Species Information

Species observations for selected counties


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List Species observations in 1 selected county.
Selected county is: Webster.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's HawkAvesWebsterNN Reference
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAvesWebsterNS YesReference
Acris crepitans Eastern Cricket FrogAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperAvesWebsterNE YesReference
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged BlackbirdAvesWebsterNN Reference
Agkistrodon contortrix Eastern CopperheadReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Aix sponsa Wood DuckAvesWebsterNN Reference
Alosa chrysochloris Skipjack HerringActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Amblema plicata ThreeridgeBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Ambystoma maculatum Spotted SalamanderAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Ambystoma opacum Marbled SalamanderAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Ambystoma texanum Small-mouthed SalamanderAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Ambystoma tigrinum Eastern Tiger SalamanderAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Ameiurus melas Black BullheadActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Ameiurus natalis Yellow BullheadActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Amia calva BowfinActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper SparrowAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Anas acuta Northern PintailAvesWebsterNN Reference
Anas crecca Green-winged TealAvesWebsterNN Reference
Anas platyrhynchos MallardAvesWebsterNN Reference
Anas rubripes American Black DuckAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Anaxyrus americanus American ToadAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's ToadAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Antrostomus vociferus Whip-poor-willAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Apalone spinifera spinifera Eastern Spiny SoftshellCheloniaWebsterNN Reference
Aphredoderus sayanus Pirate PerchActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Aplodinotus grunniens Freshwater DrumActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated HummingbirdAvesWebsterNN Reference
Arcidens confragosus Rock PocketbookBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronAvesWebsterNN Reference
Aythya valisineria CanvasbackAvesWebsterNN Reference
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted TitmouseAvesWebsterNN Reference
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar WaxwingAvesWebsterNN Reference
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed GrouseAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Botaurus lentiginosus American BitternAvesWebsterNH YesReference
Branta canadensis Canada GooseAvesWebsterNN Reference
Bubo virginianus Great Horned OwlAvesWebsterNN Reference
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed HawkAvesWebsterNN Reference
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered HawkAvesWebsterNN Reference
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged HawkAvesWebsterNN Reference
Butorides virescens Green HeronAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Caecidotea intermedia No Common Name (Caecidotea intermedia)MalacostracaWebsterNN Reference
Cambarus striatus Ambiguous CrayfishMalacostracaWebsterNN YesReference
Campostoma oligolepis Largescale StonerollerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Canis latrans CoyoteMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern CardinalAvesWebsterNN Reference
Carpiodes carpio River CarpsuckerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Castor canadensis American BeaverMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Cathartes aura Turkey VultureAvesWebsterNN Reference
Catostomus commersonii White SuckerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Centrarchus macropterus FlierActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's SparrowAvesWebsterNS YesReference
Chaetura pelagica Chimney SwiftAvesWebsterNN Reference
Charadrius vociferus KilldeerAvesWebsterNN Reference
Chelydra serpentina Snapping TurtleCheloniaWebsterNN Reference
Chrysemys picta Painted TurtleCheloniaWebsterNN Reference
Circus hudsonius Northern HarrierAvesWebsterNT YesReference
Cistothorus stellaris Sedge WrenAvesWebsterNS YesReference
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed CuckooAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed CuckooAvesWebsterNN Reference
Colaptes auratus Northern FlickerAvesWebsterNN Reference
Colinus virginianus Northern BobwhiteAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Coluber constrictor North American RacerReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Columba livia Rock PigeonAvesWebsterNN Reference
Contopus virens Eastern Wood-PeweeAvesWebsterNN Reference
Coragyps atratus Black VultureAvesWebsterNN Reference
Corbicula fluminea Asiatic ClamBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Corvus brachyrhynchos American CrowAvesWebsterNN Reference
Corvus ossifragus Fish CrowAvesWebsterNS Reference
Creaserinus fodiens Digger CrayfishMalacostracaWebsterNN YesReference
Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass CarpActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Cyanocitta cristata Blue JayAvesWebsterNN Reference
