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: Church Hill.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	Quad	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Church Hill	N	E		Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Pluvialis dominica	American Golden-plover	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Spinus tristis	American Goldfinch	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Anthus rubescens	American Pipit	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Turdus migratorius	American Robin	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Scolopax minor	American Woodcock	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Corbicula fluminea	Asiatic Clam	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Church Hill	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cottus carolinae	Banded Sculpin	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Church Hill	N	S	Yes	Reference
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Coragyps atratus	Black Vulture	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Pluvialis squatarola	Black-bellied Plover	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Himantopus mexicanus	Black-necked Stilt	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Setophaga striata	Blackpoll Warbler	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Percina maculata	Blackside Darter	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Fundulus olivaceus	Blackspotted Topminnow	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Passerina caerulea	Blue Grosbeak	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Cyanocitta cristata	Blue Jay	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Polioptila caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Church Hill	N	T		Reference
Lepomis macrochirus	Bluegill	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Pimephales notatus	Bluntnose Minnow	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Labidesthes sicculus	Brook Silverside	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Toxostoma rufum	Brown Thrasher	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Pimephales vigilax	Bullhead Minnow	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Aythya valisineria	Canvasback	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Poecile carolinensis	Carolina Chickadee	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Thryothorus ludovicianus	Carolina Wren	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Aves	Church Hill	N	S		Reference
Ictalurus punctatus	Channel Catfish	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Chaetura pelagica	Chimney Swift	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Cliff Swallow	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Cyprinus carpio	Common Carp	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Gallinula galeata	Common Gallinule	Aves	Church Hill	N	T	Yes	Reference
Thamnophis sirtalis	Common Gartersnake	Reptilia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Quiscalus quiscula	Common Grackle	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Gavia immer	Common Loon	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's Hawk	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Hyla chrysoscelis	Cope's Gray Treefrog	Amphibia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Semotilus atromaculatus	Creek Chub	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Cambarunio dactylus	Cumberland River Rainbow	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Spiza americana	Dickcissel	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Dryobates pubescens	Downy Woodpecker	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Calidris alpina	Dunlin	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Podiceps nigricollis	Eared Grebe	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Sialia sialis	Eastern Bluebird	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Acris crepitans	Eastern Cricket Frog	Amphibia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern Kingbird	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Sturnella magna	Eastern Meadowlark	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Gastrophryne carolinensis	Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad	Amphibia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Sayornis phoebe	Eastern Phoebe	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Megascops asio	Eastern Screech-Owl	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Eastern Towhee	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Contopus virens	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Streptopelia decaocto	Eurasian Collared-dove	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Pimephales promelas	Fathead Minnow	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Spizella pusilla	Field Sparrow	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lasmigona costata	Flutedshell	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Sterna forsteri	Forster's Tern	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Anaxyrus fowleri	Fowler's Toad	Amphibia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Leptodea fragilis	Fragile Papershell	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Aplodinotus grunniens	Freshwater Drum	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma crossopterum	Fringed Darter	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Mareca strepera	Gadwall	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Pyganodon grandis	Giant Floater	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Dorosoma cepedianum	Gizzard Shad	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Moxostoma erythrurum	Golden Redhorse	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Notemigonus crysoleucas	Golden Shiner	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Esox americanus	Grass Pickerel	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Ammodramus savannarum	Grasshopper Sparrow	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Myiarchus crinitus	Great Crested Flycatcher	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Church Hill	N	T	Yes	Reference
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Tringa melanoleuca	Greater Yellowlegs	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Butorides virescens	Green Heron	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lepomis cyanellus	Green Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma blennioides	Greenside Darter	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Church Hill	N	T	Yes	Reference
Eremophila alpestris	Horned Lark	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus	House Finch	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Troglodytes aedon	House Wren	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Ptychobranchus fasciolaris	Kidneyshell	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Micropterus salmoides	Largemouth Bass	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Campostoma oligolepis	Largescale Stoneroller	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Leucophaeus atricilla	Laughing Gull	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Calidris minutilla	Least Sandpiper	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Tringa flavipes	Lesser Yellowlegs	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron	Aves	Church Hill	N	E		Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Church Hill	N	S	Yes	Reference
