E. Species List
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Appendix E. Species List E. Species List This appendix contains a list of over 1,063 species identified on Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge, including approximately 44 mammals, 214 birds, 17 amphibians, 35 reptiles, 49 fish, 79 butterflies and moths, and 633 vascular plants. E.1 MAMMALS ORDER DIDELPHIMORPHA – Marsupials FAMILY DIDELPHIDAE Virginia Oppossum (Didelphis virginiana) ORDER XENARTHRA – Edentates FAMILY DASYPODIDAE Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) ORDER INSECTIVORA – Insectivores FAMILY SORICIDAE Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevidcauda) Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva) ORDER CHIROPTERA – Bats FAMILY VESPERTILIONIDAE Big Brown Bat (Estesicus fuscus) Eastern Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus subflavus) Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius) Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus) Silver-haired Bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) Southeastern Myotis Bat (Myotis austroriparius) FAMILY MOLOSSIDAE Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) ORDER CARNIVORA – Carnivores FAMILY CANIDAE Coyotes (Canis latrans) Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) FAMILY PROCYONIDAE Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Trinity River NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment E-1 Appendix E. Species List FAMILY MUSTELIDAE Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spirogale putorius) River Otter (Lutra canadensis) Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) FAMILY FELIDAE Bobcat (Felis rufus) ORDER ARTIODACTYLA – Ungulates FAMILY SUIDAE Pig (Sus scrofa) FAMILY CERVIDAE White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) ORDER RODENTIA – Rodents FAMILY SCIURIDAE Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Eastern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) FAMILY GEOMYIDAE Attwater’s Pocket Gopher (Geomys attwateri) Baird’s Pocket Gopher (Geomys breviceps) FAMILY CASTORIDAE Beaver (Castor Canadensis) FAMILY MURIDAE Common Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) Eastern Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis) Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana) Fulvous Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys fulvescens) Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli) Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris) White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) FAMILY MYOCASTORIDAE Nutria (Myocastor coypus) ORDER LAGOMORPHA – Lagomorphs FAMILY LEPORIDAE Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) E-2 Trinity River NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Appendix E. Species List E.2 BIRDS ORDER PODICIPEDIFORMES FAMILY PODICIPEDIDAE – Grebes Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) ORDER PELECANIFORMES FAMILY PELECANIDAE – Pelicans American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) FAMILY PHALACROCORACIDAE – Cormorants Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) FAMILY ANHINGIDAE – Anhingas Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) ORDER CICONIFORMES FAMILY ARDEIDAE – Bitterns, Herons, Egrets American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Great Egret (Ardea alba) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) FAMILY CICONIDAE – Storks Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) FAMILY THRESKIORNITHIDAE – Ibises Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) ORDER ANSERIFORMES FAMILY ANATIDAE – Waterfowl Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) Ross’s Goose (Chen rossii) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Trinity River NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment E-3 Appendix E. Species List Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Gadwall (Anas strepera) American Wigeon (Anas americana) Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Redhead Duck (Aythya americana) Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensisz) ORDER FALCONIFORMES FAMILY CATHARTIDAE – VULTURES Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE – Hawks Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) FAMILY FALCONIDAE – Falcons American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Merlin (Falco columbarius) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrines) ORDER GALLIFORMES FAMILY PHASIANIDAE – Turkey Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) ORDER GRUIFORMES FAMILY RALLIDAE – Rails & Coots American Coot (Fulica americana) Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) Sora (Porzana Carolina) E-4 Trinity River NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Appendix E. Species List ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY CHARADRIIDAE – Plovers Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous) FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE – Sandpipers Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicate) FAMILY LARIDAE – Gulls & Terns Bonaparte’s Gull (larus philadelphia) Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) FAMILY GRUIDAE – Cranes Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) FAMILY RECURVIROSTRIDAE – Stilts Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) ORDER COLUMBIFORMES FAMILY COLUMBIDAE – Pigeons Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) Inca Dove (Columbina inca) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) ORDER CUCULIFORMES FAMILY CUCULIDAE – Cuckoos Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Trinity River NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment E-5 Appendix E. Species List ORDER STRIGIFORMES FAMILY STRIGIDAE – Typical Owls Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Barred Owl (Strix varia) ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES FAMILY CAPRIMULGIDAE – Goatsuckers Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) ORDER APODIFORMES FAMILY APODIDAE – Swifts Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) FAMILY TROCHILIDAE – Hummingbirds Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yacatanensis) Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) ORDER CORACIIFORMES FAMILY CERYLIDAE – Kingfishers Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) ORDER PICIFORMES FAMILY PICIDAE – Woodpeckers Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) ORDER PASSERIFORMES FAMILY TYRANNIDAE – Flycatchers Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus virens) Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) E-6 Trinity River NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Appendix E. Species List FAMILY HIRUNDINIDAE – Swallows Purple Martin (Progne subis) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) FAMILY CORVIDAE – Jays/Crows Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) FAMILY PARIDAE – Chickadees/Titmice Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) FAMILY SITTIDAE – Nuthatches Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) FAMILY CERTHIIDAE – Creepers Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) FAMILY TROGLODYTIDAE – Wrens Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) FAMILY REGULIDAE – Kinglets Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) FAMILY TURDIDAE – Thrushes Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Hermit Thrush