Cyclonaias pustulosa PimplebackBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Cyprinella lutrensis Red ShinerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin ShinerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Cyprinella whipplei Steelcolor ShinerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Cyprinus carpio Common CarpActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-banded ArmadilloMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Didelphis virginiana Virginia OpossumMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Dorosoma cepedianum Gizzard ShadActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Dryobates pubescens Downy WoodpeckerAvesWebsterNN Reference
Dryobates villosus Hairy WoodpeckerAvesWebsterNN Reference
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated WoodpeckerAvesWebsterNN Reference
Dumetella carolinensis Gray CatbirdAvesWebsterNN Reference
Elliptio crassidens ElephantearBivalviaWebsterNS YesReference
Empidonax traillii Willow FlycatcherAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Empidonax virescens Acadian FlycatcherAvesWebsterNN Reference
Eremophila alpestris Horned LarkAvesWebsterNN Reference
Ericymba buccata Silverjaw MinnowActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Erimyzon claviformis Western Creek ChubsuckerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Esox americanus Grass PickerelActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Etheostoma asprigene Mud DarterActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Etheostoma gracile Slough DarterActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Etheostoma kennicotti Stripetail DarterActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Etheostoma nigrum Johnny DarterActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Etheostoma squamiceps Spottail DarterActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Etheostoma stigmaeum Speckled DarterActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Euphyes dukesi Dukes' SkipperInsectaWebsterNT YesReference
Eurycea longicauda Long-tailed SalamanderAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Eurynia dilatata SpikeBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Falco columbarius MerlinAvesWebsterNN Reference
Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconAvesWebsterNE YesReference
Falco sparverius American KestrelAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Faxonius immunis Calico CrayfishMalacostracaWebsterNN Reference
Faxonius kentuckiensis Kentucky CrayfishMalacostracaWebsterNT YesReference
Faxonius rafinesquei Rough River CrayfishMalacostracaWebsterNS YesReference
Faxonius sanbornii Sanborn's CrayfishMalacostracaWebsterNS Reference
Faxonius tricuspis Western Highland CrayfishMalacostracaWebsterNN YesReference
Fulica americana American CootAvesWebsterNE Reference
Fundulus notatus Blackstripe TopminnowActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Fundulus olivaceus Blackspotted TopminnowActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Gambusia affinis Western MosquitofishActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Geothlypis formosa Kentucky WarblerAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Geothlypis trichas Common YellowthroatAvesWebsterNN Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald EagleAvesWebsterNS YesReference
Helisoma anceps Two-Ridge Rams-hornGastropodaWebsterNN Reference
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating WarblerAvesWebsterNN Reference
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed SnakeReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Hiodon alosoides GoldeyeActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowAvesWebsterNN Reference
Hyalella azteca No Common Name (Hyalella azteca)MalacostracaWebsterNN Reference
Hybognathus nuchalis Mississippi Silvery MinnowActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's Gray TreefrogAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Hylocichla mustelina Wood ThrushAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver CarpActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Ictalurus punctatus Channel CatfishActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Icteria virens Yellow-breasted ChatAvesWebsterNN Reference
Icterus galbula Baltimore OrioleAvesWebsterNN Reference
Icterus spurius Orchard OrioleAvesWebsterNN Reference
Ictiobus bubalus Smallmouth BuffaloActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth BuffaloActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Labidesthes sicculus Brook SilversideActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Lacunicambarus chimera Crawzilla CrawdadMalacostracaWebsterNS YesReference
Lampropeltis nigra Eastern Black KingsnakeReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Lampsilis cardium Plain PocketbookBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Lampsilis teres Yellow SandshellBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead ShrikeAvesWebsterNS YesReference
