goldenrod | G5 | S2 | U | S3 | BW2BW3 | U | ? | ||
Verbesina alternifolia | wingstem | G5 | S2 | T | S5 | BW4 | D? | + | ||
Arabis hirsuta | hairy rock-cress | G5 | C | S2 | BW3 | D? | + | |||
Viburnum dentatum var. venosum | southern arrowwood | G5T4? | S2 | U | S2 | BW1? | R | + | ||
Viburnum nudum | possum-haw | G5 | S1 | T | C | BW3? | R | + | ||
Honckenya peploides | seabeach sandwort | G5 | C | S2 | BW3BW4 | R | + | |||
Euonymus americanus | American strawberry-bush | G5 | S1 | T | S5 | BW4 | R | + | ||
Chenopodium rubrum | red goosefoot | G5 | S1 | U | S1 | E | BW1 | R | + | |
Suaeda rolandii | Roland sea-blite | G1G2Q | C2 | S1 | U | SU | E | BW1 | R | + |
Helianthemum dumosum | bushy rockrose | G3 | C2 | S2 | T | NA | BW2 | R | + | |
Lechea tenuifolia | slender pinweed | G5 | S2 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | R | + | |
Cuscuta cephalanthi | button-bush dodder | G5 | S1 | U | S1 | E | BW1 | R | + | |
Cuscuta pentagona | field-dodder | G5 | S2S3 | R | S4 | BW3 | D? | + | ||
Cuscuta polygonorum | smartweed dodder | G5 | S1 | R | S2 | BW2 | R | + | ||
Sedum telephioides | Allegheny stonecrop | G4 | SH | U | SX.1 | BWH? | H | ? | ||
Diospyros virginiana | persimmon | G5 | S2 | R | S5 | BW4 | RD | + | ||
Crotalaria sagittalis | rattlebox | G5 | S1 | R | S4 | BW4 | R | + | ||
Desmodium ciliare | tick-trefoil | G5 | S2S3 | T | S5 | BW4 | R | + | ||
Lespedeza stuevei | Stueve's or tall bush-clover | G4? | S2 | R | S2 | BW3 | R | + | ||
Lespedeza violacea | violet bush-clover | G5 | S2 | R | S4 | BW3 | R? | + | ||
Quercus marilandica | blackjack oak | G5 | S3 | R | S5 | BW5 | R | + | ||
Quercus phellos | willow oak | G5 | S1 | E | S5 | BW5 | R | I? | ||
Gentiana saponaria | soapwort gentian | G5 | S1 | R | S3 | BW3 | R | + | ||
Sabatia angularis | rose-pink | G5 | S1 | E | S4 | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Agastache nepetoides | yellow giant-hyssop | G5 | S2S3 | U | S2 | BW2 | R | + | ||
Lycopus rubellus | taperleaf bugleweed | G5 | S1 | U | S2 | BW2 | R | + | ||
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides | basil mountain mint | G2 | SX | U | S1 | E | BW1 | R | + | |
Pycnanthemum torrei | Torrey's mountain mint | G2 | S1 | E | S1 | E | BW1 | R | + | |
Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. verticillatum | whorled mountain-mint | G5T? | S1 | T | NA? | BW1? | R | + | ||
Scutellaria integrifolia | hyssop skullcap | G5 | S1 | U | C | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Scutellaria leonardii | small skullcap | G4T4 | SU | R | S1 | E | BW1 | R | + | |
Linum medium var. texanum | southern yellow flax | G5T5 | S2 | T | S4 | BW3 | R | + | ||
Lythrum hyssopifolia | hyssop loosestrife | G5 | S1 | R | SX | BW1 | R | + | ||
Lythrum lineare | saltmarsh loosestrife | G5 | S1 | E | S4 | BW3 | U | ? | ||
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa | round-fruited ludwigia | G5 | S2 | R | S5 | BW4 | R | + | ||
Oenothera laciniata | cut-leaved evening-primrose | G5 | S1 | U | S4 | BW3 | R | + | ||
Oenothera oakesiana | Oakes' evening-primrose | G4?Q | S2 | U | S2 | BW2? | R | + | ||
Corydalis flavula | yellow harlequin | G5 | S2 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | R | + | ||
Dicentra eximia | bleeding-heart | G5 | S1 | E | SH | E | BW1 | R | + | |
Plantago maritima ssp. juncoides | seaside plantain | G5T5 | S2 | U | S2 | BW2 | U | ? | ||
Polygonum glaucum | seabeach knotweed | G3 | S3 | U | S1 | E | BW3 | R | + | |
Polygonum tenue | slender knotweed | G5 | S3 | R | S4 | BW4 | R | + | ||
Rumex hastatulus | heart-winged sorrell | G5 | S1 | T | SX.1 | BW1 | U | ? | ||
Hottonia inflata | featherfoil | G4 | S2 | T | S1 | E | BW1 | R | + | |
Lysimachia hybrida | lance-leaved loosestrife | G5 | 3C | S1 | T | S3 | BW3 | R | + | |
