A PPENDIX V Vertebrate Species with Known or Potential Occurrence in Placer County
APPENDIX V. Vertebrate Species with Known or Potential Occurrence in Placer County
Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Lampreys (Petromyzontidae) Pacific Lamprey Lampetra tridentata 1
Trouts, Salmon and Chars (Salmonidae) Central Valley Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 1 Central Valley Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus 1 1 Lahonton Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi 1 Resident Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus 1 Golden Trout (I) Oncorhynchus mykiss aquabonita ? 1 1 Redband Trout (I) Oncorhynchus mykiss ssp ? ? ? Kokanee (I) Oncorhynchus nerka 1 Brown Trout (I) Salmo trutta 1 1 1 1 Brook Trout (I) Salvelinus fontinalis 1 1 1 1 Lake Trout (I) Salvelinus namycush 1 Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni 1
Herrings (Clupeidae) Threadfin Shad (I) Dorosoma petenense 1 American Shad (I) Alosa sapidissima 1
Smelts (Osmeridae) Wakasagi (I) Hypomesus nipponensis 1 1
Minnows (Cyprinidae) Lahontan Lake Tui Chub Gila bicolor pectinifer 1 Lahontan Creek Tui Chub Gila bicolor obesa 1 Sacramento Roach Hesperoleucus symmetricus 1 1 Hardhead Mylopharodon conocephalus 1 1 Sacramento Pike-minnow Ptychocheilus grandis 1 Lahontan Redside Richardsonius egregius 1 Sacramento Hitch Lavinia exilicauda exilicauda 1 Lahontan Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus robustus 1 Sacramento Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus ssp. 1 Golden Shiner (I) Notemigonus crysaleucus 1 Fathead Minnow (I) Pimephales promelas 1 Redshiner (I) Notropis lutrensis 1 Goldfish (I) Carassius auratus 1 Common Carp (I) Cyprinus carpio 1 1
Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area 1 Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Suckers (Catostomidae) Sacramento Sucker Catostomus occidentalis 1 1 Tahoe Sucker Catostomus tahoensis 1 Mountain Sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus 1
Catfishes (Ictaluridae) Black Bullhead (I) Ictalurus melas 1 1 ? 1 Brown Bullhead (I) Ictalurus nebulosus 1 White Catfish (I) Ictalurus catus 1 Channel Catfish (I) Ictalurus punctatus 1
Livebearers (Poeciliidae) Western Mosquitofish (I) Gambusia affinis 1
Sunfishes (Centrarchidae) Bluegill (I) Lepornis macrochirus 1 Redear Sunfish (I) Lepornis microlophus 1 Green Sunfish (I) Lepornis cyanellus 1 ? Warmouth (I) Lepornis gulosus 1 Black Crappie (I) Pomoxis nigromaculatus 1 White Crappie (I) Pomoxis annularis 1 Largemouth Bass (I) Micropterus salmoides 1 Smallmouth Bass (I) Micropterus dolomieui 1 ? Spotted Bass (I) Micropterus punctulatus 1 Redeye Bass (I) Micropterus coosae 1
Temperate Basses (Percichthyidae) Striped Bass (I) Morone saxatilis 1
Surfperches (Embiotocidae) Sacramento Tule Perch Hysterocarpus traski ssp. 1
Sculpins (Cottidae) Riffle Sculpin Cottus gulosus 1 1 Paiute Sculpin Cottus beldingi 1
Mole Salamanders (Ambystomatidae) California Tiger Salamander (?) Ambystoma tigrinum californiense ? Long-toed Salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum 1 1
Newts (Salamandridae) California Newt Taricha torosa 1 1 ? 1
2 Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Alligator Lizards (Anguidae) Southern Alligator Lizard Gerrhonotus multicarinatus 1 1 1 Northern Alligator Lizard Gerrhonotus coeruleus 1 1
Boas (Boidae) Rubber Boa Charina bottae 1 1
Colubrids (Colubridae) Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 1 1 1 Sharp-tailed Snake Contia tenuis 1 1 1 Racer Coluber constrictor 1 1 1 Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum 1 California Whipsnake Masticophis lateralis 1 ? Striped Whipsnake (?) Masticophis taeniatus ? Gopher Snake Pituophis melanoleucus 1 1 1 1 Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus 1 1 1 1 California Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata 1 1 1 Long-nosed Snake (?) Rhinocheilus lecontei ? Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 1 1 1 1 Giant Garter Snake Thamnophis gigas 1 Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans 1 1 1 1 Western Aquatic Garter Snake Thamnophis couchi 1 1 1 1 Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata 1 1 1 ?
