KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT of
FISH & WILDLIFE RESOURCES

Species Information

Species observations for selected quads

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Records may include both recent and historical observations.
US Status Definitions Kentucky Status Definitions

List Species observations in 1 selected quad.
Selected quad is: Buckeye.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	Quad	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Empidonax virescens	Acadian Flycatcher	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Anas rubripes	American Black Duck	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lithobates catesbeianus	American Bullfrog	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Spinus tristis	American Goldfinch	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Turdus migratorius	American Robin	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Anaxyrus americanus	American Toad	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Scolopax minor	American Woodcock	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Icterus galbula	Baltimore Oriole	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Megaceryle alcyon	Belted Kingfisher	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Moxostoma duquesnei	Black Redhorse	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Coragyps atratus	Black Vulture	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Passerina caerulea	Blue Grosbeak	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Cyanocitta cristata	Blue Jay	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Lepomis macrochirus	Bluegill	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Pimephales notatus	Bluntnose Minnow	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Buteo platypterus	Broad-winged Hawk	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Toxostoma rufum	Brown Thrasher	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Pimephales vigilax	Bullhead Minnow	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Poecile carolinensis	Carolina Chickadee	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Thryothorus ludovicianus	Carolina Wren	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Eurycea lucifuga	Cave Salamander	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Campostoma anomalum	Central Stoneroller	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Ictalurus punctatus	Channel Catfish	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Chaetura pelagica	Chimney Swift	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Cyprinus carpio	Common Carp	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Thamnophis sirtalis	Common Gartersnake	Reptilia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Quiscalus quiscula	Common Grackle	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Chordeiles minor	Common Nighthawk	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Nerodia sipedon	Common Watersnake	Reptilia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Carphophis amoenus	Common Wormsnake	Reptilia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Hyla chrysoscelis	Cope's Gray Treefrog	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Semotilus atromaculatus	Creek Chub	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Dryobates pubescens	Downy Woodpecker	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Sialia sialis	Eastern Bluebird	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Terrapene carolina	Eastern Box Turtle	Chelonia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Sceloporus undulatus	Eastern Fence Lizard	Reptilia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Heterodon platirhinos	Eastern Hog-nosed Snake	Reptilia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern Kingbird	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Sturnella magna	Eastern Meadowlark	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sayornis phoebe	Eastern Phoebe	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Megascops asio	Eastern Screech-Owl	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Eastern Towhee	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Contopus virens	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Notropis atherinoides	Emerald Shiner	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma flabellare	Fantail Darter	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Pimephales promelas	Fathead Minnow	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Spizella pusilla	Field Sparrow	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Pylodictis olivaris	Flathead Catfish	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Anaxyrus fowleri	Fowler's Toad	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Aplodinotus grunniens	Freshwater Drum	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Notropis buchanani	Ghost Shiner	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Dorosoma cepedianum	Gizzard Shad	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Moxostoma erythrurum	Golden Redhorse	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Hiodon alosoides	Goldeye	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Dumetella carolinensis	Gray Catbird	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Buckeye	E	T	Yes	Reference
Pantherophis spiloides	Gray Ratsnake	Reptilia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Myiarchus crinitus	Great Crested Flycatcher	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Lithobates clamitans	Green Frog	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Butorides virescens	Green Heron	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lepomis cyanellus	Green Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma blennioides	Greenside Darter	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Parascalops breweri	Hairy-tailed Mole	Mammalia	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary Bat	Mammalia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus	House Finch	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Troglodytes aedon	House Wren	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Ambystoma jeffersonianum	Jefferson Salamander	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Faxonius juvenilis	Kentucky River Crayfish	Malacostraca	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus duryi	Kentucky Spring Salamander	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Geothlypis formosa	Kentucky Warbler	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Micropterus salmoides	Largemouth Bass	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Cryptotis parva	Least Shrew	Mammalia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Buckeye	N	T	Yes	Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Buckeye	N	S	Yes	Reference
Percina caprodes	Logperch	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Lepomis megalotis	Longear Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Lepisosteus osseus	Longnose Gar	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Parkesia motacilla	Louisiana Waterthrush	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	Mammalia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Hiodon tergisus	Mooneye	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Coluber constrictor	North American Racer	Reptilia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Colinus virginianus	Northern Bobwhite	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis	Northern Cardinal	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Hypentelium nigricans	Northern Hog Sucker	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Plethodon glutinosus	Northern Slimy Salamander	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Plethodon dorsalis	Northern Zigzag Salamander	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma spectabile	Orangethroat Darter	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Icterus spurius	Orchard Oriole	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Seiurus aurocapilla	Ovenbird	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Lithobates palustris	Pickerel Frog	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Dryocopus pileatus	Pileated Woodpecker	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Setophaga discolor	Prairie Warbler	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Protonotaria citrea	Prothonotary Warbler	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Progne subis	Purple Martin	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Regina septemvittata	Queensnake	Reptilia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Carpiodes cyprinus	Quillback	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma caeruleum	Rainbow Darter	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Melanerpes carolinus	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Vireo olivaceus	Red-eyed Vireo	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Carpiodes carpio	River Carpsucker	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Moxostoma carinatum	River Redhorse	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Columba livia	Rock Pigeon	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Archilochus colubris	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Selasphorus rufus	Rufous Hummingbird	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Sander canadensis	Sauger	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Piranga olivacea	Scarlet Tanager	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Percina oxyrhynchus	Sharpnose Darter	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Macrhybopsis storeriana	Silver Chub	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Moxostoma anisurum	Silver Redhorse	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Ericymba buccata	Silverjaw Minnow	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Micropterus dolomieu	Smallmouth Bass	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Ictiobus bubalus	Smallmouth Buffalo	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Moxostoma breviceps	Smallmouth Redhorse	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Chelydra serpentina	Snapping Turtle	Chelonia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Eurycea cirrigera	Southern Two-lined Salamander	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Micropterus punctulatus	Spotted Bass	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Minytrema melanops	Spotted Sucker	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Pseudacris crucifer	Spring Peeper	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Cyprinella whipplei	Steelcolor Shiner	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Ambystoma barbouri	Streamside Salamander	Amphibia	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Luxilus chrysocephalus	Striped Shiner	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Piranga rubra	Summer Tanager	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson's Thrush	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Buckeye	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Baeolophus bicolor	Tufted Titmouse	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Sander vitreus	Walleye	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Lepomis gulosus	Warmouth	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Morone chrysops	White Bass	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Pomoxis annularis	White Crappie	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Catostomus commersonii	White Sucker	Actinopterygii	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Hylocichla mustelina	Wood Thrush	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Setophaga petechia	Yellow Warbler	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference
Coccyzus americanus	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Aves	Buckeye	N	N	Yes	Reference
Icteria virens	Yellow-breasted Chat	Aves	Buckeye	N	N		Reference

164 species are listed.