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Wildlife Species List Mourning Dove Zenaida Macroura Wildlife Species List Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Order: Strigiformes (Nocturnal Flesh Eaters) Northeast Nevada – Units 106 Family: Tytonidae (Barn Owls) Barn Owl Tyto alba (Subalpine Coniferous, P-J, Sagebrush Family: Strigidae (Owls) Steppe, Salt Desert Scrub Habitat, Some Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus Western Screech-Owl Otus kennicottii Limited Riparian) Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Long-eared Owl Asio otus Birds Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Order: Ciconiiformes (Long-leg Waders, etc) Order: Caprimulgiformes (Night Jars) Family: Cathartidae (New World Vultures) Family: Caprimulgidae (Goatsuckers) Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor California Condor Gymnogyps californianus(L.E.) Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Order: Falconiformes (Diurnal Flesh Eaters) Order: Apodiformes (Small Fast Fliers) Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, Osprey) Family: Apodidae (Swifts) Bald Eagle Haliaetus leucocephalus White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Order: Piciformes (Cavity Builders) Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers) Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Lewis’ Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis Williamson’s Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Family: Falconidae (Falcons) Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus American Kestrel Falco sparverius Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Merlin Falco columbarius Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Order: Passeriformes (Perching Birds) Peregrine Falcon Falco perigrinus Family: Tyrannidae (Flycatchers) Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Gray Flycatcher Epidonax wrightii Order: Galliformes (Chicken Relatives) Dusky Flycatcher Epidonax oberholseri Family: Phasianidae (Grouse, Partridge) Cordilleran Flycatcher Epidonax occidentalis Chukar Alectoris chukar Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Gray Partridge Perdix perdix Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus Family: Laniidae (Shrikes) Family: Odontophoridae (New World Quail) Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus (L.E.) Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor Family: Vireonidae (Vireos) Order: Columbiformes (Pigeons and Allies) Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Family: Columbidae (Doves) Rock Dove Columba livia Family: Corvidae (Jays) Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus 1 Clark’s Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri Black-billed Magpie Pica pica Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Common Raven Corvus corax Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bileneata Family: Alaudidae (Larks) Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Gambel'sWhite-crownedSparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii Mountain W-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha Family: Hirundinidae (Swallows) Dark-eyed Junco(Oregon) Junco hyemalis therburi Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Dark-eyed Junco(Gray-headed) Junco hyemalis caniceps Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Family: Paridae (Chickadees, Titmice) Family: Cardinalidae (Grosbeaks, Buntings) Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus griseus Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Family: Aegithalidae (Bushtits) Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds, Orioles) Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Family: Sittidae (Nuthatches) Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Scott’s Oriole Icterus parisorum White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Family: Fringillidae (Finches, Grosbeaks) Family: Certhiidae (Creepers) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis Brown Creeper Certhia americana Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata Family: Troglodytidae (Wrens) Cassin’s Finch Carpodacus cassinii Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus Family: Regulidae (Kinglets) Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Ruby-crowned Kinglet Redulus calendula Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus Family: Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers) Family: Passeridae (Old World Sparrows) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Family: Turdidae (Thrushes) Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi Mammals Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus American Robin Turdus migratorius Order: Insectivora (Insect Eaters) Family: Mimidae (Thrashers, Mockingbirds) Family: Soricidae (Shrews) Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Merriam’s Shrew Sorex meriammi Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus Family: Sturnidae (Starlings) Order: Chiroptera (Bats) European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Family: Vespertilionidae (Plainnose Bats) Family: Motacillidae (Pipits) California Myotis Myotis californicus American Pipit Anthus rubescens Western Small-footed Myotis Myotis ciliolabrum Family: Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Long-eared Myotis Myotis evotis Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Long-legged Myotis Myotis volans Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus Family: Parulidae (Wood Warblers) Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Western Pipistrelle Pipistrellus hesperus Virginia’s Warbler Vermivora virginae Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Townsend's Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers) Pallid Bat Antrozous pallidus Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Family: Molossidae (Freetail Bats) Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis Family: Emberizidae (Sparrows, Towhees, Juncos) Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus Order: Lagomorpha (Pikas, Hares, Rabbits) Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Family: Leporidae (Hares, Rabbits) Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 2 Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus Order: Artiodactyla (Hoofed Mammals) Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus nuttalli Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii Family: Cervidae (Deer) Pygmy Rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis Rocky Mountain Elk Cervus canadensis Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus Family: Antilocapridae (Pronghorn) Order: Rodentia (Rodents) Pronghorn Antilocapra americana Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels) Family: Bovidae (Bison, Sheep, Goats) Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis canaden.(L.E.) Cliff Chipmunk Tamias dorsalis Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus Great Basin Ground Squirrel Spermophilus mollis Reptiles Belding’s Ground Squirrel Spermophilus beldingi Wyoming Ground Squirrel Spermophilus elegans Order: Squamata (Lizards, Snakes) Family: Geomyidae (Gophers) Family: Iguanidae (Iguanas and Allies) Botta's Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae Common Zebra-tailed Lizard Callisaurus draconoides Northern Pocket Gopher Thomomys talpoides Long-nosed Leopard Lizard Gambelia wislizenii Townsend’s Pocket Gopher Thomomys townsendii Great Basin Collared Lizard Crotaphytus bicinctores Family: Heteromyidae (Kangaroo Rodents) Desert Spiny Lizard Sceloporus magister Little Pocket Mouse Perognathus longimembris Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis Great Basin Pocket Mouse Perognathus parvus Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus Dark Kangaroo Mouse Microdipodops megacephalus Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana Family: Heteromyidae (Kangaroos cont.) Greater Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma hernadesi Ord Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii Desert Horned Lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys microps Family: Scincidae (Skinks) Family: Cricetidae (Mice, Rats, Voles) Great Basin Skink Eumeces skiltonianus utahensis Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis Family: Teiidae (Whiptails) Canyon Mouse Peromyscus crinitus Western Whiptail Cnemidophorus tigrus Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Northern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster Family: Colubridae (Solid-toothed Snakes) Desert Woodrat Neotoma lepida Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus Sagebrush Vole Lemmiscus curtatus Striped Whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus Family: Erethizontidae (New World Porcupines) Great Basin Gopher Snake Pituophis cantenifer deserticola North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Long-nosed Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis pyromelana Order: Carnivora (Flesh-Eaters) Western Terrestrial Garter Thamnophis elegans Ground Snake Sonora semiannulata Family: Canidae (Dogs) Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata Coyote Canis latrans Gray Wolf Canis lupus (L.E.) Family: Viperidae (Vipers) Kit Fox Vulpes velox Great Basin Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis lutosus Red Fox Vulpes vulva Family: Procyonidae
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