Species Information

Species observations for selected quads


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Records may include both recent and historical observations.
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List Species observations in 1 selected quad.
Selected quad is: Whitesburg.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassQuadUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Litobrancha recurvata A Burrowing MayflyInsectaWhitesburgNSYesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Desmognathus ochrophaeus Allegheny Mountain Dusky SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Neotoma magister Allegheny WoodratMammaliaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Castor canadensis American BeaverMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Ursus americanus American Black BearMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Lithobates catesbeianus American BullfrogAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Setophaga ruticilla American RedstartAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Anaxyrus americanus American ToadAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Cambarus bartonii cavatus Appalachian Brook CrayfishMalacostracaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Corbicula fluminea Asiatic ClamBivalviaWhitesburgNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesWhitesburgNSYesReference
Etheostoma zonale Banded DarterActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga castanea Bay-breasted WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown BatMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Ameiurus melas Black BullheadActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Desmognathus welteri Black Mountain SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Moxostoma duquesnei Black RedhorseActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Mniotilta varia Black-and-white WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga virens Black-throated Green WarblerAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Setophaga fusca Blackburnian WarblerAvesWhitesburgNT Reference
Chrosomus cumberlandensis Blackside DaceActinopterygiiWhitesburgTTYesReference
Percina maculata Blackside DarterActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Vireo solitarius Blue-headed VireoAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged WarblerAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Lepomis macrochirus BluegillActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Pimephales notatus Bluntnose MinnowActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Cambarus distans Boxclaw CrayfishMalacostracaWhitesburgNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Salvelinus fontinalis Brook TroutActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Philomycus venustus Brown-spotted MantleslugGastropodaWhitesburgNN Reference
Faxonius immunis Calico CrayfishMalacostracaWhitesburgNN Reference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga tigrina Cape May WarblerAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Campostoma anomalum Central StonerollerActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Ictalurus punctatus Channel CatfishActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga pensylvanica Chestnut-sided WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Antrostomus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widowAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Sorex cinereus Cinereus ShrewMammaliaWhitesburgNSYesReference
Peromyscus maniculatus nubiterrae Cloudland Deer MouseMammaliaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Plestiodon fasciatus Common Five-lined SkinkReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Thamnophis sirtalis Common GartersnakeReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Gavia immer Common LoonAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Corvus corax Common RavenAvesWhitesburgNTYesReference
Nerodia sipedon Common WatersnakeReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Carphophis amoenus Common WormsnakeReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's Gray TreefrogAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Semotilus atromaculatus Creek ChubActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Etheostoma sagitta Cumberland Arrow DarterActinopterygiiWhitesburgCSYesReference
Cambarus cumberlandensis Cumberland CrayfishMalacostracaWhitesburgNN Reference
Plethodon kentucki Cumberland Plateau SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Mytilopsis leucophaeata Dark FalsemusselBivalviaWhitesburgNN Reference
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed JuncoAvesWhitesburgNS Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested CormorantAvesWhitesburgNS Reference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box TurtleCheloniaWhitesburgNN Reference
Tamias striatus Eastern ChipmunkMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Agkistrodon contortrix Eastern CopperheadReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Sceloporus undulatus Eastern Fence LizardReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray SquirrelMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis Eastern HellbenderAmphibiaWhitesburgNSYesReference
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed SnakeReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Lampropeltis triangulum Eastern MilksnakeReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern NewtAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Lasiurus borealis Eastern Red BatMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed MyotisMammaliaWhitesburgNTYesReference
Apalone spinifera spinifera Eastern Spiny SoftshellCheloniaWhitesburgNN Reference
Spilogale putorius Eastern Spotted SkunkMammaliaWhitesburgNSYesReference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Cervus elaphus ElkMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Stylurus notatus Elusive ClubtailInsectaWhitesburgNEYesReference
Etheostoma baileyi Emerald DarterActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Notropis atherinoides Emerald ShinerActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Nycticeius humeralis Evening BatMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Etheostoma flabellare Fantail DarterActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's ToadAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Limax maximus Giant GardenslugGastropodaWhitesburgNN Reference
Moxostoma erythrurum Golden RedhorseActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Regulus satrapa Golden-crowned KingletAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Myotis grisescens Gray MyotisMammaliaWhitesburgETYesReference
Pantherophis spiloides Gray RatsnakeReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked ThrushAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Haplotrema concavum Gray-foot LancetoothGastropodaWhitesburgNN Reference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Lithobates clamitans Green FrogAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Aneides aeneus Green SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Lepomis cyanellus Green SunfishActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Etheostoma blennioides Greenside DarterActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Catharus guttatus Hermit ThrushAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Lasiurus cinereus Hoary BatMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga citrina Hooded WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Myotis sodalis Indiana BatMammaliaWhitesburgEEYesReference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Etheostoma nigrum Johnny DarterActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Myodes gapperi maurus Kentucky Red-backed VoleMammaliaWhitesburgNSYesReference
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus duryi Kentucky Spring SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Micropterus salmoides Largemouth BassActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Lampetra aepyptera Least Brook LampreyPetromyzontidaWhitesburgNN Reference
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown BatMammaliaWhitesburgNTYesReference
