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: Warren.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Alasmidonta marginata	Elktoe	Bivalvia	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Alasmidonta viridis	Slippershell Mussel	Bivalvia	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Anodontoides ferussacianus	Cylindrical Papershell	Bivalvia	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Aves	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Asio otus	Long-eared Owl	Aves	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Aspidoscelis sexlineata	Six-lined Racerunner	Reptilia	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Barbicambarus cornutus	Bottlebrush Crayfish	Malacostraca	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Bartramia longicauda	Upland Sandpiper	Aves	Warren	N	H	Yes	Reference
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	Aves	Warren	N	H	Yes	Reference
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Aves	Warren	N	S		Reference
Cardellina canadensis	Canada Warbler	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Centronyx henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Aves	Warren	N	T		Reference
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Aves	Warren	N	S		Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Cistothorus stellaris	Sedge Wren	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis	Eastern Hellbender	Amphibia	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cumberlandia monodonta	Spectaclecase	Bivalvia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Cyprogenia stegaria	Fanshell	Bivalvia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Bobolink	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron	Aves	Warren	N	E		Reference
Egretta thula	Snowy Egret	Aves	Warren	N	E		Reference
Elliptio crassidens	Elephantear	Bivalvia	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	Aves	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Epioblasma obliquata	Catspaw	Bivalvia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Epioblasma rangiana	Northern Riffleshell	Bivalvia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Epioblasma triquetra	Snuffbox	Bivalvia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Warren	N	E		Reference
Fumonelix wetherbyi	Clifty Covert	Gastropoda	Warren	N	S		Reference
Fusconaia subrotunda	Longsolid	Bivalvia	Warren	T	T	Yes	Reference
Gallinula galeata	Common Gallinule	Aves	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Hybopsis amnis	Pallid Shiner	Actinopterygii	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Ichthyomyzon castaneus	Chestnut Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ichthyomyzon greeleyi	Mountain Brook Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Ictinia mississippiensis	Mississippi Kite	Aves	Warren	N	S		Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Warren	N	S		Reference
Kleptochthonius microphthalmus	A Cave Obligate Pseudoscorpion	Arachnida	Warren	N	H		Reference
Lacunicambarus chimera	Crawzilla Crawdad	Malacostraca	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lampsilis abrupta	Pink Mucket	Bivalvia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Lampsilis ovata	Pocketbook	Bivalvia	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Leaunio lienosus	Little Spectaclecase	Bivalvia	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Leaunio ortmanni	Kentucky Creekshell	Bivalvia	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lethenteron appendix	American Brook Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Ligumia recta	Black Sandshell	Bivalvia	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Warren	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Nothonotus maculatus	Spotted Darter	Actinopterygii	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Noturus exilis	Slender Madtom	Actinopterygii	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Nyctanassa violacea	Yellow-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Obovaria retusa	Ring Pink	Bivalvia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Obovaria subrotunda	Round Hickorynut	Bivalvia	Warren	T	T	Yes	Reference
Orconectes pellucidus	Mammoth Cave Crayfish	Malacostraca	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Percina macrocephala	Longhead Darter	Actinopterygii	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Warren	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peucaea aestivalis	Bachman's Sparrow	Aves	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Aves	Warren	N	S		Reference
Phenacobius uranops	Stargazing Minnow	Actinopterygii	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Warren	N	S		Reference
Plethobasus cyphyus	Sheepnose	Bivalvia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Pleurobema clava	Clubshell	Bivalvia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Pleurobema plenum	Rough Pigtoe	Bivalvia	Warren	E	E	Yes	Reference
Pleurobema rubrum	Pyramid Pigtoe	Bivalvia	Warren	PT	E	Yes	Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Aves	Warren	N	E		Reference
Pseudanophthalmus transfluvialis	A Cave Obligate Beetle	Insecta	Warren	N	H		Reference
Rabdotus dealbatus	Whitewashed Rabdotus	Gastropoda	Warren	N	T		Reference
Riparia riparia	Bank Swallow	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Setophaga fusca	Blackburnian Warbler	Aves	Warren	N	T		Reference
Simpsonaias ambigua	Salamander Mussel	Bivalvia	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Warren	N	E		Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Warren	N	E		Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Warren	N	T		Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos	Interior Least Tern	Aves	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Tantilla coronata	Southeastern Crowned Snake	Reptilia	Warren	N	T	Yes	Reference
Theliderma cylindrica	Rabbitsfoot	Bivalvia	Warren	T	E	Yes	Reference
Thryomanes bewickii	Bewick's Wren	Aves	Warren	N	H	Yes	Reference
Toxolasma lividum	Purple Lilliput	Bivalvia	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Typhlichthys subterraneus	Southern Cavefish	Actinopterygii	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference
Vermivora chrysoptera	Golden-winged Warbler	Aves	Warren	N	E	Yes	Reference
Vireo bellii	Bell's Vireo	Aves	Warren	N	S	Yes	Reference

94 species are listed