Lasiurus borealis Eastern Red BatMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Lepisosteus oculatus Spotted GarActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Lepisosteus osseus Longnose GarActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Lepomis cyanellus Green SunfishActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Lepomis gulosus WarmouthActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Lepomis humilis Orangespotted SunfishActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Lepomis macrochirus BluegillActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Lepomis megalotis Longear SunfishActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Lepomis microlophus Redear SunfishActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Leptodea fragilis Fragile PapershellBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Lithobates areolatus circulosus Northern Crawfish FrogAmphibiaWebsterNS YesReference
Lithobates catesbeianus American BullfrogAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Lithobates clamitans Green FrogAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Lithobates sphenocephalus Southern Leopard FrogAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Lontra canadensis Northern River OtterMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Luxilus chrysocephalus Striped ShinerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Lynx rufus BobcatMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Lythrurus fasciolaris Scarlet ShinerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Lythrurus fumeus Ribbon ShinerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Lythrurus umbratilis Redfin ShinerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Marmota monax WoodchuckMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Megaceryle alcyon Belted KingfisherAvesWebsterNN Reference
Megalonaias nervosa WashboardBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Megascops asio Eastern Screech-OwlAvesWebsterNN Reference
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied WoodpeckerAvesWebsterNN Reference
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed WoodpeckerAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Meleagris gallopavo Wild TurkeyAvesWebsterNN Reference
Melospiza georgiana Swamp SparrowAvesWebsterNN Reference
Melospiza melodia Song SparrowAvesWebsterNN Reference
Mephitis mephitis Striped SkunkMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Micropterus salmoides Largemouth BassActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Micropterus punctulatus Spotted BassActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Microtus ochrogaster Prairie VoleMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Mimus polyglottos Northern MockingbirdAvesWebsterNN Reference
Minytrema melanops Spotted SuckerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Molothrus ater Brown-headed CowbirdAvesWebsterNN Reference
Morone chrysops White BassActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Moxostoma anisurum Silver RedhorseActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Moxostoma duquesnei Black RedhorseActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Moxostoma erythrurum Golden RedhorseActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Musculium transversum Long FingernailclamBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested FlycatcherAvesWebsterNN Reference
Neovison vison American MinkMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta Copperbelly WatersnakeReptiliaWebsterTT YesReference
Nerodia rhombifer Diamond-backed WatersnakeReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Nerodia sipedon Common WatersnakeReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Notemigonus crysoleucas Golden ShinerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Notropis atherinoides Emerald ShinerActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Notropis buchanani Ghost ShinerActinopterygiiWebsterNN YesReference
Noturus gyrinus Tadpole MadtomActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Nycticeius humeralis Evening BatMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed DeerMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Ondatra zibethicus MuskratMammaliaWebsterNN YesReference
Opheodrys aestivus Rough GreensnakeReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Opsopoeodus emiliae Pugnose MinnowActinopterygiiWebsterNN YesReference
Palaemonetes kadiakensis Mississippi Grass ShrimpMalacostracaWebsterNN Reference
Pantherophis spiloides Gray RatsnakeReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Passer domesticus House SparrowAvesWebsterNN Reference
Passerella iliaca Fox SparrowAvesWebsterNN Reference
Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAvesWebsterNN Reference
Passerina cyanea Indigo BuntingAvesWebsterNN Reference
Percina caprodes LogperchActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Percina maculata Blackside DarterActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Phenacobius mirabilis Suckermouth MinnowActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Pimephales notatus Bluntnose MinnowActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Pimephales vigilax Bullhead MinnowActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern TowheeAvesWebsterNN Reference
Piranga olivacea Scarlet TanagerAvesWebsterNN Reference
Piranga rubra Summer TanagerAvesWebsterNN Reference
Plectrophenax nivalis Snow BuntingAvesWebsterNN Reference
Plestiodon fasciatus Common Five-lined SkinkReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Plethodon dorsalis Northern Zigzag SalamanderAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Plethodon glutinosus Northern Slimy SalamanderAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed GrebeAvesWebsterNE YesReference