Scincella lateralis Little Brown SkinkReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Eurycea longicauda Long-tailed SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Sorex dispar blitchi Long-tailed ShrewMammaliaWhitesburgNEYesReference
Cambarus buntingi Longclaw CrayfishMalacostracaWhitesburgNTYesReference
Lepomis megalotis Longear SunfishActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Parkesia motacilla Louisiana WaterthrushAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Setophaga magnolia Magnolia WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Ambystoma opacum Marbled SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Falco columbarius MerlinAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Pseudotriton montanus diastictus Midland Mud SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Notropis volucellus Mimic ShinerActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Pseudacris brachyphona Mountain Chorus FrogAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Cambarus parvoculus Mountain Midget CrayfishMalacostracaWhitesburgNSYesReference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Nashville WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Coluber constrictor North American RacerReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Desmognathus fuscus Northern Dusky SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesWhitesburgNTYesReference
Hypentelium nigricans Northern Hog SuckerActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Myotis septentrionalis Northern Long-Eared BatMammaliaWhitesburgEEYesReference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus Northern PinesnakeReptiliaWhitesburgNEYesReference
Procyon lotor Northern RaccoonMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii Northern Ringneck SnakeReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Blarina brevicauda Northern Short-tailed ShrewMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Plethodon glutinosus Northern Slimy SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Fundulus catenatus Northern StudfishActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Triodopsis tridentata Northern ThreetoothGastropodaWhitesburgNN Reference
Parkesia noveboracensis Northern WaterthrushAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Pandion haliaetus OspreyAvesWhitesburgNSYesReference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga palmarum Palm WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconAvesWhitesburgNEYesReference
Faxonius putnami Phallic CrayfishMalacostracaWhitesburgNN Reference
Vireo philadelphicus Philadelphia VireoAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Lithobates palustris Pickerel FrogAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga pinus Pine WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Sorex hoyi Pygmy ShrewMammaliaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Etheostoma caeruleum Rainbow DarterActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow TroutActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Pseudotriton ruber Red SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Storeria occipitomaculata Red-bellied SnakeReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted NuthatchAvesWhitesburgNE Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Lepomis auritus Redbreast SunfishActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed GullAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Nocomis micropogon River ChubActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Ambloplites rupestris Rock BassActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted GrosbeakAvesWhitesburgNS Reference
Notropis rubellus Rosyface ShinerActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Opheodrys aestivus Rough GreensnakeReptiliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned KingletAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed GrouseAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Euphagus carolinus Rusty BlackbirdAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Notropis stramineus Sand ShinerActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Lythrurus fasciolaris Scarlet ShinerActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Desmognathus monticola Seal SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesWhitesburgNSYesReference
Notropis photogenis Silver ShinerActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired BatMammaliaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Ericymba buccata Silverjaw MinnowActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Alosa chrysochloris Skipjack HerringActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth BassActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Sorex fumeus Smoky ShrewMammaliaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty TernAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog LemmingMammaliaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Glaucomys volans Southern Flying SquirrelMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Plethodon richmondi Southern Ravine SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Chrosomus erythrogaster Southern Redbelly DaceActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Eurycea cirrigera Southern Two-lined SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Appalachina sayana Spike-lip CraterGastropodaWhitesburgNN Reference
Faxonius cristavarius Spiny Stream CrayfishMalacostracaWhitesburgNN Reference
Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin ShinerActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Micropterus punctulatus Spotted BassActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Ambystoma maculatum Spotted SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Pseudacris crucifer Spring PeeperAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Luxilus chrysocephalus Striped ShinerActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Etheostoma kennicotti Stripetail DarterActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's ThrushAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's WarblerAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Physa gyrina Tadpole PhysaGastropodaWhitesburgNN Reference
Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Lehmannia valentiana Threeband GardenslugGastropodaWhitesburgNN Reference
Crotalus horridus Timber RattlesnakeReptiliaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored BatMammaliaWhitesburgPETYesReference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Helisoma anceps Two-Ridge Rams-hornGastropodaWhitesburgNN Reference
Cambarus dubius Upland Burrowing CrayfishMalacostracaWhitesburgNNYesReference
Etheostoma variatum Variegate DarterActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Catharus fuscescens VeeryAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Didelphis virginiana Virginia OpossumMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Rhinichthys obtusus Western Blacknose DaceActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Catostomus commersonii White SuckerActinopterygiiWhitesburgNN Reference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Peromyscus leucopus White-footed MouseMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed DeerMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Neohelix albolabris WhitelipGastropodaWhitesburgNN Reference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Troglodytes hiemalis Winter WrenAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Lithobates sylvaticus Wood FrogAmphibiaWhitesburgNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Napaeozapus insignis Woodland Jumping MouseMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Microtus pinetorum Woodland VoleMammaliaWhitesburgNN Reference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga petechia Yellow WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesWhitesburgNNYesReference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Plethodon pauleyi Yellow-spotted Woodland SalamanderAmphibiaWhitesburgNEYesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
Setophaga dominica Yellow-throated WarblerAvesWhitesburgNN Reference
266 species are listed.