APPENDIX C: Species Lists for Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge

APPENDIX C: Species Lists for Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge HOME NE XT Table of Contents BIRDS ....................................................................C-1 MAMMALS ...............................................................C-2 AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES ...............................................C-2 INVERTEBRATES ..........................................................C-2 UPLAND PLANTS ..........................................................C-3 Shrubs ..............................................................C-3 Forbs ...............................................................C-3 Grasses ..............................................................C-4 Lichens and Moss ......................................................C-4 NE XT HOME ANIMAL SPECIES LIST OF ANAHO ISLAND Common name Genus species Birds common loon Gavia immer Pacific loon Gavia pacifica Clark’s grebe Aechmophorus clarkii western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis horned grebe Podiceps auritus eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhyncos double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus great blue heron Ardea herodias snowy egret Egretta thula black-crowned night heron Butorides striatus Canada goose Branta canadensis mallard Anas platyrhynchos gadwall Anas strepera American wigeon Anas americana northern pintail Anas acuta ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis redhead Aythya americana greater scaup Aythya marila lesser scaup Aythya affinis common goldeneye Bucephala clangula bufflehead Bucephala albeola common merganser Mergus merganser American coot Fulica americana killdeer Charadrius vociferous black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus marbled godwit Limosa fedoa spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia Wilson's phalarope Phalaropus tricolor red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis herring gull Larus argentatus California gull Larus californicus Caspian tern Sterna caspia turkey vulture Cathartes aura red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus northern harrier Circus cyaneus prairie falcon Falco mexicanus American kestrel Falco sparverius Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Barn owl Tyto alba Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus C-1 Say's phoebe Sayornis saya Western kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina Common raven Corvus corax Canyon wren Catherpes mexicanus Rock wren Salpinctes obsoletus Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus Yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata Black-throated sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis Song sparrow Melospiza melodia Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Brewer's sparrow Spizella breweri White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Brewer's blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Yellow-headed blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus House finch Carpodacus mexicanus Mammal deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Amphibians and Reptiles western whiptail Cnemidophorus tigris tigris Zebra-tailed lizard Callissurus dracoides myurus desert spiny lizard Sceloporus magister side-blotched lizard Uta stansburiana stansburiana desert horned lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos platyrhinos * Great Basin rattlesnake Crotalus viridis lutosus gopher snake Pituophis catenifer desert striped whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus western garter snake Thamnophis elegans Invertebrates grasshoppers Family Locustidae solitary darkling beetles Family Tenebrionidae tiger beetles Family Cicindelidae carrion beetles Family Silphidae hister beetles Family Histeridae flies Family Ephydridae biting bird lice Tetrophthalmus sp. parasite Family Cimicidae black widow spider Latrodectus muctana orb-weaving spider Neoscona oaxacensis C-2 CHARACTERISTIC PLANT SPECIES OF ANAHO ISLAND Common name Genus species UPLAND PLANTS Shrubs dudsage Artemesia spinescens mountain big sagebrush Artemesia tridentata tridentata fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens shadscale Atriplex confertifolia littleleaf brickellbush Brickellia microphylla rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseousus albicaulis green rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus winterfat Eurotia lanata spiny hopsage Grayia spinosa salt heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum Bigelow's four o'clock Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa big greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus thorn skeletonweed Stephanomeria spinosa littleleaf horsebrush Tetradymia glabrata Forbs mat amaranth Amaranthus blitoides fiddleneck Amsinckia tesselata specklepod milkvetch Astragalus lentiginosus Utah milkvetch Astragalus utahensis fivehook bassia Bassia hyssopifolia fleshcolor pincushion Chaenactis xantiana Watson's catseye Cryptantha watsonii western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata flatcrown buckwheat Eriogonum deflexum birdnest buckwheat Eriogonum nidularium redstem stork's bill Erodium cicutarium small thymeleaf sandmat Euphorbia serypllifolia prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola desert pepperweed Lepidium fremontii smooth desertdandelion Malacothrix glabrata white-stemmed stick leaf Mentzelia albicaulis smoothstem blazingstar Mentzelia laevicaulis Booth's suncup Oenothera boothii browneyes Oenothera claviformis Brown's peony Paeonia brownii cleftleaf wildheliotrope Phacelia crenulata annual psathyrotes Psathyrotes annua Russian thistle Salsola kali var. tenuifolia tall tumblemustard Sisymbrium altissimum C-3 Grasses ripgut brome Bromus rigidus red brome Bromus rubens cheatgrass Bromus tectorum glabrata desert saltgrass Distichlis stricta foxtail barley Hordeum jubatum hare barley Hordeum leporinum mouse barley Hordeum murinum squirrel tail Sitanion hystrix desert needlegrass Stipa speciosa Lichens and Moss bluish-white lichen Buellia albo deep-orange lichen Caloplaca cinnabarinum yellow-green lichen Caloplaca elegans orange lichen Calopleca murerum moss Encalypta vulgaris pale-green lichen Lacanora caxiola moss Tortula ruralis black lichen Verrucaria luscella bright orange lichen Xanthoria candelaria C-4.

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