South Fork Atlantic Beaches List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the South Fork Atlantic Beaches (Complex #11)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Sth. Frk. Atl. Bch.
ANIMALS									+
VERTEBRATES									+
REPTILES									+
Heterodon platirhinos	eastern hognose snake	G5		S3S4	U/SC	S5	D	BW4	+
Caretta caretta	loggerhead sea turtle	G3	T	SZN	T	SN	E	BW2	+
BIRDS									+
Gavia immer	common loon	G5		S3	P/SC	SN	S	BW2	W
Podiceps auritus	horned grebe	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW2?	W
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Anas rubripes	American black duck	G4		S4	G	S4		BW4	M/W
Aythya valisineria	canvasback	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Aythya marila	greater scaup	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Mergus serrator	red-breasted merganser	G5		S1S2	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's hawk	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	M
Accipter striatus	sharp-shinned hawk	G5		S4	P (SC)	S1	U/U	BW2	M
Circus cyaneus	northern harrier	G5		S3	T (SC)	S2	E/U	BW1	M/W
Falco columbarius	merlin	G4		SN	P	SN	S	BW2	M/W
Falco peregrinus	peregrine falcon	G3	E (SA)	S2	E	S1	E	BW2	M
Pandion haliaetus	osprey	G5		S4	T (SC)	S3	T/T	BW2	M
Charadrius melodus	piping plover	G3	T	S2B	E	S1	E	BW2	B/M
Sterna antillarum	least tern	G4		S3B	E (T)	S2	E	BW1	B/M
Asio flammeus	short-eared owl	G5		S2	P/SC (E)	S1	E/U	BW2	W
Caprimulgus carolinensis	chuck-will's-widow	G5		S2	P	S4	INC/S	BW2	B
Tyrannus tyrannus	eastern kingbird	G5		S5	P	S5	D/D	BW4BW5	B
Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Minke whale	G5		SN	U	SA	U	BW3BW4	+
Balaenoptera physalus	finback whale	G2	E	S1	E	SN	E	BW1	+
Tursiops truncatus	bottle-nosed dolphin	G5		S3	U	SN	S	BW4	+
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Amaranthus pumilus	seabeach amaranth	G2	T	S1	U	SH	E	BW1	+
Eupatorium rotundifolium var. ovatum	round-leaf boneset	G5T5		S1	U	S?		BW3?	+
Minuartia (=Arenaria) caroliniana	pine-barren sandwort	G5		S3	R	S5		BW4	+
Hypericum adpressum	creeping St. John's-wort	G2G3	C2	S1	E	S2	E	BW1BW2	+
Polygonum glaucum	seabeach knotweed	G3		S3	U	S1	E	BW3	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Marine Intertidal Gravel/Sand Beach		G5		S5	U	SU		BW5	+
Maritime Interdunal Swales		G3G4		S2	U			BW2	+
Maritime Dunes		G4		S3	U			BW3	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS									+
Migratory Shorebird Concentration Site		G?				S?		BW2	+
Waterbird Nesting Colony				S?				BW4	+


See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status
Sth. Frk. Atl. Bch. column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the South Fork Atlantic Beaches 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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