Brigantine Bay and Marsh Complex List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Brigantine Bay and Marsh Complex (Complex #4)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Brig. Bay & Marsh
ANIMALS									+
INVERTEBRATES									+
MOLLUSCA									+
Argopecten irradians	bay scallop							BW4	+
Crassostrea virginica	eastern oyster							BW4	+
Mercenaria mercenaria	northern quahog							BW5	+
Mya arenaria	softshell clam							BW4	+
Mytilus edulis	blue mussel							BW5	+
ARTHROPODA									+
CRUSTACEA									+
Callinectes sapidus	blue crab							BW5	+
MEROSTOMATA									+
Limulus polyphemus	horseshoe crab							BW5	+
VERTEBRATES									+
FISH									+
Mustelus canis	smooth dogfish (A)	G?		SA	U			BW5	+
Ammodytes americanus	American sandlance (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	+
Anguilla rostrata	American eel (A-F/CA)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	+
Menidia menidia	Atlantic silverside (A)	G5		S2S3	U			BW4	+
Scophthalmus aquosus	windowpane (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	+
Brevoortia tyrannus	Atlantic menhaden (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	+
Fundulus heteroclitus	mummichog (A-F)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	+
Anchoa mitchilli	bay anchovy (A-F)	G5		S3	U			BW3	+
Mugil cephalus	striped mullet (A-F)	G5		SN	U			BW4	+
Pleuronectes americanus	winter flounder (A)	G5?		S3?	P			BW4	+
Pomatomus saltatrix	bluefish (A)	G?		SN	P			BW5	+
Cynoscion regalis	weakfish (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	+
Leiostomas xanthurus	spot (A)	G5		SN	U			BW4	+
Syngnathus fuscus	northern pipefish (A)	G?		S3	U			BW4	+
AMPHIBIANS									+
Hyla andersonii	pine barrens treefrog	G4	3C	NA		S3	E	BW1	+
REPTILES									+
Pituophis m. melanoleucus	northern pine snake	G5T4	C2	NA		S3	T	BW2	+
Malaclemys t. terrapin	northern diamondback terrapin	G5T5	C2	S4	U/SC	SU		BW3	+
BIRDS									+
Podilymbus podiceps	pied-billed grebe	G5		S3	P (T)	S1	E/S	BW2	B?/M
Phalacrocorax auritus	double-crested cormorant	G5		S3	P	SN	INC	BW3	M
Ardea herodias	great blue heron	G5		S5	P	S2	T/S	BW2BW3	S/M
Botaurus lentiginosus	American bittern	G4		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/S	BW1	S/M
Bubulcus ibis	cattle egret	G5		S2	P	S3	INC/INC	BW3	B/M
Casmerodius albus	great egret	G5		S2	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B/M
Egretta caerulea	little blue heron	G5		S2	P	S3	T/S	BW2	B/M
Egretta thula	snowy egret	G5		S2S3	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B/M
Egretta tricolor	tricolored heron	G5		S2	P	S3	INC/S	BW3	B/M
Ixobrychus exilis	least bittern	G5		S3	P/SC (T)	S3	D/S	BW2	B?/M
Nycticorax violaceus	yellow-crowned night-heron	G5		S2	P	S2	T/T	BW2	B/M
Nycticorax nycticorax	black-crowned night-heron	G5		S3	P	S3	D/S	BW3	B/M
Plegadis falcinellus	glossy ibis	G5		S2	P	S3	D/S	BW3	B/M
Cygnus columbianus	tundra swan	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW1	M
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Branta bernicla	brant	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Chen caerulescens	snow goose	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M
Anas acuta	northern pintail	G5		S2	G	SN		BW2	B/M/W
Anas americana	American wigeon	G5		S3	G	SN		BW3	B/M/W
Anas clypeata	northern shoveler	G5		S2	G	SN		BW2	B/M/W
Anas crecca	green-winged teal	G5		S3	G	SN		BW2BW3	B/M/W
Anas discors	blue-winged teal	G5		S5	G	S5		BW4	B/M
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Anas rubripes	American black duck	G4		S4	G	S4		BW4	B/M/W
Anas strepera	gadwall	G5		S3	G	S5		BW3	B/M/W
Aythya valisineria	canvasback	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Aythya marila	greater scaup	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Bucephala clangula	common goldeneye	G5		S2	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Bucephala albeola	bufflehead	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Clangula hyemalis	oldsquaw	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Lophodytes cucullatus	hooded merganser	G5		S4	G	SN		BW2	M
Mergus serrator	red-breasted merganser	G5		S1S2	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Oxyura jamaicensis	ruddy duck	G5		S1	G	SN		BW2	B/M/W
Buteo platypterus	broad-winged hawk	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B/M
Circus cyaneus	northern harrier	G5		S3	T (SC)	S2	E/U	BW1	S/W
Falco peregrinus	peregrine falcon	G3	E (SA)	S2	E	S1	E	BW2	B/W
Pandion haliaetus	osprey	G5		S4	T (SC)	S3	T/T	BW2	B/M
Fulica americana	American coot	G5		S3	G	S1	D	BW2	B?/M/W
Laterallus jamaicensis	black rail	G4?	C2	S1	P/SC (E)	S3	T	BW1	B?
Porzana carolina	sora	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B?