Vipers (Viperidae) Western Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis 1 1 1 1
Loons (Gaviidae) Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 1 Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 1 1 Common Loon Gavia immer 1 1 Yellow-billed Loon (X) Gavia adamsii 1
Grebes (Podicipedidae) Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 1 1 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 1 1 Red-necked Grebe (X) Podiceps grisegena 1 1 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1 1 Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis 1 1 Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii 1 1
Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area 3 Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Pelecans (Pelecanidae) American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 1 1
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 1 1
Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae) Least Bittern (X) Ixobrychus exilis 1 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 1 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1 1 1 Great Egret Ardea alba 1 1 1 Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1 Cattle Egret (X) Bubulcus ibis 1 Green Heron Butorides virescens 1 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1
Ibis (Threskiornithidae) White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 1 1
New World Vultures (Cathartidae) Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 1 1 1 1
Swans, Geese and Ducks (Anatidae) Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1 1 Snow Goose Chen caerulescens 1 1 Ross's Goose Chen rossii 1 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 1 1 1 1 Brant (X) Branta bernicla 1 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 1 Trumpeter Swan (X) Cygnus buccinator 1 Wood Duck Aix sponsa 1 1 Gadwall Anas strepera 1 1 1 Eurasian Wigeon (X) Anas penelope 1 1 1 American Wigeon Anas americana 1 1 1 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1 1 1 1 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 1 1 Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 1 1 1 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 1 1 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 1 1 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca carolinensis 1 1 1 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 1 1 Redhead Aythya americana 1 1
4 Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1 1 1 1 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 1 1 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1 1 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 1 Surf Scoter (X) Melanitta perspicillata 1 1 White-winged Scoter (X) Melanitta fusca 1 Long-tailed Duck (X) Clangula hyemalis 1 1 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 1 1 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1 1 1 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 1 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 1 1 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 1 1 1 1 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1 1
Osprey, Hawk and Eagles (Accipitridae) Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 1 1 White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus 1 1 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1 1 1 Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 1 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 1 1 1 1 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 1 1 1 1 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 1 1 Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni 1 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 1 1 1 1 Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis 1 Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 1 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1 1 1 1
Falcons (Falconidae) American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1 1 1 1 Merlin Falco columbarius 1 1 1 1 Peregrine Falcon (X) Falco peregrinus 1 Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus 1 1 1
Pheasants, Grouse and Turkeys (Phasianidae) Ring-necked Pheasant (I) Phasianus colchicus 1 Blue Grouse Dendragapus obscurus 1 1 1 Wild Turkey (I) Meleagris gallopavo 1 1
Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area 5 Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Quail (Odontophoridae) California Quail Callipepla californica 1 1 1 Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus 1 1 1
Rails, Moorhens and Coots (Rallidae) Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 1 Sora Porzana carolina 1 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1 American Coot Fulica americana 1 1 1 1
Cranes (Gruidae) Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis 1 1 1
Plovers (Charadriidae) Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1 Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus 1 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 1 1 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1 1 1 Mountain Plover (X) Charadrius montanus 1
Avocets and Stilts (Recurvirostridae) Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 1 American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 1
Sandpipers (Scolopacidae) Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 1 1 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1 1 Solitary Sandpiper (X) Tringa solitaria 1 Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus 1 1 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia 1 1 1 1 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1 Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus 1 Marbled Godwit (X) Limosa fedoa 1 Ruddy Turnstone (X) Arenaria interpres 1 Red Knot (X) Calidris canutus 1 Sanderling (X) Calidris alba 1 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper (X) Calidris pusilla 1 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 1 1 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 1 1 Baird's Sandpiper (X) Calidris bairdii 1 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1 Dunlin Calidris alpina 1 Ruff (X) Philomachus pugnax 1
6 Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 1 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1 1 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata 1 1 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 1 1 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1 1 Red Phalarope (X) Phalaropus fulicaria 1