Percina caprodes	Logperch	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Limnodromus scolopaceus	Long-billed Dowitcher	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Lepomis megalotis	Longear Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Falco columbarius	Merlin	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Ambystoma talpoideum	Mole Salamander	Amphibia	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Leaunio vanuxemensis	Mountain Creekshell	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	E	Yes	Reference
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus	Nine-banded Armadillo	Mammalia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Colinus virginianus	Northern Bobwhite	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis	Northern Cardinal	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Hypentelium nigricans	Northern Hog Sucker	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Church Hill	N	E		Reference
Etheostoma spectabile	Orangethroat Darter	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Icterus spurius	Orchard Oriole	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Cambarunio taeniatus	Painted Creekshell	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	S	Yes	Reference
Calidris melanotos	Pectoral Sandpiper	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Church Hill	N	E	Yes	Reference
Charadrius melodus	Piping Plover	Aves	Church Hill	T	N	Yes	Reference
Aphredoderus sayanus	Pirate Perch	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Lampsilis cardium	Plain Pocketbook	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Lampropeltis calligaster	Prairie Kingsnake	Reptilia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Progne subis	Purple Martin	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma caeruleum	Rainbow Darter	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Melanerpes carolinus	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Trachemys scripta elegans	Red-eared Slider	Chelonia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Red-headed Woodpecker	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Phalaropus lobatus	Red-necked Phalarope	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Lepomis auritus	Redbreast Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Lepomis microlophus	Redear Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Nocomis effusus	Redtail Chub	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Aythya collaris	Ring-necked Duck	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Ambloplites rupestris	Rock Bass	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Columba livia	Rock Pigeon	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Church Hill	N	S		Reference
Buteo lagopus	Rough-legged Hawk	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Pleurobema sintoxia	Round Pigtoe	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Archilochus colubris	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Oxyura jamaicensis	Ruddy Duck	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Arenaria interpres	Ruddy Turnstone	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Calidris pugnax	Ruff	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma flavum	Saffron Darter	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Calidris alba	Sanderling	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Antigone canadensis	Sandhill Crane	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Lythrurus fasciolaris	Scarlet Shiner	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Tyrannus forficatus	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Charadrius semipalmatus	Semipalmated Plover	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Calidris pusilla	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Forbesichthys papilliferus	Shawnee Hills Cavefish	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Limnodromus griseus	Short-billed Dowitcher	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Alosa chrysochloris	Skipjack Herring	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Nothonotus microlepidus	Smallscale Darter	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	E	Yes	Reference
Etheostoma simoterum	Snubnose Darter	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Porzana carolina	Sora	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Eurynia dilatata	Spike	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Cyprinella spiloptera	Spotfin Shiner	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma squamiceps	Spottail Darter	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Micropterus punctulatus	Spotted Bass	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Church Hill	N	E	Yes	Reference
Minytrema melanops	Spotted Sucker	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Calidris himantopus	Stilt Sandpiper	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Luxilus chrysocephalus	Striped Shiner	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Piranga rubra	Summer Tanager	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Dorosoma petenense	Threadfin Shad	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Baeolophus bicolor	Tufted Titmouse	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Fusconaia flava	Wabash Pigtoe	Bivalvia	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Lepomis gulosus	Warmouth	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Rhinichthys obtusus	Western Blacknose Dace	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Erimyzon claviformis	Western Creek Chubsucker	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Gambusia affinis	Western Mosquitofish	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Numenius phaeopus	Whimbrel	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Morone chrysops	White Bass	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Pomoxis annularis	White Crappie	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Catostomus commersonii	White Sucker	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Calidris fuscicollis	White-rumped Sandpiper	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Tringa semipalmata	Willet	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Phalaropus tricolor	Wilson's Phalarope	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Ameiurus natalis	Yellow Bullhead	Actinopterygii	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Coccyzus americanus	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Aves	Church Hill	N	N	Yes	Reference
Icteria virens	Yellow-breasted Chat	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Yellow-headed Blackbird	Aves	Church Hill	N	N		Reference

191 species are listed.