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Appendix D: Wildlife List for Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve

Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Family: Didelphidae (opossums) Didelphis virginiana Virginia opossum Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos) Dasypus novemcinctus nine-banded armadillo * Family: Trichechidae (manatees) Trichechus manatus West Indian manatee FE E G2/S2 Family: Sciuridae (squirrels and their allies) Sciurus carolinensis eastern gray squirrel Family: Muridae (mice and rats) Sigmodon hispidus hispid cotton rat Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares) Sylvilagus palustris marsh rabbit Sylvilagus floridanus eastern cottontail Family: Talpidae (moles) Scalopus aquaticus eastern mole Family: (cats) rufus bobcat Family: Ursidae () americanus floridanus black G5T2/S2 Family: (raccoons) lotor raccoon Family: (, and relatives) canadensis northern river Family: Suidae (old world swine) Sus scrofa feral hog * Family: Anatidae (swans, geese and ducks) Subfamily: Dendrocygninae (dabbling ducks) Dendrocygna autumnalis black-bellied whistling duck Subfamily: Anatinae Aix sponsa wood duck Anas fulvigula mottled duck Family: Ciconiidae (storks) Mycteria americana wood stork FT T G4/S2 Family: Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants) Phalacrocorax auritus double-crested cormorant Family: Anhingidae (anhingas) Anhinga anhinga anhinga Family: Pelecanidae (pelicans) Pelecanus occidentalis brown pelican G4/S3 Family: Ardeidae (herons, egrets, bitterns) Ardea herodius great blue heron Ardea alba great egret Egretta thula snowy egret G5/S3 Egretta caerulea little blue heron T G5/S4 Egretta tricolor tricolored heron T G5/S4 Bubulcus ibis cattle egret Butorides virescens green heron Nycticorax nycticorax black-crowned night heron G5/S3 Nyctanassa violacea yellow-crowned night heron G5/S3 Family: Threskiornithidae (ibises and spoonbills) Subfamily: Threshiornithinae Eudocimus albus white ibis G5/S4 Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis G5/S3 Appendix D: Wildlife Species List for Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve

Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Subfamily: Plataleinae Platalea ajaja roseate spoonbill T G5/S2 Family: Cathartidae (new world vultures) Coragyps atratus black vulture Cathartes aura turkey vulture Family: Pandionidae (ospreys) Pandion haliaetus osprey G5/S3S4 Family: Accipitridae (hawks, kites, accipiters, harriers, eagles) Elanoides forficatus swallow-tailed kite G5/S2 Circus cyaneus northern harrier Accipiter striatus sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter cooperii Cooper's hawk G5/S3 Hailaeetus leucocephalus bald eagle T G5/S3 Buteo lineatus red-shouldered hawk Buteo jamaicensis red-tailed hawk Family: Rallidae (coots and gallinules) Gallinula chloropus common moorhen Family: Aramidae (limpkins) Aramus guarauna limpkin G5/S3 Family: Charadriidae (plovers) Subfamily: Charadriinae Charadrius vociferus killdeer Family: Scolopacidae (sandpipers and phalaropes) Subfamily: Scolopacinae Tringa melanoleuca greater yellowlegs Calidris minutilla least sandpiper Gallinago delicata Wilson's snipe Scolopax minor American woodcock Family: Laridae (gulls) Subfamily: Sterninae (terns) Sterna antillarum least tern T G4/S3 Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves) Columbina passerina common ground-dove Zenaida asiatica white-winged dove * Zenaida macroura mourning dove Family: Cuculidae ( and their allies) Subfamily: Cuculinae americanus yellow-billed Coccyzus minor cuckoo G5/S3 Family: Strigidae (true owls) Bubo virginianus great horned owl Family: Caprimulgidae (goatsuckers) Subfamily: Chordeilinae Chordeiles minor common nighthawk Subfamily: Caprimulginae Caprimulgus carolinensis chuck-will's-widow Family: Apodidae (swifts) Subfamily: Chaeturinae Chaetura pelagica chimney swift Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds) Subfamily: Trochilinae Archilochus colubris ruby-throated hummingbird Family: Alcedinidae (kingfishers) Ceryle alcyon belted kingfisher Appendix D: Wildlife Species List for Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve

Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Family: Picidae (woodpeckers) Subfamily: Picinae Melanerpes erythrocephalus red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus red-bellied woodpecker Sphyrapicus varius yellow-bellied sapsucker Picoides pubescens downy woodpecker Picoides villosus hairy woodpecker G5/S3 Colaptes auratus northern flicker Dryocopus pileatus pileated woodpecker Family: Falconidae (falcons) Subfamily: Caracarinae (caracaras) Polyborus plancus audubonii Audubon's crested caracara T T G5/S2 Subfamily: Falconinae (falcons) Falco sparverius American kestrel Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers) Subfamily: Fluvicolinae Sayornis phoebe eastern phoebe Myiarchus crinicensis great-crested flycatcher Empidonax Empidonas sp. Tyrannus tyrannus eastern kingbird Family: Laniidae (shrikes) Lanius ludovicianus loggerhead shrike Family: Vireonidae (vireos) Vireo griseus white-eyed vireo Vireo flavifrons yellow-throated vireo Vireo solitarius blue-headed vireo Vireo olivaceus red-eyed vireo Family: Corvidae (crows, jays, etc.) Cyanocitta cristata blue jay Aphelocoma coerulescens Florida scrub-jay FT T G2/S2 Corvus brachyrhyncos American crow Corvus ossifragus fish crow Family: Hirundinidae (swallows) Subfamily: Hirundinidae Progne subis purple martin Tachycineta bicolor tree swallow Hirundo rustica barn swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis northern rough-winged swallow Family: Paridae (chickadees and titmice) Poecile carolinensis Carolina chickadee Baeolophus bicolor tufted titmouse Family: Troglodytidae (wrens) Troglodytes aedon house wren Cistothorus palustris marsh wren Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina wren Family: Polioptilidae Polioptila caerulea blue-gray gnatcatcher Family: Regulidae (kinglets) Regulus calendula ruby-crowned kinglet Family: Turdidae (thrushes) Catharus fuscescens veery Catharus ustulatus Swainson's thrush Catharus guttatus hermit thrush Hylocichla mustelina wood thrush Turdus migratorius American robin Appendix D: Wildlife Species List for Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve

Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Family: Mimidae (mockingbirds and thrashers) Dumetella carolinensis gray catbird Toxostoma rufum brown thrasher Mimus polyglottos northern mockingbird Family: Sturnidae (starlings) Sturnus vulgaris European starling * Family: Bombycillidae (waxwings) Bombycilla cedrorum cedar waxwing Family: Parulidae (wood-warblers) Seiurus aurocapillus ovenbird Helmitheros vermivorus worm-eating warbler Vermivora pinus blue-winged warbler Mniotilta varia black-and-white warbler Geothlypis tristis common yellowthroat Wilsonia citrina hooded warbler Setophaga ruticilla American redstart Parula americana northern parula Dendroica magnolia magnolia warbler Dendroica castanea bay-breasted warbler Dendroica pensylvanica chestnut-sided warbler Dendroica caerulescens black-throated blue warbler Dendroica palmarum palm warbler Dendroica pinus pine warbler Dendroica coronata yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica dominica yellow-throated warbler Dendroica discolor prairie warbler Dendroica virens black-throated green warbler Family: Emberizine (sparrows and their allies) Pipilo erythrophthalmus eastern towhee Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah sparrow Ammodramus savannarum sparrow Melospiza georgiana swamp sparrow Family: Cardinalidae (cardinals, some grosbeaks, new world buntings, etc.) Piranga rubra summer tanager Piranga olivacea scarlet tanager Cardinalis cardinalis northern cardinal Pheucticus ludovicianus rose-breasted grosbeak Passerina cyanea indigo bunting Passerina ciris painted bunting Family: Icteridae (blackbirds, orioles, etc.) Agelaius phoeniceus red-winged blackbird Sturnella magna eastern meadowlark Quiscalus quiscula common grackle Quiscalus major boat-tailed grackle Family: Alligatoridae ( and caiman) Alligator mississippiensis American alligator FT T(SA) G5/S4 Family: Chelydridae (snapping ) Chelydra serpentina osceola Florida snapping Family: (box and water turtles) Pseudemys peninsularis peninsula cooter Terrapene carolina bauri Florida Family: Testudinidae (gopher tortoises) Gopherus polyphemus gopher tortoise T G3/S3 Appendix D: Wildlife Species List for Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve

Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Family: Trionychidae (softshell turtles) Apalone ferox Florida softshell Family: Polychridae (anoles) Anolis carolinensis green anole Anolis sagrei brown anole * Family: Scincidae (skinks) Plestiodon inexpectatus five-lined southern skink Family: Colubridae (harmless egg-laying snakes colubrids) Cemophora coccinea coccinea Florida scarlet snake Coluber constrictor priapus southern black racer Opheodrys aestivus rough green snake Pantherophis guttatus eastern corn snake Scotophis alleghaniensis eastern rat snake Lampropeltis elapsoides scarlet kingsnake Family: Crotalidae (pitvipers) Crotalus adamanteus eastern diamondback rattlesnake G4/S3 AMPHIBIANS Family: Hylidae (treefrogs and their allies) Acris gryllus dorsalis Florida frog Eleutherodactlus planirostris greenhouse frog* Hyla cinerea green treefrog Hyla squirella squirrel treefrog Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban treefrog * Family: Microhylidae (narrowmouth toads) Gastrophryne carolinensis eastern narrowmouth toad FISHES Family: Dasyatidae (stingrays) Rhinoptera bonasus cownose ray Family: Achiridae (American soles) Trinectes maculatus hogchoker Family: Lepisosteidae (gar fish) Lepisosteus platyrhincus Florida gar Family: Fundulidae (topminnows and killifishes) Lucania parva rainwater killifish Family: Poeciliidae (livebearers) Poecilia latipinna sailfin molly Gambusia spp. mosquitofish Family: Centropomidae (snooks) Centropomus undecimalis common snook Family: Elopidae (tenpounders) Elops saurus ladyfish Family: Cichlidae (cichlids) Cichlasoma urophthalmus Mayan cichlid * Oreochromis aureus blue tilapia * Family: Libellulidae (skimmer dragonflies) Erythemis simplicicollis eastern pondhawk Triacanthagyna trifida phantom darner Erythrodiplax berenice seaside dragonlet Pachydiplax longipennis blue dasher Family: Acrididae () Romalea microptera eastern lubber grasshopper Family: Psyllidae (psyllids) Boreioglycaspis melaleucae melaleuca psyllid * Appendix D: Wildlife Species List for Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve

Designated Status Scientific Name Common Name FWC FWS FNAI Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails) Papilio polyxenes black swallowtail Papilio troilus spicebush swallowtail Family: Pieridae (whites and sulphurs) Subfamily: Coliadinae (sulphurs) Phoebis sennae cloudless sulphur Phoebis agarithe large orange sulphur Family: Nymphalidae (brushfoots) Subfamily: Heliconiinae (longwings) Agraulis vanillae gulf fritillary Subfamily: Nymphalinae (brushfoots) Junonia coenia common buckeye Anartia jatrophae white peacock Subfamily: Danaidae (milkweed butterfiles) Danaus plexippus monarch Family: Hesperiidae (skippers) Subfamily: Pyrginae (open-winged skippers) Phocides pigmalion mangrove skipper Urbanus proteus proteus long-tailed skipper Hylephila phyleus fiery skipper ARACHNIDS Family: Araneidae (orb weavers) Gasteracantha elipsoides crablike spiny orb weaver Nephila clavipes golden-silk Family: Oxyopidae (lynx ) Peucetia viridans green lynx spider Family: Grapsidae (marsh, shore and talon crabs) Aratus pisoni mangrove tree crab Family: Menippidae (stone crab) Menippe mercenaria Florida stone crab

KEY:

FWC = Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission FWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service E - Endangered T - Threatened SSC - Species of Special Concern

FNAI = Florida Natural Areas Inventory G - Global rarity of the species S - State rarity of the species T - of special population 1 - Critically imperiled 2 - Imperiled 3 - Rare, restricted or otherwise vulnerable to extinction 4 - Apparently secure 5 - Demonstratebly secure

* = Non-native