Dutchess County Wetlands Complex List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Dutchess County Wetlands Complex (Complex #27)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Dutch. Wet.
ANIMALS									+
VERTEBRATES									+
FISH									+
Cottus cognatus	slimy sculpin (F)	G5		S4	U	S3		BW3?	+
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									+
Acris c. crepitans	northern cricket frog	G5		S1?	T (E)	S3	U	BW2	+
Ambystoma laterale	blue-spotted salamander	G5		S4	U/SC	S1	E	BW2	+
Hemidactylium scutatum	four-toed salamander	G5		S5	U	S3	D	BW3BW4	?
REPTILES									+
Clemmys guttata	spotted turtle	G5		S4	U/SC	S5		BW4BW5	+
Clemmys insculpta	wood turtle	G4		S4	G/SC	S3	T	BW2	+
Clemmys muhlenbergii	bog turtle	G3	C1	S2	E	S2	E	BW1	+
Emydoidea blandingii	Blanding's turtle	G4	C2	S2	T	NA		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/M
Botaurus lentiginosus	American bittern	G4		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/S	BW1	B/M
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M
Anas rubripes	American black duck	G4		S4	G	S4		BW4	B/M
Aquila chrysaetos	golden eagle	G4		SHB,S1N	E	SN	S	BW1	W
Buteo lineatus	red-shouldered hawk	G5		S4	T (SC)	S2	E/T	BW1	B
Rallus elegans	king rail	G4G5		S1	P (T)	S3	U/U	BW1	B
Rallus limicola	Virginia rail	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B/W
Hirundo pyrrhonota	cliff swallow	G5		S5	P	S2	T/S	BW2	B
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Thuja occidentalis	northern white cedar	G5		C		S1	E	BW4	+
Orontium aquaticum	golden club	G5		S2	U	S4		BW3BW4	+
Carex argyrantha	hay sedge	G5		S2	U	S4		BW3	+
Carex backii	Back's sedge	G4		S2	T	SH.1	E	BW1	+
Carex bicknellii	Bicknell's sedge	G5		S2	R	S2		BW2	+
Carex bushii	Bush's sedge	G4		S3	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Carex seorsa	weak stellate sedge	G4		S2	R	S4		BW3BW4	+
Carex willdenowii	Willdenow's sedge	G5		S1	R	S2		BW1	+
Ceratophyllum echinatum	spiny coontail	G4G5		S3?	U	SH	E	BW2?	+
Cuscuta cephalanthi	button-bush dodder	G5		S1	U	S1	E	BW1	+
Cuscuta polygonorum	smartweed dodder	G5		S1	R	S2		BW2	+
Utricularia purpurea	purple bladderwort	G5		C		S3	LP	BW4	+
Agrimonia parviflora	swamp agrimony	G5		S3	R	C		BW3	+
Potentilla palustris	marsh cinquefoil	G5		C		S1	E	BW3?	+
Populus heterophylla	swamp cottonwood	G5		S1	T	S2		BW2	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Calcareous Cliff Community		G4		S3S4	U			BW1	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS									+
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
Dutch. Wet. column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Dutchess County Wetlands 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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