Mullica River - Great Bay Estuary List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Mullica River - Great Bay Estuary (Complex #5)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Mull. Riv. Gr. Bay Est.
ANIMALS									+
INVERTEBRATES									+
MOLLUSCA									+
Argopecten irradians	bay scallop							BW4	+
Crassostrea virginica	eastern oyster							BW4	+
Mercenaria mercenaria	northern quahog							BW5	+
Mya arenaria	softshell clam							BW4	+
Mytilus edulis	blue mussel							BW5	+
ARTHROPODA									+
INSECTA									+
Problema bulenta	rare skipper	G2G3	C2	NA		S2		BW1	+
Catocala p. pretiosa	precious underwing	G4T2T3	C2	S1	U	S2S3		BW1	+
Lithophane lemmeri	Lemmer's pinion moth	G3G4	C2	SR	U	S2		BW1	+
CRUSTACEA									+
Callinectes sapidus	blue crab							BW5	+
MEROSTOMATA									+
Limulus polyphemus	horseshoe crab							BW5	+
VERTEBRATES									+
FISH									+
Anguilla rostrata	American eel (A-F/CA)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	+
Menidia beryllina	inland silverside (A-F)	G5		S2S3	U	S4S5		BW4	+
Menidia menidia	Atlantic silverside (A)	G5		S2S3	U			BW4	+
Opsanus tau	oyster toadfish (A)							BW4	+
Alosa aestivalis	blueback herring (A-F/AN)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	+
Alosa mediocris	hickory shad (A-F/AN)	G5		S2	U	S3	W	BW4	+
Alosa pseudoharengus	alewife (A-F/AN)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	+
Brevoortia tyrannus	Atlantic menhaden (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	+
Clupea harengus	Atlantic herring (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	+
Notemigonus crysoleucas	golden shiner (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Notropis hudsonius	spottail shiner (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Fundulus diaphanus	banded killifish (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Fundulus heteroclitus	mummichog (A-F)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	+
Anchoa hepsetus	striped anchovy (A)							BW3	+
Anchoa mitchilli	bay anchovy (A-F)	G5		S3	U			BW3	+
Apeltes quadracus	fourspine stickleback (A-F)	G5		S4	U	S4			+
Morone americana	white perch (A-F)	G5		S4	U	S5		BW4	+
Pleuronectes americanus	winter flounder (A)	G5?		S3?	P			BW4	+
Pomatomus saltatrix	bluefish (A)	G?		SN	P			BW5	+
Cynoscion regalis	weakfish (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	+
Leiostomas xanthurus	spot (A)	G5		SN	U			BW4	+
AMPHIBIANS									+
Ambystoma t. tigrinum	eastern tiger salamander	G5		S3	E	S2	E	BW2	+
REPTILES									+
Pituophis m. melanoleucus	northern pine snake	G5T4	C2	NA		S3	T	BW2	+
Malaclemys t. terrapin	northern diamondback terrapin	G5T5	C2	S4	U/SC	SU		BW3	+
BIRDS									+
Bubulcus ibis	cattle egret	G5		S2	P	S3	INC/INC	BW3	B
Casmerodius albus	great egret	G5		S2	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B
Egretta thula	snowy egret	G5		S2S3	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B
Nycticorax violaceus	yellow-crowned night-heron	G5		S2	P	S2	T/T	BW2	B?
Nycticorax nycticorax	black-crowned night-heron	G5		S3	P	S3	D/S	BW3	B
Plegadis falcinellus	glossy ibis	G5		S2	P	S3	D/S	BW3	B
Cygnus columbianus	tundra swan	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW1	M/W
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Branta bernicla	brant	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Anas acuta	northern pintail	G5		S2	G	SN		BW2	M/W
Anas americana	American wigeon	G5		S3	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Anas clypeata	northern shoveler	G5		S2	G	SN		BW2	M/W
Anas crecca	green-winged teal	G5		S3	G	SN		BW2BW3	M/W
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Anas rubripes	American black duck	G4		S4	G	S4		BW4	B/M/W
Anas strepera	gadwall	G5		S3	G	S5		BW3	B
Aythya valisineria	canvasback	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Aythya marila	greater scaup	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Bucephala albeola	bufflehead	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Clangula hyemalis	oldsquaw	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Melanitta nigra	black scoter	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3?	M/W
Melanitta perspicillata	surf scoter	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3?	M/W
Mergus serrator	red-breasted merganser	G5		S1S2	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Buteo platypterus	broad-winged hawk	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Circus cyaneus	northern harrier	G5		S3	T (SC)	S2	E/U	BW1	B/M/W
Falco columbarius	merlin	G4		SN	P	SN	S	BW2	W
Falco peregrinus	peregrine falcon	G3	E (SA)	S2	E	S1	E	BW2	B/M/W
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	bald eagle	G3G4	T	S1B,S1N	E	S1	E	BW1	B/W
Pandion haliaetus	osprey	G5		S4	T (SC)	S3	T/T	BW2	B/M
Porzana carolina	sora	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B
Rallus limicola	Virginia rail	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B
Rallus longirostris	clapper rail	G5		S3	P	S5		BW4	B/M
Charadrius melodus	piping plover	G3	T	S2B	E	S1	E	BW2	B?/M
Rynchops niger	black skimmer	G5		S2	P (SC)	S2	E	BW3	B
Sterna antillarum	least tern	G4		S3B	E (T)	S2	E	BW1	B?/M
Sterna hirundo	common tern	G5		S3B	T	S3	D/S	BW3	B
Sterna nilotica	gull-billed tern	G5		S1	P	S3	S	BW2	B?