Rallus limicola	Virginia rail	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B?
Rallus longirostris	clapper rail	G5		S3	P	S5		BW4	B/M
Charadrius melodus	piping plover	G3	T	S2B	E	S1	E	BW2	B/M
Charadrius semipalmatus	semipalmated plover	G5		SN	P	S?	S	BW3BW4	M
Pluvialis dominica	lesser golden-plover	G5		SN	P	SN	S/S	BW2?	M
Pluvialis squatarola	black-bellied plover	G5		SN	P	SN	S/S	BW3BW4	M
Haematopus palliatus	American oystercatcher	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	M
Arenaria interpres	ruddy turnstone	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	M
Calidris alba	sanderling	G5		SN	P	SN	D	BW3?	M
Calidris alpina	dunlin	G5		SN	P	SN	INC	BW3?	M
Calidris canutus	red knot	G5		SN	P	SN	D	BW3?	M
Calidris fuscicollis	white-rumped sandpiper	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW2?	M
Calidris himantopus	stilt sandpiper	G5		SN	P	SN	INC	BW2?	M
Calidris maritima	purple sandpiper	G5		SN	P	SN	INC	BW3?	W
Calidris maura	western sandpiper	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	M
Calidris minutilla	least sandpiper	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	M
Calidris pusilla	semipalmated sandpiper	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	M
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus	willet	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	B/M
Limosa fedoa	marbled godwit	G5		SN	P	SN	D	BW1?	M
Limosa haemastica	Hudsonian godwit	G5		SN	P	SN	D	BW1?	M
Numenius phaeopus	whimbrel	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	M
Rynchops niger	black skimmer	G5		S2	P (SC)	S2	E	BW3	B/M
Sterna antillarum	least tern	G4		S3B	E (T)	S2	E	BW1	B/M
Sterna forsteri	Forster's tern	G5		S1	P	S3	INC/S	BW3	B/M
Sterna hirundo	common tern	G5		S3B	T	S3	D/S	BW3	B/M
Sterna nilotica	gull-billed tern	G5		S1	P	S3	S	BW2	B/M
Coccyzus americanus	yellow-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Coccyzus erthropthalmus	black-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Strix varia	barred owl	G5		S5	P	S3	T/T	BW3	B?
Tyto alba	common barn-owl	G5		S3	P/SC (P)	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Caprimulgus vociferus	whip-poor-will	G5		S4	P (SC)	S4	D/S	BW3	B
Eremophila alpestris	horned lark	G5		S5	P (SC)	S3	D/S	BW3BW4	B
Progne subis	purple martin	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B
Cistothorus platensis	sedge wren	G5		S2	P/SC (T)	S1	E	BW1	B?
Cistothorus palustris	marsh wren	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B/M
Hylocichla mustelina	wood thrush	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Vireo griseus	white-eyed vireo	G5		S4	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B
Dendroica discolor	prairie warbler	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	M
Mniotilta varia	black-and-white warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B/M
Seiurus aurocapillus	ovenbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Wilsonia citrina	hooded warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW3	B
Piranga olivacea	scarlet tanager	G5		S5	P	S4	S	BW4	B
Ammodramus caudacutus	sharp-tailed sparrow	G5		S3	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B/M
Ammodramus maritimus	seaside sparrow	G4		S2S3	P (SC)	S4	S/S	BW3	B/M
Ammodramus savannarum	grasshopper sparrow	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	T/T	BW2	B
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Schizaea pusilla	curly-grass fern	G3	3C	S1	E	S3	LP	BW3	+
Chamaecyparis thyoides	Atlantic white cedar	G4		S3	R	S5		BW4	+
Arethusa bulbosa	swamp pink	G4		S2	R	S2		BW2	+
Platanthera cristata	crested yellow orchid	G5		S1	T	S3	LP	BW2	+
Spiranthes odorata	fragrant ladies'-tresses	G5		NA		S2		BW1	+
Sesuvium maritimum	seabeach purslane	G5		S1	E	S2		BW2?	+
Asclepias rubra	red milkweed	G4G5		SX	U	S2	LP	BW2	+
Honckenya peploides	seabeach sandwort	G5		C		S2		BW3BW4	+
Utricularia purpurea	purple bladderwort	G5		C		S3	LP	BW4	+
Oenothera humifusa	sea-side evening-primrose	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Plantago maritima ssp. juncoides	seaside plantain	G5T5		S2	U	S2		BW2	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Marine Subtidal Aquatic Bed		G5		S3		SU		BW3	+
Marine Intertidal Gravel/Sand Beach		G5		S5	U	SU		BW5	+
Low Salt Marsh		G5		S3S4		S5		BW5	+
High Salt Marsh		G5		S4S4		S5		BW5	+
Salt Panne		G5		S3		S5		BW4	+
Coastal Plain Atlantic White Cedar Swamp		G3G4		S1	U	S4?		BW3	+
Coastal Dune Shrubland		G4				S2?		BW2	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS									+
Coastal Heron Rookery		GU				S3		BW3	+
Migratory Shorebird Concentration Site		G?				S?		BW2	+
Waterbird Nesting Colony				S?				BW4	+
Waterfowl Concentration Area				S3S4				BW4	+

See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status
Brig. Bay & Marsh column includes codes indicating the status of a species population within the Brigantine Bay and Marsh 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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