Species Information

Species observations for selected counties


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List Species observations in 1 selected county.
Selected county is: Henry.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesHenryNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesHenryNS YesReference
Acris blanchardi Blanchard's Cricket FrogAmphibiaHenryNN YesReference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesHenryNN Reference
Agkistrodon contortrix Eastern CopperheadReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesHenryNN Reference
Alosa chrysochloris Skipjack HerringActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Ambloplites rupestris Rock BassActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Ambystoma barbouri Streamside SalamanderAmphibiaHenryNN YesReference
Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson SalamanderAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Ambystoma maculatum Spotted SalamanderAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Ambystoma opacum Marbled SalamanderAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Ameiurus catus White CatfishActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Ameiurus melas Black BullheadActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Ameiurus natalis Yellow BullheadActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Ameiurus nebulosus Brown BullheadActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper SparrowAvesHenryNN YesReference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesHenryNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesHenryNN YesReference
Anaxyrus americanus American ToadAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's ToadAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Anguispira alternata Flamed TigersnailGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Anser rossii Ross's GooseAvesHenryNN Reference
Anthus rubescens American PipitAvesHenryNN Reference
Antigone canadensis Sandhill CraneAvesHenryNN Reference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesHenryNN YesReference
Apalone spinifera spinifera Eastern Spiny SoftshellCheloniaHenryNN Reference
Aphredoderus sayanus Pirate PerchActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Aplodinotus grunniens Freshwater DrumActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Aquila chrysaetos Golden EagleAvesHenryNN Reference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesHenryNN Reference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesHenryNN Reference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesHenryNN Reference
Blarina brevicauda Northern Short-tailed ShrewMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesHenryNN Reference
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed GrouseAvesHenryNN YesReference
Botaurus lentiginosus American BitternAvesHenryNH YesReference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesHenryNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesHenryNN Reference
Bucephala clangula Common GoldeneyeAvesHenryNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesHenryNN Reference
Buteo lagopus Rough-legged HawkAvesHenryNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesHenryNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesHenryNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesHenryNN YesReference
Cambarus ortmanni Ortmann's MudbugMalacostracaHenryNN YesReference
Cambarus tenebrosus Cavespring CrayfishMalacostracaHenryNN Reference
Campostoma anomalum Central StonerollerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Canis latrans CoyoteMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesHenryNN Reference
Carphophis amoenus Common WormsnakeReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Carpiodes carpio River CarpsuckerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Carpiodes cyprinus QuillbackActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Castor canadensis American BeaverMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesHenryNN Reference
Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushAvesHenryNN Reference
Catostomus commersonii White SuckerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Certhia americana Brown CreeperAvesHenryNT Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesHenryNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesHenryNN Reference
Chelydra serpentina Snapping TurtleCheloniaHenryNN Reference
Chordeiles minor Common NighthawkAvesHenryNN Reference
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's GullAvesHenryNN Reference
Chrysemys picta Painted TurtleCheloniaHenryNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesHenryNT YesReference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesHenryNN YesReference
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed CuckooAvesHenryNN Reference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesHenryNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesHenryNN YesReference
Coluber constrictor North American RacerReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesHenryNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesHenryNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesHenryNN Reference
Corbicula fluminea Asiatic ClamBivalviaHenryNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesHenryNN Reference
Cottus carolinae Banded SculpinActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis Eastern HellbenderAmphibiaHenryNS YesReference
Cryptotis parva Least ShrewMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesHenryNN Reference
Cycleptus elongatus Blue SuckerActinopterygiiHenryNN YesReference
Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin ShinerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Cyprinella whipplei Steelcolor ShinerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Cyprinus carpio Common CarpActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Deroceras laeve Meadow SlugGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii Northern Ringneck SnakeReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Didelphis virginiana Virginia OpossumMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus BobolinkAvesHenryNS YesReference
Dorosoma cepedianum Gizzard ShadActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Dreissena polymorpha Zebra MusselBivalviaHenryNN Reference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesHenryNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesHenryNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesHenryNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesHenryNN Reference
Empidonax traillii Willow FlycatcherAvesHenryNN YesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesHenryNN Reference
Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown BatMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Eremophila alpestris Horned LarkAvesHenryNN Reference
Ericymba buccata Silverjaw MinnowActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Etheostoma blennioides Greenside DarterActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Etheostoma caeruleum Rainbow DarterActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Etheostoma flabellare Fantail DarterActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Etheostoma nigrum Johnny DarterActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Etheostoma spectabile Orangethroat DarterActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Etheostoma variatum Variegate DarterActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Euphagus carolinus Rusty BlackbirdAvesHenryNN YesReference