Coccyzus americanus	yellow-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Asio flammeus	short-eared owl	G5		S2	P/SC (E)	S1	E/U	BW2	W
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
Contopus virens	eastern wood-pewee	G5		S5	P	S4	S/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
Tyrannus tyrannus	eastern kingbird	G5		S5	P	S5	D/D	BW4BW5	B
Eremophila alpestris	horned lark	G5		S5	P (SC)	S3	D/S	BW3BW4	B
Progne subis	purple martin	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B
Cistothorus palustris	marsh wren	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	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 griseus	white-eyed vireo	G5		S4	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B
Dendroica discolor	prairie warbler	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Dendroica pinus	pine warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Mniotilta varia	black-and-white warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Parula americana	northern parula	G5		S3S4	P	S3	P/S	BW1	B
Protonotaria citrea	prothonotary warbler	G5		S2	P	S3	INC/S	BW2	B
Seiurus aurocapillus	ovenbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Setophaga ruticilla	American redstart	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Piranga olivacea	scarlet tanager	G5		S5	P	S4	S	BW4	B
Ammodramus caudacutus	sharp-tailed sparrow	G5		S3	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Ammodramus maritimus	seaside sparrow	G4		S2S3	P (SC)	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Melospiza georgiana	swamp sparrow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	rufous-sided towhee	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Icterus spurius	northern oriole	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Schizaea pusilla	curly-grass fern	G3	3C	S1	E	S3	LP	BW3	+
Chamaecyparis thyoides	Atlantic white cedar	G4		S3	R	S5		BW4	+
Sagittaria subulata	strap-leaf arrowhead	G4		S3	U	S2		BW3	+
Sagittaria teres	quill-leaf arrowhead	G3		S1	E	S1	E	BW1	+
Orontium aquaticum	golden club	G5		S2	U	S4		BW3BW4	+
Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis	coast flatsedge	G5T5		S2	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Rhynchospora microcephala	small-headed beaked rush	G?		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Eriocaulon parkeri	Parker's pipewort	G3	3C	SX	U	S2		BW2	+
Juncus caesariensis	New Jersey rush	G2	C2	NA		S2	E (LP)	BW1	+
Narthecium americanum	bog asphodel	G2	C1	SRF	U	S2	E(LP)	BW1	+
Calamovilfa brevipilis	pine barren reedgrass	G4	3C	NA		S4	LP	BW3	?
Eryngium aquaticum	marsh rattlesnake master	G4		SX	U	S3		BWH	+
Asclepias lanceolata	smooth orange milkweed	G5		NA		S2		BW1	+
Cirsium virginianum	Virginia thistle	G3G4		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Eupatorium resinosum	pine barren boneset	G3	C2	SX	U	S2	E(LP)	BW1	?
Diospyros virginiana	persimmon	G5		S2	R	S5		BW4	+
Aeschynomene virginica	sensitive joint-vetch	G2	T	NA		S1	E(LP)	BW1	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Marine Subtidal Aquatic Bed		G5		S3		SU		BW3	+
Freshwater Subtidal Aquatic Bed		G4		S3	U	SU		BW3	+
Low Salt Marsh		G5		S3S4		S5		BW5	+
High Salt Marsh		G5		S4S4		S5		BW5	+
Salt Panne		G5		S3		S5		BW4	+
Brackish Intertidal Shore		G3G4		S1S2	U			BW2	+
Brackish Intertidal Mudflats		G3G4		S1S2	U			BW2	+
Brackish Tidal Marsh		G4		S2S3	U	S2?		BW3	+
Freshwater Intertidal Shore		G3G4		S2S3				BW3	+
Freshwater Intertidal Mudflats		G3G4		S2				BW3	+
Freshwater Tidal Marsh		G3G4		S2		S3?		BW3	+
Freshwater Tidal Swamp		G2G3		S2		S1S2		BW2	+
Coastal Plain Atlantic White Cedar Swamp		G3G4		S1	U	S4?		BW3	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS									+
Anadromous Fish Concentration				S3	U			BW3	+
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	+
Waterfowl Concentration Area				S3S4				BW4	+


See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status
Mull. Riv. Gr. Bay Est. column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Mullica River - Great Bay Estuary 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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