Arthur Kill Complex List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Arthur Kill Complex (Complex #18)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	UC Rank	Art. Kill
ANIMALS										+
INVERTEBRATES										+
ARTHROPODA										+
CRUSTACEA										+
Callinectes sapidus	blue crab							BW5	S	+
VERTEBRATES										+
FISH										+
Mustelus canis	smooth dogfish (A)	G?		SA	U			BW5	S	?
Anguilla rostrata	American eel (A-F/CA)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	S	+
Menidia beryllina	inland silverside (A-F)	G5		S2S3	U	S4S5		BW4	S	+
Menidia menidia	Atlantic silverside (A)	G5		S2S3	U			BW4	S	+
Opsanus tau	oyster toadfish (A)							BW4	S	+
Strongylura marina	Atlantic needlefish (A-F)	G5		S2S3	U			BW4	S	+
Paralichthys dentatus	summer flounder (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	S	+
Scophthalmus aquosus	windowpane (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	S	+
Alosa aestivalis	blueback herring (A-F/AN)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	S	+
Alosa pseudoharengus	alewife (A-F/AN)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	S	+
Alosa sapidissima	American shad (A-F/AN)	G5		S4	U	S3S4	W	BW4	S	+
Brevoortia tyrannus	Atlantic menhaden (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	S	+
Myoxcephalus aenaeus	grubby sculpin (A)	G?		S3	U			BW4	S	+
Fundulus diaphanus	banded killifish (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	S	+
Fundulus heteroclitus	mummichog (A-F)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	S	+
Anchoa mitchilli	bay anchovy (A-F)	G5		S3	U			BW3	S	+
Merluccius bilinearis	silver hake (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	S	+
Microgadus tomcod	Atlantic tomcod (A)	G5		S3	U	S3		BW3	S	+
Pollachius virens	pollack (A)	G?		SA	U			BW4	D	+
Urophycis chuss	red hake (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	D	+
Gobiosoma ginsburgi	seaboard goby (A)	G?		S2S3	U			BW3?	D	+
Tautoga onitis	tautog (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	D	+
Tautogolabrus adspersus	cunner (A)	G?		SN	U			BW3	S	+
Mugil cephalus	striped mullet (A-F)	G5		SN	U			BW4	D	+
Morone americana	white perch (A-F)	G5		S4	U	S5		BW4	S	+
Morone saxatilis	striped bass (A-F/AN)	G5		S4	P	S4	W	BW4	S	+
Pleuronectes americanus	winter flounder (A)	G5?		S3?	P			BW4	D	+
Pomatomus saltatrix	bluefish (A)	G?		SN	P			BW5	S	+
Cynoscion regalis	weakfish (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	D	+
Leiostomas xanthurus	spot (A)	G5		SN	U			BW4	D	+
Centropristis striata	black sea bass (A)	G?		SN	P			BW5	S	+
Trinectes maculatus	hogchoker (A-F)	G5		S3	U			BW3	S	+
Stenotomus chrysops	scup (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	S	+
Peprilus triacanthus	butterfish (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	S	+
Syngnathus fuscus	northern pipefish (A)	G?		S3	U			BW4	S	+
Prionotus carolinus	northern searobin (A)	G?		SN	U			BW3	S	+
Prionotus evolans	striped searobin (A)	G?		SN	U			BW3	S	+
AMPHIBIANS										+
Rana sphenocephala	southern leopard frog	G5		S2S3	G/SC	S5	S	BW3	R	R
REPTILES										+
Kinosternon subrubrum	eastern mud turtle	G5		S1	T (E)	S?	U	BW1	R	R
Malaclemys t. terrapin	northern diamondback terrapin	G5T5	C2	S4	U/SC	SU		BW3	S	R
BIRDS										+
Gavia immer	common loon	G5		S3	P/SC	SN	S	BW2	R/S	M
Podiceps auritus	horned grebe	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW2?	D	M/W
Podilymbus podiceps	pied-billed grebe	G5		S3	P (T)	S1	E/S	BW2	R/D	B/M
Phalacrocorax auritus	double-crested cormorant	G5		S3	P	SN	INC	BW3	S/S	B/M/W
Phalacrocorax carbo	great cormorant	G5		SN	P	S1	S	BW3?	S	W
Ardea herodias	great blue heron	G5		S5	P	S2	T/S	BW2BW3	R/S	B?/M
Botaurus lentiginosus	American bittern	G4		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/S	BW1	R/D	M?