Eurycea cirrigera Southern Two-lined SalamanderAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Eurycea lucifuga Cave SalamanderAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesHenryNN YesReference
Faxonius juvenilis Kentucky River CrayfishMalacostracaHenryNN Reference
Faxonius putnami Phallic CrayfishMalacostracaHenryNN Reference
Fossaria obrussa Golden FossariaGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Fulica americana American CootAvesHenryNE Reference
Fundulus notatus Blackstripe TopminnowActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Gambusia affinis Western MosquitofishActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesHenryNN YesReference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesHenryNN Reference
Graptemys geographica Northern Map TurtleCheloniaHenryNN Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus House FinchAvesHenryNN Reference
Haemorhous purpureus Purple FinchAvesHenryNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesHenryNS YesReference
Haplotrema concavum Gray-foot LancetoothGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Helisoma anceps Two-Ridge Rams-hornGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesHenryNN Reference
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed SnakeReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Hiodon alosoides GoldeyeActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Hiodon tergisus MooneyeActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesHenryNN Reference
Hyalella azteca No Common Name (Hyalella azteca)MalacostracaHenryNN Reference
Hybopsis amblops Bigeye ChubActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's Gray TreefrogAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesHenryNN YesReference
Hypentelium nigricans Northern Hog SuckerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Ictalurus furcatus Blue CatfishActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Ictalurus punctatus Channel CatfishActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesHenryNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesHenryNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesHenryNN Reference
Ictiobus bubalus Smallmouth BuffaloActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth BuffaloActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Ictiobus niger Black BuffaloActinopterygiiHenryNS YesReference
Inflectarius inflectus ShagreenGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesHenryNS Reference
Labidesthes sicculus Brook SilversideActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Lampropeltis triangulum Eastern MilksnakeReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Lampsilis siliquoidea FatmucketBivalviaHenryNN Reference
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeAvesHenryNS YesReference
Lasiurus borealis Eastern Red BatMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Lepisosteus osseus Longnose GarActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Lepomis cyanellus Green SunfishActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Lepomis macrochirus BluegillActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Lepomis megalotis Longear SunfishActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Lepomis microlophus Redear SunfishActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Lithasia obovata Shawnee RocksnailGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Lithobates catesbeianus American BullfrogAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Lithobates clamitans Green FrogAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Lithobates palustris Pickerel FrogAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Lithobates pipiens Northern Leopard FrogAmphibiaHenryNS YesReference
Lontra canadensis Northern River OtterMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Lota lota BurbotActinopterygiiHenryNS YesReference
Luxilus chrysocephalus Striped ShinerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Lynx rufus BobcatMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Lythrurus fasciolaris Scarlet ShinerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Macrhybopsis storeriana Silver ChubActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Mareca strepera GadwallAvesHenryNN Reference
Marmota monax WoodchuckMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesHenryNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesHenryNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesHenryNN Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed WoodpeckerAvesHenryNN YesReference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesHenryNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesHenryNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesHenryNN Reference
Mephitis mephitis Striped SkunkMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Mesodon thyroidus White-lip GlobeGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth BassActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Micropterus salmoides Largemouth BassActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Micropterus punctulatus Spotted BassActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Microtus ochrogaster Prairie VoleMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow VoleMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Microtus pinetorum Woodland VoleMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesHenryNN Reference
Minytrema melanops Spotted SuckerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesHenryNN Reference
Morone chrysops White BassActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Morone saxatilis Striped BassActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Moxostoma anisurum Silver RedhorseActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Moxostoma breviceps Smallmouth RedhorseActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Moxostoma carinatum River RedhorseActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Moxostoma erythrurum Golden RedhorseActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesHenryNN Reference
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown BatMammaliaHenryNT YesReference
Myotis sodalis Indiana BatMammaliaHenryEE YesReference
Necturus maculosus MudpuppyAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Neovison vison American MinkMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Nerodia sipedon Common WatersnakeReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Notemigonus crysoleucas Golden ShinerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern NewtAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Notropis atherinoides Emerald ShinerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Notropis boops Bigeye ShinerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Notropis rubellus Rosyface ShinerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Notropis stramineus Sand ShinerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Noturus flavus StonecatActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Nycticeius humeralis Evening BatMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-heronAvesHenryNT YesReference
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed DeerMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Ondatra zibethicus MuskratMammaliaHenryNN YesReference
Opheodrys aestivus Rough GreensnakeReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Pandion haliaetus OspreyAvesHenryNS YesReference
