Catskill High Peaks List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Catskill High Peaks (Complex #34)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Catskills
ANIMALS									+
INVERTEBRATES									+
INSECTA									+
Cordulegaster obliqua	arrowhead spiketail	G4		S2S3	U	S1?		BW2?	+
Gomphaeschna antilope	taper-tailed darner	G4		S1	U			BW1	+
Gomphus abbreviatus	spine-crowned clubtail	G3G4		S2S3	U	S?		BW2BW3	+
VERTEBRATES									+
FISH									+
Anguilla rostrata	American eel (A-F/CA)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	+
Micropterus dolomieu	smallmouth bass (F)	G5		S5	P	SE		BW5	+
Micropterus salmoides	largemouth bass (F)	G5		S5	P	SE		BW5	+
Cottus cognatus	slimy sculpin (F)	G5		S4	U	S3		BW3?	+
Cyprinus carpio	common carp (F[I])	G5		SE	U	SE		BW5	+
Notemigonus crysoleucas	golden shiner (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Semotilus corporalis	fallfish (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Fundulus diaphanus	banded killifish (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Ameiurus natalis	yellow bullhead (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Ameriurus nebulosus	brown bullhead (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Perca flavescens	yellow perch (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW5	+
Salmo trutta	brown trout (A-F-I/AN)	G5		SE	P	SE		BW4	+
Salvelinus fontinalis	brook trout (A-F)	G5		S5	P	S3		BW4	+
AMPHIBIANS									+
Ambystoma maculatum	spotted salamander	G5		S5	U/SC	S3	D	BW4	+
REPTILES									+
Crotalus horridus	timber rattlesnake	G5		S3	T	S2	E	BW2	+
Heterodon platirhinos	eastern hognose snake	G5		S3S4	U/SC	S5	D	BW4	+
Clemmys guttata	spotted turtle	G5		S4	U/SC	S5		BW4BW5	+
Clemmys insculpta	wood turtle	G4		S4	G/SC	S3	T	BW2	+
Terrapene c. carolina	eastern box turtle	G5		S4	G (SC)	S5	S	BW4	+
BIRDS									+
Ardea herodias	great blue heron	G5		S5	P	S2	T/S	BW2BW3	B
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B
Anas rubripes	American black duck	G4		S4	G	S4		BW4	B
Lophodytes cucullatus	hooded merganser	G5		S4	G	SN		BW2	B
Mergus merganser	common merganser	G5		S5	G	S4		BW4	B
Accipter striatus	sharp-shinned hawk	G5		S4	P (SC)	S1	U/U	BW2	B
Buteo lineatus	red-shouldered hawk	G5		S4	T (SC)	S2	E/T	BW1	B
Buteo platypterus	broad-winged hawk	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	bald eagle	G3G4	T	S1B,S1N	E	S1	E	BW1	B/W
Coccyzus americanus	yellow-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Coccyzus erthropthalmus	black-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Aegolius acadicus	northern saw-whet owl	G5		S3	P	SN		BW1	B
Strix varia	barred owl	G5		S5	P	S3	T/T	BW3	B
Caprimulgus vociferus	whip-poor-will	G5		S4	P (SC)	S4	D/S	BW3	B
Archilochus colubris	ruby-throated hummingbird	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B
Chaetura pelagica	chimney swift	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Dryocopus pileatus	pileated woodpecker	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	red-headed woodpecker	G5		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/T	BW3	B
Sphyrapicus varius	yellow-bellied sapsucker	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW3	B
Contopus virens	eastern wood-pewee	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Empidonax alnorum	alder flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B?
Empidonax flaviventris	yellow-bellied flycatcher	G5		S3	P	SN	S	BW1	B
Empidonax minimus	least flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Empidonax traillii	willow flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B
Empidonax virescens	acadian flycatcher	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	B?
Myiarchus crinitus	great crested flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Nuttallornis borealis	olive-sided flycatcher	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW1	B
Tyrannus tyrannus	eastern kingbird	G5		S5	P	S5	D/D	BW4BW5	B
Hirundo pyrrhonota	cliff swallow	G5		S5	P	S2	T/S	BW2	B
Steldidopteryx serripennis	northern rough-winged swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Corvus corax	common raven	G5		S4	P/SC (P)	S1	EX	BW1	B
Certhia americana	brown creeper	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Catharus bicknellii	Bicknell's thrush			S2S3	P	SN	S	BW1	B
Catharus fuscescens	veery	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Catharus guttatus	hermit thrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson's thrush	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW1	B
Hylocichla mustelina	wood thrush	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Polioptila caerulea	blue-gray gnatcatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B
Sialia sialis	eastern bluebird	G5		S5	P/SC (P)	S4	S	BW4	B
Dumetella carolinensis	gray catbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW5	B
