The Palisades List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Palisades (Complex #22)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	UC Rank	Pal.
ANIMALS										+
INVERTEBRATES										+
ARTHROPODA										+
INSECTA										+
Chlosyne nycteis	silvery checkerspot	G5		S5	U	S1		BW3	R	+
VERTEBRATES										+
AMPHIBIANS										+
Ambystoma maculatum	spotted salamander	G5		S5	U/SC	S3	D	BW4	R	B/W
REPTILES										+
Eumeces fasciatus	five-lined skink	G5		S3	U	S3	U	BW2	R	+
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen	northern copperhead	G5		S3	U	S4		BW3BW4	R	+
Clemmys insculpta	wood turtle	G4		S4	G/SC	S3	T	BW2	R	+
Terrapene c. carolina	eastern box turtle	G5		S4	G (SC)	S5	S	BW4	RD	+
BIRDS										+
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	S/S	B
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	D/D	B
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	S/S	B
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's hawk	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	R	B?/M
Accipter striatus	sharp-shinned hawk	G5		S4	P (SC)	S1	U/U	BW2	R	M
Buteo platypterus	broad-winged hawk	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	R/S	B/M
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	bald eagle	G3G4	T	S1B,S1N	E	S1	E	BW1	R	W
Dryocopus pileatus	pileated woodpecker	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	RD/RD	B
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	red-headed woodpecker	G5		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/T	BW3	R/R	B
Contopus virens	eastern wood-pewee	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	S/S	B
Myiarchus crinitus	great crested flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4BW5	S/S	B
Tyrannus tyrannus	eastern kingbird	G5		S5	P	S5	D/D	BW4BW5	S/S	B
Steldidopteryx serripennis	northern rough-winged swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	B
Catharus fuscescens	veery	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	B
Hylocichla mustelina	wood thrush	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	S/S	B
Vireo flavifrons	yellow-throated vireo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	B
Helmitheros vermivorus	worm-eating warbler	G5		S4	P	S4	S/S	BW3	D/R?	B
Mniotilta varia	black-and-white warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	B
Seiurus aurocapillus	ovenbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	S/S	B
Setophaga ruticilla	American redstart	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	DS/S	B
Piranga olivacea	scarlet tanager	G5		S5	P	S4	S	BW4	S/S	B
Pheucticus ludovicianus	rose-breasted grosbeak	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	S/S	B
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	rufous-sided towhee	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	S/S	B
Icterus spurius	northern oriole	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	S/S	B
MAMMALS										+
Neotoma magister	Allegheny woodrat	G3G4	C2	SH	E	S1	E	BW1	R	+
VASCULAR PLANTS										+
Carex argyrantha	hay sedge	G5		S2	U	S4		BW3	R	+
Carex bicknellii	Bicknell's sedge	G5		S2	R	S2		BW2	R	+
Triphora trianthophora	three birds orchid	G4		S1	V	S1	E	BW1	R	+?
Eryngium aquaticum	marsh rattlesnake master	G4		SX	U	S3		BWH	R	+
Asclepias viridiflora	green milkweed	G5		S2	R	S4		BW4	R	+
Solidago rigida	stiff goldenrod	G5		S2	T	S1	E	BW1	R	+
Crotalaria sagittalis	rattlebox	G5		S1	R	S4		BW4	R	+
Pycnanthemum torrei	Torrey's mountain mint	G2		S1	E	S1	E	BW1	R	+
Corydalis flavula	yellow harlequin	G5		S2	R	S4		BW3BW4	R	+
Polygonum tenue	slender knotweed	G5		S3	R	S4		BW4	R	+
Ptelea trifoliata	wafer-ash	G5		S2	R	S1	E	BW2	R	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS										+
Rocky Summit Grassland		G3G4		S2S3	U			BW2	R	+
Traprock Glade		G3G4				S1?		BW1	R	+
Cliff Community		G5		S4?	U			BW2	R	+
Ice Cave Talus Community		G3?		S1S2	U			BW1	R	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS										+
Bald Eagle Wintering Site		G?				S?		BW2		+
Raptor Concentration Area				S?	U			BW2		+


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
Pal. column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within The Palisades 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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