Amelanchier nantucketensis | Nantucket juneberry | G2Q | C2 | S1 | E | SRF | BW1 | R | + | |
Hydrastis canadensis | golden-seal | G4 | 3C | S2 | T | SH | BW1 | H | + | |
Ranunculus pusillus | low spearwort | G5 | SX | U | S2 | BW1 | R? | + | ||
Agrimonia microcarpa | small-fruited groovebur | G5 | NA | S2 | E | BW2 | R | + | ||
Agrimonia rostellata | woodland agrimony | G5 | S2 | R | S4 | BW2BW3 | R | + | ||
Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica (= P. a. ssp. egedii) | silverweed | G5 | S2 | R | NA | BW2 | U | ? | ||
Ptelea trifoliata | wafer-ash | G5 | S2 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | R | + | |
Populus heterophylla | swamp cottonwood | G5 | S1 | T | S2 | BW2 | R | + | ||
Agalinis acuta | sandplain gerardia | G1 | E | S1 | E | NA | BW1 | R | + | |
Agalinis virgata | pine-barren gerardia | G3G4 | S3 | R | S4 | BW4 | R | + | ||
Mimulus alatus | sharp-wing monkeyflower | G5 | S3 | R | S3 | BW3 | R | + | ||
Dirca palustris | leatherwood | G4 | C | S2 | BW4 | R | + | |||
Verbena simplex | narrow-leaved vervain | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | R | + | ||
COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS | ||||||||||
Marine Intertidal Mudflats | G5 | S4 | U | BW2? | D | + | ||||
Marine Rocky Intertidal | G5 | S1S2 | U | NA | BW1 | R | + | |||
Marine Intertidal Gravel/Sand Beach | G5 | S5 | U | SU | BW5 | S | + | |||
Brackish Subtidal Aquatic Bed | G4 | S2S3 | U | SU | BW3 | R | + | |||
Low Salt Marsh | G5 | S3S4 | S5 | BW5 | D | + | ||||
High Salt Marsh | G5 | S4S4 | S5 | BW5 | D | + | ||||
Salt Panne | G5 | S3 | S5 | BW4 | D | + | ||||
Brackish Intertidal Shore | G3G4 | S1S2 | U | BW2 | R | + | ||||
Brackish Intertidal Mudflats | G3G4 | S1S2 | U | BW2 | R | + | ||||
Brackish Tidal Marsh | G4 | S2S3 | U | S2? | BW3 | R | + | |||
Maritime Interdunal Swales | G3G4 | S2 | U | BW2 | R | + | ||||
Floodplain Forest | G4 | S2S3 | U | S3? | BW2 | R | + | |||
Red Maple-Hardwood Swamp | G5 | S4S5 | U | S5 | BW5 | S | + | |||
Coastal Dune Woodland | G2G3 | S1 | U | S1 | BW1 | R | + | |||
Hempstead Plains Grassland | G1Q | S1 | U | BW1 | R | + | ||||
Rocky Summit Grassland | G3G4 | S2S3 | U | BW2 | R | + | ||||
Traprock Glade | G3G4 | S1? | BW1 | R | + | |||||
Cliff Community | G5 | S4? | U | BW2 | R | + | ||||
Serpentine Barrens | G2 | S1 | U | BW1 | R | + | ||||
Ice Cave Talus Community | G3? | S1S2 | U | BW1 | R | + | ||||
Maritime Oak-Holly Forest | G2G3 | S1 | U | BW1 | R | + | ||||
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS | + | |||||||||
Anadromous Fish Concentration | S3 | U | BW3 | + | ||||||
Warm Water Fish Concentration Area | S4 | U | BW4 | ? | ||||||
Bald Eagle Wintering Site | G? | S? | BW2 | + | ||||||
Coastal Heron Rookery | GU | S3 | BW3 | + | ||||||
Migratory Shorebird Concentration Site | G? | S? | BW2 | + | ||||||
Waterbird Nesting Colony | S? | BW4 | + | |||||||
Raptor Concentration Area | S? | U | BW2 | + | ||||||
Waterfowl Concentration Area | S3S4 | BW4 | + | |||||||
See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status | ||||||||||
See Urban Core chapter for detailed explanation of urban core (UC) ranks, summarized here: | ||||||||||
R = rare, D = uncommon or declining, S = apparently secure, H = historical, U = unknown | ||||||||||
Urb. Core column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Urban Core : | ||||||||||
+ = known to occur in the area; seasonal use not specified; B = breeds in the area; S = regular non-breeding use in the summer | ||||||||||
M = migrates through the area and has identifiable migratory stopover or staging areas within the area; W = overwinters in the area | ||||||||||
P = primarily pelagic; ? = unconfirmed or questionable occurrence or seasonal use; H = occurred historically in the area; I = introduced |
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