Montauk Peninsula List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Montauk Peninsula (Complex #7)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Mon. Pen.
ANIMALS									+
INVERTEBRATES									+
MOLLUSCA									+
Argopecten irradians	bay scallop							BW4	+
Crassostrea virginica	eastern oyster							BW4	+
Mercenaria mercenaria	northern quahog							BW5	+
Mytilus edulis	blue mussel							BW5	+
ARTHROPODA									+
INSECTA									+
Abagrotis crumbi benjamini	coastal heathland cutworm	G4T3		S1S3	U	SH		BW1	+
Euxoa pleuritica	a noctuid moth	G4		S2S3	U			BW1	+
VERTEBRATES									+
FISH									+
Menidia menidia	Atlantic silverside (A)	G5		S2S3	U			BW4	+
Paralichthys dentatus	summer flounder (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	+
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	+
Morone saxatilis	striped bass (A-F/AN)	G5		S4	P	S4	W	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	+
AMPHIBIANS									+
Rana sphenocephala	southern leopard frog	G5		S2S3	G/SC	S5	S	BW3	+
Scaphiopus h. holbrookii	eastern spadefoot	G5		S3	U (SC)	S4	D	BW3	+
Ambystoma laterale	blue-spotted salamander	G5		S4	U/SC	S1	E	BW2	+
REPTILES									+
Caretta caretta	loggerhead sea turtle	G3	T	SZN	T	SN	E	BW2	+
Chelonia mydas	green sea turtle	G3	T	SZN	T	SN	T	BW2	+
Dermochelys coriacea	leatherback sea turtle	G3	E	SZN	E	SN	E	BW2	+
Lepidochelys kempii	Atlantic (=Kemp's) ridley sea turtle	G1	E	S1N	E	SN	E	BW1	+
Malaclemys t. terrapin	northern diamondback terrapin	G5T5	C2	S4	U/SC	SU		BW3	+
BIRDS									+
Gavia immer	common loon	G5		S3	P/SC	SN	S	BW2	M/W
Gavia stellata	red-throated loon	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW2	M/W
Phalacrocorax carbo	great cormorant	G5		SN	P	S1	S	BW3?	M/W
Egretta thula	snowy egret	G5		S2S3	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B?
Ixobrychus exilis	least bittern	G5		S3	P/SC (T)	S3	D/S	BW2	B/M
Nycticorax nycticorax	black-crowned night-heron	G5		S3	P	S3	D/S	BW3	B?
Plegadis falcinellus	glossy ibis	G5		S2	P	S3	D/S	BW3	B?
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/MW
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B
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
Aythya americana	redhead	G5		SE	G	SN		BW1?	B/M
Aythya marila	greater scaup	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Aythya affinis	lesser scaup	G5		SA	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
Histrionicus histrionicus	harlequin duck	G5	C2	SZN	G	SN	S	BW1	M/W
Melanitta nigra	black scoter	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3?	M/W
Melanitta fusca	white-winged scoter	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3?	M/W
Melanitta perspicillata	surf scoter	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3?	M/W
Mergus serrator	red-breasted merganser	G5		S1S2	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Somateria mollissima	common eider	G5		SN	G	SN		BW2?	M/W
Somateria spectabilis	king eider	G5		SN	G	SN	S	BW1	M/W
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's hawk	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	M
Accipter striatus	sharp-shinned hawk	G5		S4	P (SC)	S1	U/U	BW2	M
Buteo lineatus	red-shouldered hawk	G5		S4	T (SC)	S2	E/T	BW1	B?
Buteo platypterus	broad-winged hawk	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B?
Circus cyaneus	northern harrier	G5		S3	T (SC)	S2	E/U	BW1	B/M/W
Falco columbarius	merlin	G4		SN	P	SN	S	BW2	M/W
Falco peregrinus	peregrine falcon	G3	E (SA)	S2	E	S1	E	BW2	M
Pandion haliaetus	osprey	G5		S4	T (SC)	S3	T/T	BW2	B/M
Rallus limicola	Virginia rail	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B
Charadrius melodus	piping plover	G3	T	S2B	E	S1	E	BW2	B/M
Haematopus palliatus	American oystercatcher	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	B/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 dougallii	roseate tern	G5	E	S1B	E	S1	E	BW1	B/M
Sterna hirundo	common tern	G5		S3B	T	S3	D/S	BW3	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
Caprimulgus vociferus	whip-poor-will	G5		S4	P (SC)	S4	D/S	BW3	B
Archilochus colubris	ruby-throated hummingbird	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B
Chaetura pelagica	chimney swift	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Contopus virens	eastern wood-pewee	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Empidonax alnorum	alder flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B
Empidonax traillii	willow flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B
Empidonax virescens	acadian flycatcher	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	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
Eremophila alpestris	horned lark	G5		S5	P (SC)	S3	D/S	BW3BW4	B
Riparia riparia	bank swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Steldidopteryx serripennis	northern rough-winged swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Certhia americana	brown creeper	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Cistothorus palustris	marsh wren	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	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