Gulls and Terns (Laridae) Parasitic Jaeger (X) Stercorarius parasiticus 1 Long-tailed Jaeger (X) Stercorarius longicaudus 1 Franklin's Gull (X) Larus pipixcan 1 Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia 1 1 Mew Gull (X) Larus canus 1 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1 1 1 California Gull Larus californicus 1 1 1 1 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1 1 Thayer's Gull Larus thayeri 1 Western Gull Larus occidentalis 1 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 1 Glaucous Gull (X) Larus hyperboreus 1 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 1 1 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 1 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1 1 Arctic Tern (X) Sterna paradisaea 1 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 1 1 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1 Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae) Rock Dove (I) Columba livia 1 1 1 1 Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata 1 1 1 1 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 1 1 1 1
Cuckoos and Roadrunners (Cuculidae) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (X) Coccyzus americanus 1 Greater Roadrunner (X) Geococcyx californianus 1
Barn Owls (Tytonidae) Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 1 ? Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus 1 Western Screech-Owl Otus kennicottii 1 1 1 1 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 1 1 1 1 Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma 1 1 1 1 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 1 Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis 1 ? 1
Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area 7 Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Long-eared Owl (X) Asio otus 1 ? Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1 Northern Saw-Whet Owl Aegolius acadicus 1 1 1
Nighthawks (Caprimulgidae) Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis 1 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 1 1 1 Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii 1 1 1 1
Swifts (Apodidae) Black Swift Cypseloides niger ? 1 Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi 1 1 1 White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis 1 ?
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri 1 1 Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna 1 1 1 Costa's Hummingbird (X) Calypte costae 1 Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope 1 1 1 Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus 1 1 1 1 Allen's Hummingbird (X) Selasphorus sasin 1
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1 1 1 1
Woodpeckers (Picidae) Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis 1 1 1 Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus 1 1 1 1 Red-naped Sapsucker (X) Sphyrapicus nuchalis 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber 1 1 1 1 Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus ? 1 1 Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii 1 1 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 1 1 1 1 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 1 1 1 1 White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus 1 1 1 Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus 1 1 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 1 1 1 1 Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 1 1 1
8 Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae) Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi 1 1 1 1 Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus 1 1 1 1 Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii 1 1 1 1 Least Flycatcher (X) Empidonax minimus 1 Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii 1 1 1 1 Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii ? 1 Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri 1 1 1 Pacific-slope Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis 1 1 1 1 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 1 1 1 Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya 1 ? 1 Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens 1 1 ? Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 1 1 ?
Shrikes (Laniidae) Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus 1 ? 1 Northern Shrike (X) Lanius excubitor 1
Vireos (Vireonidae) Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii 1 1 1 1 Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni 1 1 1 1 Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 1 1 1 1 Red-eyed Vireo (X) Vireo olivaceus 1
Jays, Magpies and Crows (Corvidae) Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 1 1 1 1 Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica 1 1 1 1 Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus 1 Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana 1 Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia 1 Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli 1 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 1 1 Common Raven Corvus corax 1 1 1 1
Larks (Alaudidae) Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 1 1
Swallows (Hirundinidae) Purple Martin (X) Progne subis ? ? Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 1 1 1 1 Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina 1 1 1 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 1 1 1 1 Bank Swallow (X) Riparia riparia 1 1
Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area 9 Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 1 1 1 1 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1 1 1 1
Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae) Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 1 1 1 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens 1 1 Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus 1 1 1
Bushtits (Aegithalidae) Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 1 1 1 1
Nuthatches (Sittidae) Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 1 1 1 1 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 1 1 1 1 Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea ? 1 ?