Bubulcus ibis	cattle egret	G5		S2	P	S3	INC/INC	BW3	S/S	B/M
Casmerodius albus	great egret	G5		S2	P	S3	S/S	BW3	S/S	B/M
Egretta caerulea	little blue heron	G5		S2	P	S3	T/S	BW2	R/D	B/M
Egretta thula	snowy egret	G5		S2S3	P	S3	S/S	BW3	D/D	B/M
Egretta tricolor	tricolored heron	G5		S2	P	S3	INC/S	BW3	R/D	BM
Ixobrychus exilis	least bittern	G5		S3	P/SC (T)	S3	D/S	BW2	D/D	B/M
Nycticorax violaceus	yellow-crowned night-heron	G5		S2	P	S2	T/T	BW2	RD/RD	B/M
Nycticorax nycticorax	black-crowned night-heron	G5		S3	P	S3	D/S	BW3	S/S	B/M
Plegadis falcinellus	glossy ibis	G5		S2	P	S3	D/S	BW3	S/S	B/M
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	S/S	B/M/W
Branta bernicla	brant	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	S	M/W
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	D/D	B/M
Anas acuta	northern pintail	G5		S2	G	SN		BW2	R	M
Anas americana	American wigeon	G5		S3	G	SN		BW3	S	W
Anas clypeata	northern shoveler	G5		S2	G	SN		BW2	R/DS	M/W
Anas crecca	green-winged teal	G5		S3	G	SN		BW2BW3	R/S	B/M
Anas discors	blue-winged teal	G5		S5	G	S5		BW4	R/D	B/M/W
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	S/S	B/M/W
Anas rubripes	American black duck	G4		S4	G	S4		BW4	D/S	B/M/W
Anas strepera	gadwall	G5		S3	G	S5		BW3	R/D	B/M/W
Aythya valisineria	canvasback	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	S	W
Aythya marila	greater scaup	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	S	M/W
Aythya affinis	lesser scaup	G5		SA	G	SN		BW4	S	M/W
Bucephala clangula	common goldeneye	G5		S2	G	SN		BW3	DS	M/W
Lophodytes cucullatus	hooded merganser	G5		S4	G	SN		BW2	RD	M
Mergus merganser	common merganser	G5		S5	G	S4		BW4	R	M
Mergus serrator	red-breasted merganser	G5		S1S2	G	SN		BW4	S	M/W
Oxyura jamaicensis	ruddy duck	G5		S1	G	SN		BW2	R?/S	M
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's hawk	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	R	M
Accipter striatus	sharp-shinned hawk	G5		S4	P (SC)	S1	U/U	BW2	R	M
Buteo lineatus	red-shouldered hawk	G5		S4	T (SC)	S2	E/T	BW1	R?/S	B/M
Buteo lagopus	rough-legged hawk	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW2?	R	W
Buteo platypterus	broad-winged hawk	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	R/S	B/M
Circus cyaneus	northern harrier	G5		S3	T (SC)	S2	E/U	BW1	R/D	B?/M/W
Falco columbarius	merlin	G4		SN	P	SN	S	BW2	D	M
Falco peregrinus	peregrine falcon	G3	E (SA)	S2	E	S1	E	BW2	RD/D	B/M
Pandion haliaetus	osprey	G5		S4	T (SC)	S3	T/T	BW2	R/S	M
Fulica americana	American coot	G5		S3	G	S1	D	BW2	R/D	B
Gallinula chloropus	common moorhen	G5		S4	P	S4		BW3	R?/R	B/M
Porzana carolina	sora	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	R/R	B/M
Rallus limicola	Virginia rail	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	R/R	B/M
Rallus longirostris	clapper rail	G5		S3	P	S5		BW4	S/D	B/M
Charadrius semipalmatus	semipalmated plover	G5		SN	P	S?	S	BW3BW4	S	M
Pluvialis squatarola	black-bellied plover	G5		SN	P	SN	S/S	BW3BW4	S	M
Arenaria interpres	ruddy turnstone	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	S	M
Calidris alba	sanderling	G5		SN	P	SN	D	BW3?	S	M
Calidris canutus	red knot	G5		SN	P	SN	D	BW3?	S	M
Calidris minutilla	least sandpiper	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	S	M
Calidris pusilla	semipalmated sandpiper	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	S	M
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus	willet	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	S/S	B?/M
Sterna antillarum	least tern	G4		S3B	E (T)	S2	E	BW1	R/D	B?/M
Sterna forsteri	Forster's tern	G5		S1	P	S3	INC/S	BW3	R/S	M
Sterna hirundo	common tern	G5		S3B	T	S3	D/S	BW3	R/S	B?/M?
