Albany Pine Bush List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Albany Pine Bush (Complex #30)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Albany Pine Bush
ANIMALS									+
INVERTEBRATES									+
ARTHROPODA									+
INSECTA									+
Atrytonopsis hianna	dusted skipper	G4		S3	U	S4		BW3BW4	+
Incisalia henrici	Henry's elfin	G5		S2S3	U (SC)	S3S4		BW2?	+
Incisalia irus	frosted elfin	G4		S1S3	U (T)	SU		BW2	+
Lycaeides melissa samuelis	Karner blue butterfly	G5T2	E	S1S2	E	NA		BW1	+
Satyrium edwardsii	Edward's hairstreak	G4		S3S4	U	S2S4		BW3?	+
Acronicta albarufa	albarufan dagger moth	G3G4	C2	S1	U	SU		BW1	+
Apharetra purpurea	a noctuid moth	G4Q		S1S2	U	S?		BW2	+
Catopyrrha coloraria	broad-lined catopyrrha	G4		S2S3	U	NA?		BW1	+
Cerma cora	bird dropping moth	G3G4		S1S3	U	SR		BW1	+
Chaetaglaea cerata	a noctuid moth	G3G4		S1S2	U			BW1	+
Chytonix sensilis	a noctuid moth	G4		S1S3	U	S1S3		BW1	+
Hemileuca maia ssp. 3	inland barrens buckmoth	G4T1T2		S1	U/SC	NA			+
Itame sp. 1	spanworm (geometrid moth)	G3Q		S1S2	U	S3		BW2	+
Macrochilo bivittata	a noctuid moth	GU		SU	U			BW1?	+
Zanclognatha martha	a noctuid moth	G4		S1		NA		BW1	+
VERTEBRATES									+
AMPHIBIANS									+
Scaphiopus h. holbrookii	eastern spadefoot	G5		S3	U (SC)	S4	D	BW3	+
Ambystoma jeffersonianum	Jefferson salamander	G5		S4?	U/SC	S3	D	BW3BW4	+
Ambystoma laterale	blue-spotted salamander	G5		S4	U/SC	S1	E	BW2	+
Ambystoma maculatum	spotted salamander	G5		S5	U/SC	S3	D	BW4	+
REPTILES									+
Heterodon platirhinos	eastern hognose snake	G5		S3S4	U/SC	S5	D	BW4	+
Clemmys guttata	spotted turtle	G5		S4	U/SC	S5		BW4BW5	+
Clemmys insculpta	wood turtle	G4		S4	G/SC	S3	T	BW2	+
Terrapene c. carolina	eastern box turtle	G5		S4	G (SC)	S5	S	BW4	+
BIRDS									+
Caprimulgus vociferus	whip-poor-will	G5		S4	P (SC)	S4	D/S	BW3	B
Dryocopus pileatus	pileated woodpecker	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Contopus virens	eastern wood-pewee	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Myiarchus crinitus	great crested flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Tyrannus tyrannus	eastern kingbird	G5		S5	P	S5	D/D	BW4BW5	B
Riparia riparia	bank swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Catharus fuscescens	veery	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Catharus guttatus	hermit thrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B?
Hylocichla mustelina	wood thrush	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Sialia sialis	eastern bluebird	G5		S5	P/SC (P)	S4	S	BW4	B
Dumetella carolinensis	gray catbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW5	B
Dendroica coronata	yellow-rumped warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW2BW3	B
Dendroica discolor	prairie warbler	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Dendroica pensylvanica	chestnut-sided warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Mniotilta varia	black-and-white warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Seiurus aurocapillus	ovenbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Vermivora chrysoptera	golden-winged warbler	G4		S4	P (SC)	S3	D/S	BW3	B
Piranga olivacea	scarlet tanager	G5		S5	P	S4	S	BW4	B
Pheucticus ludovicianus	rose-breasted grosbeak	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	rufous-sided towhee	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Zonotrichia albicollis	white-throated sparrow	G5		S5	P	SN	S/S	BW2	B
Icterus spurius	northern oriole	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Cyperus erythrorhizos	red-rooted flatsedge	G5		S3	R	S4		BW3BW4	+
Cyperus houghtonii	Houghton's umbrella-sedge	G4?		S3	R	SRF		BW2	+
Cyperus schweinitzii	Schweinitz's flatsedge	G5		S2	R	SE		BW1	+
Malaxis bayardii	Bayard's malaxis	G2?		S1	V	NA		BW1	+
Poa paludigena	bog bluegrass	G3	C2	S1	E	NA		BW1	+
Amelanchier sanguinea	round leaved serviceberry	G5		C		S1	E	BW3?	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Coastal Plain Vernal Pond		G3?		S2	U	S2S3		BW3	+
Red Maple-Hardwood Swamp		G5		S4S5	U	S5		BW5	+
Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Barrens		G2		S1	U			BW1	+
Appalachian Oak-Pine Forest		G4G5		S4	U			BW2	+


See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status
Albany Pine Bush column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Albany Pine Bush 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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