Creepers (Certhiidae) Brown Creeper Certhia americana 1 1 1 1
Wren (Troglodytidae) Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus 1 ? Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus 1 1 ? 1 Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii 1 1 1 1 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 1 1 1 1 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 1 1 1 1 Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris 1 ? 1
Dippers (Cinclidae) American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus 1 1 1
Kinglets (Regulidae) Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa 1 1 1 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula 1 1 1 1
Gnatcatchers and Old World Warblers (Sylviidae) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 1 1 Thrushes (Turdidae) Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana 1 1 1 1 Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides 1 1 Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi 1 1 1 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 1 ? 1 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 1 1 1 1 American Robin Turdus migratorius 1 1 1 1
10 Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevia 1 1 1 1
Babblers (Timaliidae) Wrentit Chamaea fasciata 1 1
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae) Gray Catbird (X) Dumetella carolinensis 1 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1 1 Sage Thrasher (X) Oreoscoptes montanus 1 1 Brown Thrasher (X) Toxostoma rufum 1 California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum 1 1
Starlings and Mynas (Sturnidae) European Starling (I) Sturnus vulgaris 1 1 1 1
Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae) American Pipit Anthus rubescens 1 1 1
Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
Bohemian Waxwing (X) Bombycilla garrulus 1 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 1 1 1 1
Silky Flycatchers (Ptilogonatidae) Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens 1 ?
Wood Warblers Parulidae Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla 1 1 1 1 Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia 1 1 1 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler (X) Dendroica caerulescens 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata 1 1 1 1 Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens 1 1 1 1 Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi 1 1 1 1 Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis 1 1 1 1 Palm Warbler (X) Dendroica palmarum 1 Blackpoll Warbler (X) Dendroica striata 1 American Redstart (X) Setophaga ruticilla 1 Ovenbird (X) Seiurus aurocapillus 1 Northern Waterthrush (X) Seiurus noveboracensis 1 Kentucky Warbler (X) Oporornis formosus 1 MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei 1 1 1 1 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 1 1 1 1 Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla 1 1 1 1 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 1 ?
Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area 11 Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Tanagers (Thraupidae) Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 1 1 1 1
Towhees, Sparrows and Longspurs (Emberizidae) Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus ? 1 1 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 1 1 1 1 California Towhee Pipilo crissalis 1 1 1 1 Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps 1 1 Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 1 1 1 1 Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri 1 Black-chinned Sparrow (X) Spizella atrogularis 1 1 Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 1 1 Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 1 1 1 1 Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata 1 1 1 Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli 1 Lark Bunting (X) Calamospiza melanocorys 1 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 1 1 1 Grasshopper Sparrow (X) Ammodramus savannarum 1 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 1 1 1 1 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 1 1 1 1 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 1 1 1 1 Swamp Sparrow (X) Melospiza georgiana 1 1 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 1 ? Harris's Sparrow (X) Zonotrichia querula 1 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla 1 1 1 1 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 1 1 1 1 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 1 1 1 1 McCown's Longspur (X) Calcarius mccownii 1 Lapland Longspur (X) Calcarius lapponicus 1 Chestnut-collared Longspur (X) Calcarius ornatus 1 1
Grosbeaks and Buntings (Cardinalidae) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (X) Pheucticus ludovicianus 1 Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus 1 1 1 1 Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea 1 Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena 1 1 1 1 Indigo Bunting (X) Passerina cyanea 1
12 Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Blackbirds and Orioles (Icteridae) Bobolink (X) Dolichonyx oryzivorus 1 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 1 1 1 1 Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor 1 Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1 1 1 Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 1 1 1 Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus 1 1 1 1 Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus 1 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 1 1 1 1 Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus 1 Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii 1 1 1 1 Baltimore Oriole (X) Icterus galbula 1
Finches (Fringillidae) Gray-crowned Rosy Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis 1 ? Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator 1 1 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus 1 1 1 1 Cassin’s Finch Carpodacus cassinii 1 1 1 1 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus 1 1 1 1 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1 1 1 1 Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus 1 1 1 1 Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria 1 1 1 1 Lawrence’s Goldfinch Carduelis lawrencei 1 1 1 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis 1 1 1 1 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 1 1 1 1
Weaver Finches (Passeridae) House Sparrow (I) Passer domesticus 1 1 1 ?