Sterna nilotica	gull-billed tern	G5		S1	P	S3	S	BW2	R/R	M
Coccyzus americanus	yellow-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	B?/M
Coccyzus erthropthalmus	black-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	D/D	B?/M
Asio flammeus	short-eared owl	G5		S2	P/SC (E)	S1	E/U	BW2	H/D	W
Strix varia	barred owl	G5		S5	P	S3	T/T	BW3	R/R	B/W
Tyto alba	common barn-owl	G5		S3	P/SC (P)	S4	S/S	BW3	D/D	B?
Chordeiles minor	common nighthawk	G5		S4	P/SC	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	S?/S	B?/M
Archilochus colubris	ruby-throated hummingbird	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	D/S	M
Chaetura pelagica	chimney swift	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	S/S	B?/M
Dryocopus pileatus	pileated woodpecker	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	RD/RD	B/W
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	red-headed woodpecker	G5		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/T	BW3	R/R	M/W
Sphyrapicus varius	yellow-bellied sapsucker	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW3	S	M
Contopus virens	eastern wood-pewee	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	S/S	M
Empidonax flaviventris	yellow-bellied flycatcher	G5		S3	P	SN	S	BW1	D	M
Empidonax minimus	least flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	R/D?	M
Empidonax traillii	willow flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	S/S	B
Myiarchus crinitus	great crested flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4BW5	S/S	B/M
Nuttallornis borealis	olive-sided flycatcher	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW1	D?	M
Tyrannus tyrannus	eastern kingbird	G5		S5	P	S5	D/D	BW4BW5	S/S	B/M
Riparia riparia	bank swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	R?/D?	M
Steldidopteryx serripennis	northern rough-winged swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	B/M
Certhia americana	brown creeper	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	R/S	B/M
Cistothorus palustris	marsh wren	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	S/S	B/M
Catharus fuscescens	veery	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	B?/M
Catharus guttatus	hermit thrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	R?/S	M/W
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson's thrush	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW1	S	M
Hylocichla mustelina	wood thrush	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	S/S	B/M
Polioptila caerulea	blue-gray gnatcatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	D/S	B/M
Dumetella carolinensis	gray catbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW5	S/S	B/M
Vireo flavifrons	yellow-throated vireo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	B/M
Vireo griseus	white-eyed vireo	G5		S4	P	S4	D/S	BW4	D?/S	B?/M
Dendroica caerulescens	black-throated blue warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	R/S	M
Dendroica cerulea	cerulean warbler	G4	C2	S4B	P (SC)	S3	S/S	BW1BW2	R	M
Dendroica coronata	yellow-rumped warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW2BW3	S	M
Dendroica discolor	prairie warbler	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	RD/S	M
Dendroica fusca	blackburnian warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	S	M
Dendroica magnolia	magnolia warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	S	M
Dendroica palmarum	palm warbler	G5		S1	P	SN	S	BW1	S	M
Dendroica pensylvanica	chestnut-sided warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	RD/S	M
Dendroica striata	blackpoll warbler	G5		S3	P	SN	S	BW1	S	M
Dendroica virens	black-throated green warbler	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW3	R?/S	M
Helmitheros vermivorus	worm-eating warbler	G5		S4	P	S4	S/S	BW3	D/R?	M
Mniotilta varia	black-and-white warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	B?/M
Oporomis philadelphia	mourning warbler	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW1	R	M
Oporornis formosus	Kentucky warbler	G5		S2	P	S4	S/S	BW3	R/R	B/M
Parula americana	northern parula	G5		S3S4	P	S3	P/S	BW1	R/S	M
Protonotaria citrea	prothonotary warbler	G5		S2	P	S3	INC/S	BW2	R/R	B?