Polioptila caerulea	blue-gray gnatcatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/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
Vireo flavifrons	yellow-throated vireo	G5		S5	P	S4	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	B
Dendroica pensylvanica	chestnut-sided warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Dendroica pinus	pine warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Icteria virens	yellow-breasted chat	G5		S3	P (SC)	S4	D/S	BW3	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
Setophaga ruticilla	American redstart	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Vermivora pinus	blue-winged warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	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
Ammodramus caudacutus	sharp-tailed sparrow	G5		S3	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Ammodramus savannarum	grasshopper sparrow	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	T/T	BW2	B
Passerculus sandwichensis	savannah sparrow	G5		S5	P	S2	T/T	BW3	B
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	rufous-sided towhee	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Pooecetes gramineus	vesper sparrow	G5		S5	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	B
Icterus spurius	northern oriole	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Sturnella magna	eastern meadowlark	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW3BW4	B
Carpodacus purpureus	purple finch	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
MAMMALS									+
Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Minke whale	G5		SN	U	SA	U	BW3BW4	+
Balaenoptera physalus	finback whale	G2	E	S1	E	SN	E	BW1	+
Megaptera novaeangliae	humpback whale	G3	E	SZN	E	SA	E	BW2	+
Phocoena phocoena	harbor porpoise	G5		S5	U/SC	SN	U	BW2BW3	+
Tursiops truncatus	bottle-nosed dolphin	G5		S3	U	SN	S	BW4	+
Halichoerus grypus	gray seal	G4		SZ	U	SR	P	BW3?	+
Phoca vitulina	harbor seal	G5		S3	P	SN	S	BW4	+
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Schizaea pusilla	curly-grass fern	G3	3C	S1	E	S3	LP	BW3	+
Carex albicans var. emmonsii (=C. emmonsii)	Emmons' sedge	G5T5		S3	R	S5		BW4	+
Carex hormathodes	necklace sedge	G4G5		S2S3	R	S5		BW4	+
Carex mesochorea	midland sedge	G4G5		S1	U	SH		BW1	+
Carex mitchelliana	Mitchell's sedge	G3G4		S2	E	S2		BW1BW2	+
Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis	coast flatsedge	G5T5		S2	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Eleocharis halophila	salt-marsh spikerush	G4		S2	R	S2		BW2	+
Eleocharis tuberculosa	long-tubercled spikerush	G5		S2	T	S5		BW4	+
Fimbristylis castanea	marsh fimbry	G5		S2	T	S3		BW3	+
Lipocarpha micrantha	dwarf bullrush	G4		S1	R			BW1	+
Arethusa bulbosa	swamp pink	G4		S2	R	S2		BW2	+
Platanthera ciliaris	orange fringed orchid	G5		S1	T	S2	LP	BW2	+
Platanthera cristata	crested yellow orchid	G5		S1	T	S3	LP	BW2	+
Spiranthes vernalis	grassleaf ladies'-tresses	G5		S1	R	S4		BW3BW4	+
Sesuvium maritimum	seabeach purslane	G5		S1	E	S2		BW2?	+
Hydrocotyle verticillata	water-pennywort	G5		S1	E	S2		BW2	+
Ligusticum scothicum	scotch lovage	G5		S1	E	NA		BW1	+
Eupatorium hyssopifolium var. laciniatum	fringed boneset	G5T?		S1	U			BW1?	+
Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae	New England blazing-star	G5?T3	C2	S2	R	SH	E	BW2	+
Viburnum dentatum var. venosum	southern arrowwood	G5T4?		S2	U	S2		BW1?	+
Minuartia (=Arenaria) caroliniana	pine-barren sandwort	G5		S3	R	S5		BW4	+
Helianthemum dumosum	bushy rockrose	G3	C2	S2	T	NA		BW2	+
Cuscuta pentagona	field-dodder	G5		S2S3	R	S4		BW3	+
Pycnanthemum torrei	Torrey's mountain mint	G2		S1	E	S1	E	BW1	?
Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. verticillatum	whorled mountain-mint	G5T?		S1	T	NA?		BW1?	+
Linum intercursum	sandplain flax	G4G5		S2	T	S1	E	BW1	+
Oenothera oakesiana	Oakes' evening-primrose	G4?Q		S2	U	S2		BW2?	+
Plantago maritima ssp. juncoides	seaside plantain	G5T5		S2	U	S2		BW2	+
Polygonum glaucum	seabeach knotweed	G3		S3	U	S1	E	BW3	+
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. opelousanum (=P. opelousanum)	northeastern smartweed	G5		S3	U	S2		BW2	+
Rumex hastatulus	heart-winged sorrell	G5		S1	T	SX.1		BW1	+
Hottonia inflata	featherfoil	G4		S2	T	S1	E	BW1	+
Lysimachia hybrida	lance-leaved loosestrife	G5	3C	S1	T	S3		BW3	+
Amelanchier nantucketensis	Nantucket juneberry	G2Q	C2	S1	E	SRF		BW1	+
Oldenlandia uniflora (=Hedyotis uniflora)	clustered bluets	G5		S1	T	S3		BW2	+
Agalinis acuta	sandplain gerardia	G1	E	S1	E	NA		BW1	+
Agalinis virgata	pine-barren gerardia	G3G4		S3	R	S4		BW4	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Marine Rocky Intertidal		G5		S1S2	U	NA		BW1	+
Maritime Interdunal Swales		G3G4		S2	U			BW2	+
Maritime Heathland		G3		S1	U			BW1	+
Maritime Grassland		G2G3		S1	U			BW1	+
Maritime Shrubland		G4		S4	U			BW3	+
Maritime Oak-Holly Forest		G2G3		S1	U			BW1	+
Successional Maritime Forest		G4		S3S4	U			BW3?	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS									+
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
Mon. Pen. column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Montauk Peninsula 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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