Pantherophis spiloides Gray RatsnakeReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesHenryNN YesReference
Parkesia noveboracensis Northern WaterthrushAvesHenryNN Reference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesHenryNN Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah SparrowAvesHenryNS YesReference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesHenryNN Reference
Passerina ciris Painted BuntingAvesHenryNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesHenryNN Reference
Patera pennsylvanica Proud GlobeletGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Percina caprodes LogperchActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Percina maculata Blackside DarterActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Percina phoxocephala Slenderhead DarterActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Percina shumardi River DarterActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored BatMammaliaHenryPET YesReference
Peromyscus leucopus White-footed MouseMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Peucaea aestivalis Bachman's SparrowAvesHenryNE YesReference
Physa gyrina Tadpole PhysaGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Pimephales notatus Bluntnose MinnowActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Pimephales promelas Fathead MinnowActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Pimephales vigilax Bullhead MinnowActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesHenryNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesHenryNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesHenryNN Reference
Planorbella trivolvis Marsh Rams-hornGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Plestiodon laticeps Broad-headed SkinkReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Plethodon dorsalis Northern Zigzag SalamanderAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Plethodon richmondi Southern Ravine SalamanderAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Podiceps auritus Horned GrebeAvesHenryNN YesReference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesHenryNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesHenryNN Reference
Polyodon spathula PaddlefishActinopterygiiHenryNN YesReference
Pomoxis annularis White CrappieActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Pomoxis nigromaculatus Black CrappieActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Porzana carolina SoraAvesHenryNN YesReference
Procyon lotor Northern RaccoonMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesHenryNN Reference
Pseudacris crucifer Spring PeeperAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Pseudacris triseriata Western Chorus FrogAmphibiaHenryNN Reference
Pseudanophthalmus tenebrosus Stevens Creek Cave BeetleInsectaHenryNH Reference
Pseudosuccinea columella Mimic LymnaeaGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Pyganodon grandis Giant FloaterBivalviaHenryNN Reference
Pylodictis olivaris Flathead CatfishActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesHenryNN Reference
Regina septemvittata QueensnakeReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesHenryNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesHenryNN Reference
Reithrodontomys humulis Eastern Harvest MouseMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesHenryNN Reference
Sceloporus undulatus Eastern Fence LizardReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Sciurus niger Eastern Fox SquirrelMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Scolopax minor American WoodcockAvesHenryNN YesReference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesHenryNN Reference
Semotilus atromaculatus Creek ChubActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesHenryNN Reference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesHenryNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesHenryNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesHenryNN YesReference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesHenryNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesHenryNN Reference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesHenryNN Reference
Simpsonaias ambigua Salamander MusselBivalviaHenryNT YesReference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesHenryNN Reference
Sorex fumeus Smoky ShrewMammaliaHenryNN YesReference
Sorex longirostris Southeastern ShrewMammaliaHenryNN YesReference
Spatula discors Blue-winged TealAvesHenryNT Reference
Sphaerium simile Grooved FingernailclamBivalviaHenryNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesHenryNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesHenryNN YesReference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesHenryNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesHenryNN YesReference
Spizelloides arborea American Tree SparrowAvesHenryNN Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged SwallowAvesHenryNN Reference
Stenotrema angellum Kentucky SlitmouthGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Sander canadensis SaugerActinopterygiiHenryNN Reference
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-doveAvesHenryNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesHenryNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesHenryNN YesReference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesHenryNN Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern CottontailMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog LemmingMammaliaHenryNN YesReference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesHenryNN Reference
Tamias striatus Eastern ChipmunkMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box TurtleCheloniaHenryNN Reference
Thamnophis sirtalis Common GartersnakeReptiliaHenryNN Reference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesHenryNN Reference
Toxolasma parvum LilliputBivalviaHenryNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesHenryNN Reference
Trachemys scripta elegans Red-eared SliderCheloniaHenryNN Reference
Tringa solitaria Solitary SandpiperAvesHenryNN YesReference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesHenryNN Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis Winter WrenAvesHenryNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesHenryNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesHenryNN Reference
Tyto alba Barn OwlAvesHenryNS YesReference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray FoxMammaliaHenryNN YesReference
Ursus americanus American Black BearMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Utterbackia imbecillis Paper PondshellBivalviaHenryNN Reference
Ventridens ligera Globose DomeGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged WarblerAvesHenryNN YesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesHenryNN Reference
Vireo gilvus Warbling VireoAvesHenryNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesHenryNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesHenryNN Reference
Vulpes vulpes Red FoxMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Xolotrema denotatum Velvet WedgeGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Zapus hudsonius Meadow Jumping MouseMammaliaHenryNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesHenryNN Reference
Zonitoides arboreus Quick GlossGastropodaHenryNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesHenryNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesHenryNN Reference

318 species are listed