Master Species List McConnell AFB - Wichita, Kansas
Class Order Family Commmon Name Scientific Name Confirmed on Base? Least Specific Category -> Most Specific Exact species name Yes or No
Mammalia - Mammals Chiroptera - Bats Vespertilionidae - Vesper Bats Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis Y Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus Y Evening Bat Nycticeius humeralis Y Tricolored Bat Perimyotis subflavus Y Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus Y Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus N Silver Haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Y
Molossidae - Free-tailed Bats Brazillian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis Y
Didelphimorphia - Opossums Didelphidae Virginia Opossum Didelphis viginiana Y
Artiodactyla - Even-toed Ungulates (hoofed animal) Cervidae - Deer White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus Y
Carnivora - Carnivores Canidae - Canines Coyote Canis latrans Y
Mephitidae - Skunks Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis Y Spotted Skunk Spilogaleputorius N
Lagomorpha - Rabbits and Hares Leporidae Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Y Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus N
Rodentia - Rodents Castoridae - Beavers American Beaver Castor canadensis Y
Geomyidae - Gophers Plains Pocket Gopher Geomys bursarius N Sciuridae - Squirrels Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger Y Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel Ictidomys tridecemlineatus N
Cricetidae - New World Rats, Mice, Voles, Muskrat Plains Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys montanus N Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis N Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Y White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus N Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus Y Southern Bog Lemming Synaptomys cooperi N Northern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster N Prairie Vole Microtus ochrogaster Y Eastern Woodrat Neotoma floridana N Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Y
Heteromyidae - Pocket Mice, and Kangaroo Rats Plains Pocket Mouse Pergnathus flavescens N Hispid Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus hispidus N Ord's Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii N
Muridae - Old World Rats and Mice House Mouse Mus musculus Y Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus Y
Soricidae - Shrews Least Shrew Cryptotis parva N Elliot's Short Tail Shrew Blarina hylophaga N
Talpidae - Moles Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus N
Bivalvia - Bivalves (Mussels and Clams) Unionoida - Freshwater Mussels Unionidae Pondhorn Uniomerus tetralasmus Y
Veneroida - Clams Cyrenidae Asiatic Clam Corbicula fluminea Y
Amphibia - Amphibians
Caudata - Axolotls, Newts, and Salamanders Ambystomatidae Small-mouth Salamander Ambystoma texanum Y Anura - Frogs and Toads Bufonidae - True Toads Woodhouse's Toad Anaxyrus woodhousii Y American Toad Anaxyrus americanus Y
Ranidae - True Frogs American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus Y Plains Leopard Frog Lithobates blairi Y
Hylidae - Tree Frogs and Allies Blanchard's Cricket Frog Acris crepitans blanchardi Y Boreal Chorus Frog Pseudacris maculata Y Spotted Chorus Frog Pseudacris clarkii Y Grey Treefrog Hyla versicolor Y
Microhylidae - Narrow-mouthed Frogs Great Plains Narrowmouthed Toad Gastrophryne olivacea Y
Reptilia - Reptiles Testudines - Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins Emydidae - Pond Turtles Pond Slider Trachemys scripta Y Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta Y Ornate Box Turtle Terrapene ornata Y
Chelydridae - Snapping Turtles Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina Y
Squamata - Scaled Reptiles Colubridae - Snakes Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus Y Blotched Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster Y Graham's Crayfish Snake Regina grahamii Y Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis Y Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer Coluber constrictor flaviventris Y
Aves - Birds Anseriformes - Waterfowl Anatidae Canada Goose Branta canadensis Y Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Y Wood Duck Aix sponsa Y Gadwall Anas strepera N Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Y Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Y Galliformes - Grouse, Quail, and Allies Odontophoridae - New World Quail Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Y
Phasianidae - Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Y
Podicipediformes - Grebes Podicipedidae Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Y
Columbiformes - Pigeons and Doves Columbidae Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Y Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Y Rock Dove Columba livia Y
Cuculiformes - Cuckoos Cuculidae Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus N Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Y
Caprimulgiformes - Nightjars, Swifts, and Hummingbirds Caprimulgidae - Goatsuckers Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Y
Trochilidae - Hummingbirds Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris N
Gruiformes - Cranes and Rails Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules, and Coots American Coot Fulica americana Y
Charadriiformes - Plovers, Sandpipers, and Allies Charadriidae - Plovers and Lapwings Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Y
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Y
Pelecaniformes - Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies Ardeidae - Bitterns, Herons, and Allies Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Y Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Y Great Egret Ardea alba Y Snowy Egret Egretta thula Y Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Y Accipitriformes - Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies Accipitridae - Kites, Hawks, Eagles Red Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Y Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Y Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Y Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Y
Cathartidae - New World Vultures Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Y
Strigiformes - Owls Tytonidae - Barn Owls Barn Owl Tyto alba N
Strigidae - Typical Owls Barred Owl Strix varia Y Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Y Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio N Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Y Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Y
Coraciiformes - Kingfishers and Allies Alcedinidae Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Y
Piciformes - Woodpeckers Picidae Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens Y Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Y Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Y
Falconiformes - Caracaras and Falcons Falconidae - Falcons American Kestrel Falco sparverius Y Merlin Falco columbarius N Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus N
Passeriformes - Perching Birds Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Y Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Y Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Y
Laniidae - Shrikes Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Y
Vireonidae - Vireos Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Y Corvidae - Jays, Magpies, and Crows Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Y American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Y
Alaudidae - Larks Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Y
Hirundinidae - Swallows Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Y
Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus Y Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Y
Sittidae - Nuthatches Red-brested Nuthatch Sitta canadensis N
Certhiidae - Creepers Brown Creeper Certhia americana N
Troglodytidae - Wrens House Wren Troglodytes aedon N Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus Y
Polioptilidae - Gnatcatchers Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Y
Regulidae - Kinglets Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa N Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Y
Turdidae - Thrushes Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Y American Robin Turdus migratorius Y Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Y Hermit Thrush Catharus guttalus N Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina N
Mimidae - Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis N Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Y Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Y
Sturnidae - Starlings and Allies European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Y
Bombycillidae - Waxwings Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Y
Passeridae - Old World Sparrows House Sparrow Passer domesticus Y
Fringillidae - Finches and Allies House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus Y
Parulidae - Wood-Warblers Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Y Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Y Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica N Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Y
Emberizidae - New World Sparrows and Allies American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea Y Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Y Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Y Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis N Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Y Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Y White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Y Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Y White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Y Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Y
Cardinalidae - Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Y Dickcissel Spiza americana Y
Icteridae - Blackbirds and Allies Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus N Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Y Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Y Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Y Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Y Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Y Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Y Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Y Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Y