Vireo flavifrons	yellow-throated vireo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	+
Vireo solitarius	solitary vireo	G5		S5	P	S3	S/S	BW3	+
Dendroica caerulescens	black-throated blue warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Dendroica coronata	yellow-rumped warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW2BW3	B
Dendroica discolor	prairie warbler	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B?
Dendroica fusca	blackburnian warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Dendroica magnolia	magnolia warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Dendroica pensylvanica	chestnut-sided warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Dendroica striata	blackpoll warbler	G5		S3	P	SN	S	BW1	B
Dendroica virens	black-throated green warbler	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW3	B
Helmitheros vermivorus	worm-eating warbler	G5		S4	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B?
Mniotilta varia	black-and-white warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Oporomis philadelphia	mourning warbler	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW1	B
Seiurus aurocapillus	ovenbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Seiurus motacilla	Louisiana waterthrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Seiurus noveboracensis	northern waterthrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Setophaga ruticilla	American redstart	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Vermivora chrysoptera	golden-winged warbler	G4		S4	P (SC)	S3	D/S	BW3	B
Vermivora pinus	blue-winged warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B
Vermivora ruficapilla	Nashville warbler	G5		S5	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B
Wilsonia canadensis	Canada warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Piranga olivacea	scarlet tanager	G5		S5	P	S4	S	BW4	B
Pheucticus ludovicianus	rose-breasted grosbeak	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Junco hyemalis	dark-eyed junco	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Passerculus sandwichensis	savannah sparrow	G5		S5	P	S2	T/T	BW3	B?
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	rufous-sided towhee	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Zonotrichia albicollis	white-throated sparrow	G5		S5	P	SN	S/S	BW2	B
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	bobolink	G5		S5	P	S2	T/T	BW3	B
Icterus spurius	northern oriole	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Carduelis pinus	pine siskin	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW1BW2	B?
Carpodacus purpureus	purple finch	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
MAMMALS									+
Lynx rufus	bobcat	G5		S3S4	G	S4	E/G	BW3	+
Lutra canadensis	river otter	G5		S5	G	S4		BW4	+
Martes pennanti	fisher	G5		S4	G	SX		BW1	+
Ursus americanus	black bear	G5		S5	G	S3		BW4	+
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Vittaria appalachiana	Appalachian vittaria	G4		S1	E	NA		BW1	+
Dryopteris fragrans	fragrant cliff wood-fern	G5		S1	T	NA		BW1	+
Gymnocarpium dryopteris	oak fern	G5		C		S2		BW4	+
Carex brunnescens	brownish sedge	G5		C		S1	E	BW3BW4	+
Carex bushii	Bush's sedge	G4		S3	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Carex seorsa	weak stellate sedge	G4		S2	R	S4		BW3BW4	+
Streptopus roseus	rosy twisted-stalk bellwort	G5		C		S1	E	BW3BW4	+
Triphora trianthophora	three birds orchid	G4		S1	V	S1	E	BW1	+
Ilex montana	mountain holly	G5		C		S1	E	BW1?	+
Aster schreberi	large-leaf aster	G5		S3	U	S4		BW3BW4	+
Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum	wild comfrey	G5T5		SH	U	S2		BW1	+
Viburnum edule	squashberry	G5		S2	R	NA		BW1	+
Sedum rosea	roseroot stonecrop	G5		S1	E	NA?		BW1?	+
Scutellaria integrifolia	hyssop skullcap	G5		S1	U	C		BW3BW4	+
Polemonium vanbruntiae	Jacob's ladder	G3	3C	S3	T	SX.1		BW1	+
Aconitum noveboracense	northern wild monkshood	G3	T	S2	T	NA		BW1	+
Potentilla tridentata	three-toothed cinquefoil	G5		C		S1.1	E	BW2	+
Salix lucida	shining willow	G5		C		S2		BW3?	+
Viola canadensis	Canada violet	G5		C		S1	E	BW3?	+
COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS									+
Red Maple-Tamarack Peat Swamp		G3G4		S2S3	U			BW1	+
Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Rocky Summit		G4		S3S4	U			BW2	+
Ice Cave Talus Community		G3?		S1S2	U			BW1	+
Spruce-Fir Rocky Summit		G4		S3S4	U			BW1	+
Chestnut Oak Forest		G3G4		S4	U	S4		BW4	+
Hemlock-Northern Hardwood Forest		G4G5		S4	U	S3S4		BW3	+
Mountain Fir Forest		G3G4		S2S3	U			BW1	+


See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status
Catskills column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Catskill High Peaks habitat complex :
+ = 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

Definitions of ranks used in list

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