KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT of
FISH & WILDLIFE RESOURCES

Species Information

Species observations for selected quads

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US Status Definitions Kentucky Status Definitions

List Species observations in 1 selected quad.
Selected quad is: Sacramento.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	Quad	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Empidonax virescens	Acadian Flycatcher	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Taxidea taxus	American Badger	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Anas rubripes	American Black Duck	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lithobates catesbeianus	American Bullfrog	Amphibia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Pluvialis dominica	American Golden-plover	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Spinus tristis	American Goldfinch	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Anthus rubescens	American Pipit	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Turdus migratorius	American Robin	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Spizelloides arborea	American Tree Sparrow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Corbicula fluminea	Asiatic Clam	Bivalvia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Sacramento	N	S	Yes	Reference
Elassoma zonatum	Banded Pygmy Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Sacramento	N	S	Yes	Reference
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Megaceryle alcyon	Belted Kingfisher	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Ictiobus cyprinellus	Bigmouth Buffalo	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Ameiurus melas	Black Bullhead	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Pomoxis nigromaculatus	Black Crappie	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Coragyps atratus	Black Vulture	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Fundulus notatus	Blackstripe Topminnow	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Passerina caerulea	Blue Grosbeak	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Cyanocitta cristata	Blue Jay	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Polioptila caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Sacramento	N	T		Reference
Lepomis macrochirus	Bluegill	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Pimephales notatus	Bluntnose Minnow	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Amia calva	Bowfin	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Euphagus cyanocephalus	Brewer's Blackbird	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Labidesthes sicculus	Brook Silverside	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Toxostoma rufum	Brown Thrasher	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Poecile carolinensis	Carolina Chickadee	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Thryothorus ludovicianus	Carolina Wren	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Hydroprogne caspia	Caspian Tern	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Ictalurus punctatus	Channel Catfish	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Percina copelandi	Channel Darter	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Chaetura pelagica	Chimney Swift	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Cliff Swallow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Cyprinus carpio	Common Carp	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Thamnophis sirtalis	Common Gartersnake	Reptilia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Quiscalus quiscula	Common Grackle	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Nerodia sipedon	Common Watersnake	Reptilia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's Hawk	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Hyla chrysoscelis	Cope's Gray Treefrog	Amphibia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta	Copperbelly Watersnake	Reptilia	Sacramento	T	T	Yes	Reference
Semotilus atromaculatus	Creek Chub	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Sacramento	N	S		Reference
Spiza americana	Dickcissel	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Creaserinus fodiens	Digger Crayfish	Malacostraca	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Dryobates pubescens	Downy Woodpecker	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Percina sciera	Dusky Darter	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Lampropeltis nigra	Eastern Black Kingsnake	Reptilia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Sialia sialis	Eastern Bluebird	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Terrapene carolina	Eastern Box Turtle	Chelonia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Agkistrodon contortrix	Eastern Copperhead	Reptilia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern Kingbird	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Sturnella magna	Eastern Meadowlark	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sayornis phoebe	Eastern Phoebe	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Thamnophis saurita saurita	Eastern Ribbonsnake	Reptilia	Sacramento	N	S	Yes	Reference
Megascops asio	Eastern Screech-Owl	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Eastern Towhee	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Contopus virens	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Notropis atherinoides	Emerald Shiner	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Streptopelia decaocto	Eurasian Collared-dove	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Nycticeius humeralis	Evening Bat	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Spizella pusilla	Field Sparrow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Corvus ossifragus	Fish Crow	Aves	Sacramento	N	S		Reference
Pylodictis olivaris	Flathead Catfish	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Aplodinotus grunniens	Freshwater Drum	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Dorosoma cepedianum	Gizzard Shad	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Moxostoma erythrurum	Golden Redhorse	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Notemigonus crysoleucas	Golden Shiner	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Esox americanus	Grass Pickerel	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Ammodramus savannarum	Grasshopper Sparrow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Dumetella carolinensis	Gray Catbird	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Pantherophis spiloides	Gray Ratsnake	Reptilia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Myiarchus crinitus	Great Crested Flycatcher	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Tringa melanoleuca	Greater Yellowlegs	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Butorides virescens	Green Heron	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lepomis cyanellus	Green Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Anas crecca	Green-winged Teal	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Dryobates villosus	Hairy Woodpecker	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Eremophila alpestris	Horned Lark	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Haemorhous mexicanus	House Finch	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Troglodytes aedon	House Wren	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Geothlypis formosa	Kentucky Warbler	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Calcarius lapponicus	Lapland Longspur	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Micropterus salmoides	Largemouth Bass	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Tringa flavipes	Lesser Yellowlegs	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	T	Yes	Reference
