KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT of
FISH & WILDLIFE RESOURCES

Species Information

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

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 county.
Selected county is: Adair.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Aves	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Adair	N	E	Yes	Reference
Alasmidonta viridis	Slippershell Mussel	Bivalvia	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Allocapnia cunninghami	Karst snowfly	Insecta	Adair	N	T	Yes	Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Adair	N	T	Yes	Reference
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Aves	Adair	N	E	Yes	Reference
Barbicambarus cornutus	Bottlebrush Crayfish	Malacostraca	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Bartramia longicauda	Upland Sandpiper	Aves	Adair	N	H	Yes	Reference
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	Aves	Adair	N	H	Yes	Reference
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Aves	Adair	N	S		Reference
Cardellina canadensis	Canada Warbler	Aves	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Centronyx henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow	Aves	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Aves	Adair	N	T		Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Adair	N	T	Yes	Reference
Cistothorus stellaris	Sedge Wren	Aves	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis	Eastern Hellbender	Amphibia	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron	Aves	Adair	N	E		Reference
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Adair	N	E	Yes	Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Adair	N	E		Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ichthyomyzon castaneus	Chestnut Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ichthyomyzon greeleyi	Mountain Brook Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Adair	N	T	Yes	Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Adair	N	S		Reference
Lacunicambarus chimera	Crawzilla Crawdad	Malacostraca	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Leaunio lienosus	Little Spectaclecase	Bivalvia	Adair	N	T	Yes	Reference
Leaunio ortmanni	Kentucky Creekshell	Bivalvia	Adair	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Adair	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Adair	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Adair	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Adair	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Adair	E	E	Yes	Reference
Nothonotus maculatus	Spotted Darter	Actinopterygii	Adair	N	T	Yes	Reference
Noturus exilis	Slender Madtom	Actinopterygii	Adair	N	E	Yes	Reference
Nyctanassa violacea	Yellow-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Adair	N	T	Yes	Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Adair	N	T	Yes	Reference
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Aves	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Percina macrocephala	Longhead Darter	Actinopterygii	Adair	N	E	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Adair	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Aves	Adair	N	S		Reference
Phenacobius uranops	Stargazing Minnow	Actinopterygii	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Adair	N	S		Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Adair	N	E	Yes	Reference
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Aves	Adair	N	E		Reference
Pseudotremia merops	A Cave Obligate Milliped	Diplopoda	Adair	N	H		Reference
Riparia riparia	Bank Swallow	Aves	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Setophaga fusca	Blackburnian Warbler	Aves	Adair	N	T		Reference
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Adair	N	E		Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Adair	N	E		Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Adair	N	T		Reference
Theliderma cylindrica	Rabbitsfoot	Bivalvia	Adair	T	E	Yes	Reference
Toxolasma lividum	Purple Lilliput	Bivalvia	Adair	N	E	Yes	Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Adair	N	S	Yes	Reference
Vermivora chrysoptera	Golden-winged Warbler	Aves	Adair	N	E	Yes	Reference

56 species are listed