Seiurus aurocapillus	ovenbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	S/S	BM
Seiurus motacilla	Louisiana waterthrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	R/S	M
Seiurus noveboracensis	northern waterthrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	R?/S	M
Setophaga ruticilla	American redstart	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	DS/S	BM
Vermivora pinus	blue-winged warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	D/S	M
Vermivora ruficapilla	Nashville warbler	G5		S5	P	S3	S/S	BW3	S	M
Wilsonia canadensis	Canada warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	S	M
Wilsonia citrina	hooded warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW3	D	M
Piranga olivacea	scarlet tanager	G5		S5	P	S4	S	BW4	S/S	B/M
Pheucticus ludovicianus	rose-breasted grosbeak	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	S/S	B/M
Ammodramus caudacutus	sharp-tailed sparrow	G5		S3	P	S4	S/S	BW3	D/D?	B/M
Ammodramus maritimus	seaside sparrow	G4		S2S3	P (SC)	S4	S/S	BW3	S/S	B/M
Junco hyemalis	dark-eyed junco	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	S	M/W
Melospiza georgiana	swamp sparrow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	S/S	B/M
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	rufous-sided towhee	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	S/S	B/M
Zonotrichia albicollis	white-throated sparrow	G5		S5	P	SN	S/S	BW2	S	M/W
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	bobolink	G5		S5	P	S2	T/T	BW3	R/S	M
Icterus spurius	northern oriole	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	S/S	B/M
Sturnella magna	eastern meadowlark	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW3BW4	H?/S	M
Carduelis pinus	pine siskin	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW1BW2	S	M/W
Carpodacus purpureus	purple finch	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	R/S	M
VASCULAR PLANTS										+
Pinus virginiana	Virginia pine	G5		S1	E	S5		BW3	R	+
Carex flaccosperma var. glaucodea	gray-green sedge	G5T5		S1	R	S4		BW3BW4	R	+
Verbesina alternifolia	wingstem	G5		S2	T	S5		BW4	D?	+
Euonymus americanus	American strawberry-bush	G5		S1	T	S5		BW4	R	+
Diospyros virginiana	persimmon	G5		S2	R	S5		BW4	RD	+
Lespedeza stuevei	Stueve's or tall bush-clover	G4?		S2	R	S2		BW3	R	+
Quercus marilandica	blackjack oak	G5		S3	R	S5		BW5	R	+
Sabatia angularis	rose-pink	G5		S1	E	S4		BW3BW4	R	+
Amelanchier nantucketensis	Nantucket juneberry	G2Q	C2	S1	E	SRF		BW1	R	+
Populus heterophylla	swamp cottonwood	G5		S1	T	S2		BW2	R	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS										+
Low Salt Marsh		G5		S3S4		S5		BW5	D	+
High Salt Marsh		G5		S4S4		S5		BW5	D	+
Salt Panne		G5		S3		S5		BW4	D	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS										+
Coastal Heron Rookery		GU				S3		BW3	X	+


See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status
See Urban Core chapter for detailed explanation of urban core (UC) ranks, summarized here:
R = rare, D = uncommon or declining, S = apparently secure, H = historical, U = unknown
Art. Kill column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Arthur Kill habitat complex :
+ = known to occur in the area; seasonal use not specified; B = breeds in the area; S = regular non-breeding use in the summer
M = migrates through the area and has identifiable migratory stopover or staging areas within the area; W = overwinters in the area
P = primarily pelagic; ? = unconfirmed or questionable occurrence or seasonal use; H = occurred historically in the area

Definitions of ranks used in list

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