Opossumes (Didelphidae) Virginia Opossum (I) Didelphis virginiana 1 1 1 1
Shrews (Soricidae) Vagrant Shrew Sorex vagrans 1 1 1 1 Ornate Shrew Sorex ornatus 1 1 Water Shrew Sorex palustris ? 1 1 Dusky Shrew Sorex monticolus 1 1 1 Trowbridge's Shrew Sorex trowbridgii 1 1 1 1
Moles (Talpidae) Shrew-mole (?) Neurotrichus gibbsii ? ? ? Broad-footed Mole Scapanus latimanus 1 1 1 1
Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area 13 Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Vespertilionid Bats (Vespertilionidae) Little Brown Myotis Myotis lucifugus ? 1 1 1 Yuma Myotis Myotis yumanensis 1 1 1 1 Long-eared Myotis Myotis evotis ? 1 1 1 Fringed Myotis Myotis thysanodes ? 1 1 1 Long-legged Myotis Myotis volans ? 1 1 1 California Myotis Myotis californicus 1 1 1 1 Small-footed Myotis Myotis ciliolabrum ? 1 1 1 Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans ? 1 1 1 Western Pipistrelle Pipistrellus hesperus 1 1 1 Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus 1 1 1 1 Red Bat (?) Lasiurus borealis ? ? ? ? Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus 1 1 1 1 Spotted Bat (?) Euderma maculatum ? ? ? Townsend's Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii 1 1 1 1 Pallid Bat Antrozous pallidu 1 1 1 ?
Free-tailed Bats (Molossidae) Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis 1 1 1 1 Greater Western Mastiff Bat (?) Eumops perotis californicus ? ?
Pikas (Ochotonidae) Pika Ochotona princeps 1 1
Rabbits (Leporidae) Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani 1 1 Nuttall's Cottontail Sylvilagus nuttallii 1 ? Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii 1 ? Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus 1 1 White-tailed Jackrabbit (?) Lepus townsendii ? ? Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus 1 ?
Mountain Beaver (Aplodontidae) Sierra Nevada Mountain Beaver Aplodontia rufa californica ? 1 1
Squirrels, Chipmunks and Marmots (Sciuridae) Yellow-pine Chipmunk Tamias amoenus 1 1 1 Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus 1 1 Allen's Chipmunk Tamias senex 1 ? 1 Long-eared Chipmunk Tamias quadrimaculatus 1 1 1 Lodgepole Chipmunk Tamias speciosus 1 1 Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris 1 1 Belding's Ground Squirrel Spermophilus beldingi ? 1 1
14 Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East California Ground Squirrel Spermophilus beecheyi 1 1 1 1 Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis ? 1 1 Western Gray Squirrel Sciurus griseus 1 1 1 1 Douglas' Squirrel Tamiasciurus douglasii 1 1 1 Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus 1 1 1
Pocket Gophers (Geomyidae) Botta's Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae 1 1 1 ? Northern Pocket Gopher (?) Thomomys talpoides ? Mountain Pocket Gopher Thomomys monticola ? 1 1
Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice (Heteromyidae) California Kangaroo Rat (?) Dipodomys californicus ? ? San Joaquin Pocket Mouse Perognathus inornatus 1 Great Basin Pocket Mouse (?) Perognathus parvus ? California Pocket Mouse (?) Perognathus californicus ?
Beavers (Castoridae) Beaver Castor canadensis 1 ? 1 ?