Percina caprodes	Logperch	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Lepomis megalotis	Longear Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Falco columbarius	Merlin	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Notropis volucellus	Mimic Shiner	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Palaemonetes kadiakensis	Mississippi Grass Shrimp	Malacostraca	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Hybognathus nuchalis	Mississippi Silvery Minnow	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Coluber constrictor	North American Racer	Reptilia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Colinus virginianus	Northern Bobwhite	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis	Northern Cardinal	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Sacramento	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Sacramento	E	E	Yes	Reference
Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Setophaga americana	Northern Parula	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Sacramento	N	E		Reference
Etheostoma spectabile	Orangethroat Darter	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Icterus spurius	Orchard Oriole	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Calidris melanotos	Pectoral Sandpiper	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Sacramento	N	E	Yes	Reference
Dryocopus pileatus	Pileated Woodpecker	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Potamilus alatus	Pink Heelsplitter	Bivalvia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Aphredoderus sayanus	Pirate Perch	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Falco mexicanus	Prairie Falcon	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Protonotaria citrea	Prothonotary Warbler	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Progne subis	Purple Martin	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Carpiodes cyprinus	Quillback	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma caeruleum	Rainbow Darter	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Melanerpes carolinus	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Trachemys scripta elegans	Red-eared Slider	Chelonia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Vireo olivaceus	Red-eyed Vireo	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Red-headed Woodpecker	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Lepomis microlophus	Redear Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Lythrurus fumeus	Ribbon Shiner	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Columba livia	Rock Pigeon	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Opheodrys aestivus	Rough Greensnake	Reptilia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Buteo lagopus	Rough-legged Hawk	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Archilochus colubris	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Euphagus carolinus	Rusty Blackbird	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Antigone canadensis	Sandhill Crane	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Sacramento	N	S	Yes	Reference
Piranga olivacea	Scarlet Tanager	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Aves	Sacramento	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lepisosteus platostomus	Shortnose Gar	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Etheostoma gracile	Slough Darter	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Ambystoma texanum	Small-mouthed Salamander	Amphibia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Ictiobus bubalus	Smallmouth Buffalo	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Chelydra serpentina	Snapping Turtle	Chelonia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Anser caerulescens	Snow Goose	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Lithobates sphenocephalus	Southern Leopard Frog	Amphibia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Micropterus punctulatus	Spotted Bass	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Lepisosteus oculatus	Spotted Gar	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Cyprinella whipplei	Steelcolor Shiner	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Phenacobius mirabilis	Suckermouth Minnow	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Piranga rubra	Summer Tanager	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Melospiza georgiana	Swamp Sparrow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Noturus gyrinus	Tadpole Madtom	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Tachycineta bicolor	Tree Swallow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Baeolophus bicolor	Tufted Titmouse	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Cygnus columbianus	Tundra Swan	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Lepomis gulosus	Warmouth	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Erimyzon claviformis	Western Creek Chubsucker	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Gambusia affinis	Western Mosquitofish	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Pomoxis annularis	White Crappie	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Catostomus commersonii	White Sucker	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Vireo griseus	White-eyed Vireo	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis	White-throated Sparrow	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Grus americana	Whooping Crane	Aves	Sacramento	XN	N	Yes	Reference
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Gallinago delicata	Wilson's Snipe	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Ameiurus natalis	Yellow Bullhead	Actinopterygii	Sacramento	N	N		Reference
Coccyzus americanus	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Aves	Sacramento	N	N	Yes	Reference
Icteria virens	Yellow-breasted Chat	Aves	Sacramento	N	N		Reference

197 species are listed.