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: Lyon.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Aves	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Acipenser fulvescens	Lake Sturgeon	Actinopterygii	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Lyon	N	T	Yes	Reference
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Aves	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Aspidoscelis sexlineata	Six-lined Racerunner	Reptilia	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	Aves	Lyon	N	H	Yes	Reference
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Aves	Lyon	N	S		Reference
Cemophora coccinea	Scarletsnake	Reptilia	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Aves	Lyon	N	T		Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Lyon	N	T	Yes	Reference
Cistothorus stellaris	Sedge Wren	Aves	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Corvus ossifragus	Fish Crow	Aves	Lyon	N	S		Reference
Cyprogenia stegaria	Fanshell	Bivalvia	Lyon	E	E	Yes	Reference
Dromus dromas	Dromedary Pearlymussel	Bivalvia	Lyon	E	E	Yes	Reference
Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron	Aves	Lyon	N	E		Reference
Egretta thula	Snowy Egret	Aves	Lyon	N	E		Reference
Elliptio crassidens	Elephantear	Bivalvia	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	Aves	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Etheostoma proeliare	Cypress Darter	Actinopterygii	Lyon	N	T	Yes	Reference
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Lyon	N	E		Reference
Fusconaia subrotunda	Longsolid	Bivalvia	Lyon	T	S	Yes	Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ichthyomyzon castaneus	Chestnut Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ictinia mississippiensis	Mississippi Kite	Aves	Lyon	N	S		Reference
Ictiobus niger	Black Buffalo	Actinopterygii	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ixobrychus exilis	Least Bittern	Aves	Lyon	N	T	Yes	Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Lyon	N	S		Reference
Lacunicambarus chimera	Crawzilla Crawdad	Malacostraca	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lampropeltis elapsoides	Scarlet Kingsnake	Reptilia	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lampsilis abrupta	Pink Mucket	Bivalvia	Lyon	E	E	Yes	Reference
Lampsilis ovata	Pocketbook	Bivalvia	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ligumia recta	Black Sandshell	Bivalvia	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lithasia armigera	Armored Rocksnail	Gastropoda	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Lyon	N	T	Yes	Reference
Macrochelys temminckii	Alligator Snapping Turtle	Chelonia	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Menidia audens	Mississippi Silverside	Actinopterygii	Lyon	N	T		Reference
Myotis austroriparius	Southeastern Myotis	Mammalia	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Lyon	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Lyon	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Lyon	T	E	Yes	Reference
Nyctanassa violacea	Yellow-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Lyon	N	T	Yes	Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Lyon	N	T	Yes	Reference
Obovaria retusa	Ring Pink	Bivalvia	Lyon	E	E	Yes	Reference
Obovaria subrotunda	Round Hickorynut	Bivalvia	Lyon	T	T	Yes	Reference
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Aves	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Lyon	N	T	Yes	Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Aves	Lyon	N	S		Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Lyon	N	S		Reference
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus	Northern Pinesnake	Reptilia	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Plestiodon inexpectatus	Southeastern Five-lined Skink	Reptilia	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Plethobasus cooperianus	Orangefoot Pimpleback	Bivalvia	Lyon	E	E	Yes	Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Riparia riparia	Bank Swallow	Aves	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Setophaga fusca	Blackburnian Warbler	Aves	Lyon	N	T		Reference
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Lyon	N	E		Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Lyon	N	E		Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Lyon	N	T		Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos	Interior Least Tern	Aves	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Tantilla coronata	Southeastern Crowned Snake	Reptilia	Lyon	N	T	Yes	Reference
Thamnophis proximus proximus	Western Ribbonsnake	Reptilia	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference
Thamnophis saurita saurita	Eastern Ribbonsnake	Reptilia	Lyon	N	S	Yes	Reference
Theliderma cylindrica	Rabbitsfoot	Bivalvia	Lyon	T	E	Yes	Reference
Thryomanes bewickii	Bewick's Wren	Aves	Lyon	N	H	Yes	Reference
Vermivora chrysoptera	Golden-winged Warbler	Aves	Lyon	N	E	Yes	Reference

68 species are listed