Deer Mice, Voles and relatives (Cricetidae) Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis 1 1 1 1 Brush Mouse Peromyscus boylii 1 1 1 1 Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus 1 1 1 1 Pinyon Mouse Peromyscus truei 1 1 1 1 Dusky-footed Woodrat Neotoma fuscipes 1 1 1 Bushy-tailed Woodrat Neotoma cinerea 1 1 Montane Vole Microtus montanus 1 1 California Vole Microtus californicus 1 1 1 Long-tailed Vole Microtus longicaudus ? 1 1 Heather Vole Phenacomys intermedius 1 1 1 Muskrat (I) Ondatra zibethicus 1 ? 1
Old World Rats and Mice (Muridae) Black Rat (I) Rattus rattus 1 1 1 Norway Rat (I) Rattus norvegicus 1 1 1 House Mouse (I) Mus musculus 1 1 1 1
Jumping Mice (Zapodidiae) Western Jumping Mouse Zapus princeps 1 1 1
New World Porcupines (Erethizontidae) Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum 1 1 1 1
Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area 15 Family/Common Name Scientific Name Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 West East Foxes, Wolves and relatives (Canidae) Coyote Canis latrans 1 1 1 1 Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus 1 1 1 1 Sierra Nevada Red Fox (X) Vulpes vulpes necator 1 1 Bears (Ursidae) Black Bear Ursus americanus 1 1 1
Raccoons and relatives (Procyonidae) Ringtail Bassaricus astutus 1 1 1 Raccoon Procyon lotor 1 1 1 1
Weasels, Badgers and relatives (Mustelidae) American Marten Martes americana ? 1 1 Pacific Fisher (X) Martes pennanti ? 1 1 Ermine Mustela erminea 1 1 1 Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata 1 1 1 1 Mink Mustela vison 1 1 1 1 California Wolverine (X) Gulo gulo luteus 1 1 American Badger Taxidea taxus 1 1 1 1 Western Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius 1 1 1 1 Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis 1 1 1 1 River Otter Lutra canadensis 1 ? 1 ?
Cats (Felidae) Mountain Lion Felis concolor 1 1 1 1 Bobcat Lynx rufus 1 1 1 1
Pigs (Suidae) Wild Pig (I) Sus scrofa 1 ? ? ?
Deer (Cervidae) Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus 1 1 1 1
16 Appendix V. Placer County Natural Resources Report, Phase I Planning Area Status Codes (I) = Introduced, the taxa is not native to Placer County (X) = Extremely rare in Placer County, documented by a few records or localities (?) = Status in Placer County or within a Planning Phase uncertain, on edge of published range, suitable habitat is present, but no available documented historical or current records
Information Sources
Published References: American Ornithologists' Union. 1998. Check-list of North American Birds. 7th Edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. California Natural Diversity Database. 2002. Special Animals. California Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife and Habitat Analysis Branch, Sacramento, CA. Grinnell, J. and A. Miller. 1944. The Distribution of the Birds of California. Pacific Coast Avifauna 27. Berkeley, CA. Jennings, M. and M. Hayes. 1994. Amphibian and Reptile Species of Special Concern in California. California Department of Fish and Game, Rancho Cordova, CA. Moyle, P. 1976. Inland Fishes of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. Moyle, P.,Y.Yoshiyama, J. Williams, and E. Wikramanyake. 1995. Fish Species of Special Concern in California. Final Report submitted to the Department of Fish and Game Inland Fisheries Division under contract No. 2128IF. Webb, B. 2003. Seasonal Checklist of the Birds of Placer County, California. http://www.geocities.com/placer- bird/PlacerCountyBirds.htm Zeiner, D., W. Laudenslayer, Jr., K. Mayer, and M. White. 1990. California's Wildlife: Vol. I (Reptiles and Amphibians), Vol. II (Birds), Vol. III (Mammals). California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA.
Museums and Data Bases: California Department of Fish and Game's Natural Diversity Database for Placer County, Sacramento, CA (2003 records search). University of California, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Berkeley, CA (2003 records search) Christmas Bird Counts, National Audubon Society. Unpublished Field Notes from John Sterling, Todd Easterla and Ted Beedy.
Compilers and Reviewers John Sterling, Dr. Ted Beedy, Dr. Ed West, Warren Shaul, Stephanie Myers, and William Widdowson.
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