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: Trigg.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Acipenser fulvescens	Lake Sturgeon	Actinopterygii	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Aves	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Alasmidonta marginata	Elktoe	Bivalvia	Trigg	N	T	Yes	Reference
Anodontoides ferussacianus	Cylindrical Papershell	Bivalvia	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Aves	Trigg	N	T	Yes	Reference
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Aves	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Aspidoscelis sexlineata	Six-lined Racerunner	Reptilia	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	Aves	Trigg	N	H	Yes	Reference
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Aves	Trigg	N	S		Reference
Cambarus friaufi	Hairy Crayfish	Malacostraca	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cardellina canadensis	Canada Warbler	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cemophora coccinea	Scarletsnake	Reptilia	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Centronyx henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Aves	Trigg	N	T		Reference
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Aves	Trigg	N	S		Reference
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Aves	Trigg	N	T	Yes	Reference
Cistothorus stellaris	Sedge Wren	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Corvus ossifragus	Fish Crow	Aves	Trigg	N	S		Reference
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Bobolink	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron	Aves	Trigg	N	E		Reference
Egretta thula	Snowy Egret	Aves	Trigg	N	E		Reference
Elliptio crassidens	Elephantear	Bivalvia	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	Aves	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Etheostoma proeliare	Cypress Darter	Actinopterygii	Trigg	N	T	Yes	Reference
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Aves	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Faxonius kentuckiensis	Kentucky Crayfish	Malacostraca	Trigg	N	T	Yes	Reference
Fulica americana	American Coot	Aves	Trigg	N	E		Reference
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ichthyomyzon castaneus	Chestnut Lamprey	Petromyzontida	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Ictiobus niger	Black Buffalo	Actinopterygii	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	Aves	Trigg	N	S		Reference
Lacunicambarus chimera	Crawzilla Crawdad	Malacostraca	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lampropeltis elapsoides	Scarlet Kingsnake	Reptilia	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Leaunio lienosus	Little Spectaclecase	Bivalvia	Trigg	N	T	Yes	Reference
Leaunio vanuxemensis	Mountain Creekshell	Bivalvia	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Lepomis miniatus	Redspotted Sunfish	Actinopterygii	Trigg	N	T	Yes	Reference
Lithasia armigera	Armored Rocksnail	Gastropoda	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lithasia salebrosa	Muddy Rocksnail	Gastropoda	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lithasia verrucosa	Varicose Rocksnail	Gastropoda	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Aves	Trigg	N	T	Yes	Reference
Menidia audens	Mississippi Silverside	Actinopterygii	Trigg	N	T		Reference
Myotis austroriparius	Southeastern Myotis	Mammalia	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Trigg	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Trigg	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Trigg	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Trigg	E	E	Yes	Reference
Nothonotus microlepidus	Smallscale Darter	Actinopterygii	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Noturus exilis	Slender Madtom	Actinopterygii	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	Aves	Trigg	N	T	Yes	Reference
Obovaria retusa	Ring Pink	Bivalvia	Trigg	E	E	Yes	Reference
Orconectes pellucidus	Mammoth Cave Crayfish	Malacostraca	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Trigg	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peucaea aestivalis	Bachman's Sparrow	Aves	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Aves	Trigg	N	S		Reference
Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Aves	Trigg	N	S		Reference
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus	Northern Pinesnake	Reptilia	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Plestiodon inexpectatus	Southeastern Five-lined Skink	Reptilia	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Plethobasus cooperianus	Orangefoot Pimpleback	Bivalvia	Trigg	E	E	Yes	Reference
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Aves	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Aves	Trigg	N	E		Reference
Riparia riparia	Bank Swallow	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Satyrium favonius ontario	Northern Oak Hairstreak	Insecta	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Setophaga fusca	Blackburnian Warbler	Aves	Trigg	N	T		Reference
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri	Western Pygmy Rattlesnake	Reptilia	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Aves	Trigg	N	E		Reference
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Aves	Trigg	N	E		Reference
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Aves	Trigg	N	T		Reference
Sternula antillarum athalassos	Interior Least Tern	Aves	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Stygobromus vitreus	An Amphipod (Stygobromus vitreus)	Malacostraca	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Tantilla coronata	Southeastern Crowned Snake	Reptilia	Trigg	N	T	Yes	Reference
Thamnophis saurita saurita	Eastern Ribbonsnake	Reptilia	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Thryomanes bewickii	Bewick's Wren	Aves	Trigg	N	H	Yes	Reference
Toxolasma lividum	Purple Lilliput	Bivalvia	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Typhlichthys subterraneus	Southern Cavefish	Actinopterygii	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference
Vermivora chrysoptera	Golden-winged Warbler	Aves	Trigg	N	E	Yes	Reference
Vireo bellii	Bell's Vireo	Aves	Trigg	N	S	Yes	Reference

81 species are listed