Poecile atricapillus Black-capped ChickadeeAvesWebsterNN Reference
Poecile carolinensis Carolina ChickadeeAvesWebsterNN Reference
Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray GnatcatcherAvesWebsterNN Reference
Pomatiopsis lapidaria Slender WalkerGastropodaWebsterNN Reference
Pomoxis annularis White CrappieActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Pomoxis nigromaculatus Black CrappieActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Potamilus alatus Pink HeelsplitterBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Procyon lotor Northern RaccoonMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Progne subis Purple MartinAvesWebsterNN Reference
Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary WarblerAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Pseudacris crucifer Spring PeeperAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Pseudacris triseriata Western Chorus FrogAmphibiaWebsterNN Reference
Pseudemys concinna River CooterCheloniaWebsterNN Reference
Pseudosuccinea columella Mimic LymnaeaGastropodaWebsterNN Reference
Pyganodon grandis Giant FloaterBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Pylodictis olivaris Flathead CatfishActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Quadrula quadrula MapleleafBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Quiscalus quiscula Common GrackleAvesWebsterNN Reference
Reginaia ebenus EbonyshellBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Rhinichthys obtusus Western Blacknose DaceActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Sayornis phoebe Eastern PhoebeAvesWebsterNN Reference
Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern SpadefootAmphibiaWebsterNN YesReference
Sceloporus undulatus Eastern Fence LizardReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Scincella lateralis Little Brown SkinkReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray SquirrelMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Seiurus aurocapilla OvenbirdAvesWebsterNN Reference
Semotilus atromaculatus Creek ChubActinopterygiiWebsterNN Reference
Setophaga americana Northern ParulaAvesWebsterNN Reference
Setophaga cerulea Cerulean WarblerAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped WarblerAvesWebsterNN Reference
Setophaga discolor Prairie WarblerAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Sialia sialis Eastern BluebirdAvesWebsterNN Reference
Siren intermedia Lesser SirenAmphibiaWebsterNN YesReference
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted NuthatchAvesWebsterNN Reference
Spatula discors Blue-winged TealAvesWebsterNT Reference
Sphaerium simile Grooved FingernailclamBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAvesWebsterNN Reference
Spinus tristis American GoldfinchAvesWebsterNN Reference
Spiza americana DickcisselAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Spizella passerina Chipping SparrowAvesWebsterNN Reference
Spizella pusilla Field SparrowAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Sternotherus odoratus Eastern Musk TurtleCheloniaWebsterNN Reference
Storeria dekayi Dekay's BrownsnakeReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Strix varia Barred OwlAvesWebsterNN Reference
Sturnella magna Eastern MeadowlarkAvesWebsterNN YesReference
Sturnus vulgaris European StarlingAvesWebsterNN Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern CottontailMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog LemmingMammaliaWebsterNN YesReference
Synurella bifurca No Common Name (Synurella bifurca)MalacostracaWebsterNN Reference
Tachycineta bicolor Tree SwallowAvesWebsterNN Reference
Taxidea taxus American BadgerMammaliaWebsterNN YesReference
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box TurtleCheloniaWebsterNN Reference
Thamnophis sirtalis Common GartersnakeReptiliaWebsterNN Reference
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina WrenAvesWebsterNN Reference
Toxostoma rufum Brown ThrasherAvesWebsterNN Reference
Trachemys scripta elegans Red-eared SliderCheloniaWebsterNN Reference
Troglodytes aedon House WrenAvesWebsterNN Reference
Truncilla donaciformis FawnsfootBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Truncilla truncata DeertoeBivalviaWebsterNN Reference
Turdus migratorius American RobinAvesWebsterNN Reference
Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed FlycatcherAvesWebsterNN Reference
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern KingbirdAvesWebsterNN Reference
Tyto alba Barn OwlAvesWebsterNS YesReference
Uniomerus tetralasmus PondhornBivalviaWebsterNN YesReference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray FoxMammaliaWebsterNN YesReference
Vireo bellii Bell's VireoAvesWebsterNS YesReference
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated VireoAvesWebsterNN Reference
Vireo gilvus Warbling VireoAvesWebsterNN Reference
Vireo griseus White-eyed VireoAvesWebsterNN Reference
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed VireoAvesWebsterNN Reference
Vulpes vulpes Red FoxMammaliaWebsterNN Reference
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed BlackbirdAvesWebsterNN Reference
Zenaida macroura Mourning DoveAvesWebsterNN Reference
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated SparrowAvesWebsterNN Reference
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAvesWebsterNN Reference

286 species are listed