KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT of
FISH & WILDLIFE RESOURCES

Species Information

State Threatened, Endangered, and Special Concern Species observations for selected quads

Linked life history provided courtesy of NatureServe Explorer.
Records may include both recent and historical observations.
US Status Definitions Kentucky Status Definitions

List State Threatened, Endangered, and Special Concern Species observations in 1 selected quad.
Selected quad is: Calvert City.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	Quad	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Alosa alabamae	Alabama Shad	Actinopterygii	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Macrochelys temminckii	Alligator Snapping Turtle	Chelonia	Calvert City	PT	E	Yes	Reference
Lethenteron appendix	American Brook Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Calvert City	N	T	Yes	Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Calvert City	N	E		Reference
Lithasia armigera	Armored Rocksnail	Gastropoda	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Riparia riparia	Bank Swallow	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Vireo bellii	Bell's Vireo	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ictiobus niger	Black Buffalo	Actinopterygii	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ligumia recta	Black Sandshell	Bivalvia	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Calvert City	N	T	Yes	Reference
Potamilus purpuratus	Bleufer	Bivalvia	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Calvert City	N	T		Reference
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Aves	Calvert City	N	T		Reference
Sitta pusilla	Brown-headed Nuthatch	Aves	Calvert City	N	E		Reference
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Ichthyomyzon castaneus	Chestnut Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pleurobema clava	Clubshell	Bivalvia	Calvert City	E	E	Yes	Reference
Lacunicambarus chimera	Crawzilla Crawdad	Malacostraca	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Dromus dromas	Dromedary Pearlymussel	Bivalvia	Calvert City	E	E	Yes	Reference
Euphyes dukesi	Dukes' Skipper	Insecta	Calvert City	N	T	Yes	Reference
Elliptio crassidens	Elephantear	Bivalvia	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cyprogenia stegaria	Fanshell	Bivalvia	Calvert City	E	E	Yes	Reference
Corvus ossifragus	Fish Crow	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Calvert City	N	T	Yes	Reference
Centronyx henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Calvert City	N	T	Yes	Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos	Interior Least Tern	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Fusconaia subrotunda	Longsolid	Bivalvia	Calvert City	T	T	Yes	Reference
Ictinia mississippiensis	Mississippi Kite	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Menidia audens	Mississippi Silverside	Actinopterygii	Calvert City	N	T		Reference
Lithasia salebrosa	Muddy Rocksnail	Gastropoda	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lithobates areolatus circulosus	Northern Crawfish Frog	Amphibia	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Calvert City	N	T	Yes	Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Calvert City	N	E		Reference
Plethobasus cooperianus	Orangefoot Pimpleback	Bivalvia	Calvert City	E	E	Yes	Reference
Lithasia geniculata	Ornate Rocksnail	Gastropoda	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lampsilis abrupta	Pink Mucket	Bivalvia	Calvert City	E	E	Yes	Reference
Lampsilis ovata	Pocketbook	Bivalvia	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Pleurobema rubrum	Pyramid Pigtoe	Bivalvia	Calvert City	PT	E	Yes	Reference
Theliderma cylindrica	Rabbitsfoot	Bivalvia	Calvert City	T	E	Yes	Reference
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Calvert City	N	E		Reference
Obovaria retusa	Ring Pink	Bivalvia	Calvert City	E	E	Yes	Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Calvert City	N	S		Reference
Obovaria subrotunda	Round Hickorynut	Bivalvia	Calvert City	T	T	Yes	Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference
Plethobasus cyphyus	Sheepnose	Bivalvia	Calvert City	E	E	Yes	Reference
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Egretta thula	Snowy Egret	Aves	Calvert City	N	E		Reference
Cumberlandia monodonta	Spectaclecase	Bivalvia	Calvert City	E	E	Yes	Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Calvert City	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lithasia verrucosa	Varicose Rocksnail	Gastropoda	Calvert City	N	S	Yes	Reference

61 species are listed.