Passaic Meadows List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Passaic Meadows (Complex #24)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	UC Rank	Pas. Med.
ANIMALS										+
VERTEBRATES										+
FISH										+
Anguilla rostrata	American eel (A-F/CA)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	S	+
Acantharchus pomotis	mud sunfish	G5		S1	T	S4		BW4	D	+
Enneacanthus obesus	banded sunfish (F)	G5		S2	U/SC (T)	S4		BW3BW4	D	+
Micropterus dolomieu	smallmouth bass (F)	G5		S5	P	SE		BW5	D	+
Micropterus salmoides	largemouth bass (F)	G5		S5	P	SE		BW5	D	+
Alosa pseudoharengus	alewife (A-F/AN)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	S	+
Cyprinus carpio	common carp (F[I])	G5		SE	U	SE		BW5	D	+
Hybognathus nuchalis	silvery minnow (F)	G5		S4	U	S4		BW3	D	+
Notemigonus crysoleucas	golden shiner (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	D	+
Notropis hudsonius	spottail shiner (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	D	+
Semotilus corporalis	fallfish (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	D	+
Esox americanus americanus	redfin pickerel (F)	G5		S4	P	S5		BW5	D	+
Ameiurus natalis	yellow bullhead (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	D	+
Ameriurus nebulosus	brown bullhead (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	D	+
Morone americana	white perch (A-F)	G5		S4	U	S5		BW4	S	+
Perca flavescens	yellow perch (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW5	D	+
Salvelinus fontinalis	brook trout (A-F)	G5		S5	P	S3		BW4	RD	+
Umbra pygmaea	eastern mudminnow (F)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	D	+
AMPHIBIANS										+
Acris c. crepitans	northern cricket frog	G5		S1?	T (E)	S3	U	BW2	R	+
Ambystoma laterale	blue-spotted salamander	G5		S4	U/SC	S1	E	BW2	R?	+
Ambystoma maculatum	spotted salamander	G5		S5	U/SC	S3	D	BW4	R	+
Hemidactylium scutatum	four-toed salamander	G5		S5	U	S3	D	BW3BW4	R	+
REPTILES										+
Eumeces fasciatus	five-lined skink	G5		S3	U	S3	U	BW2	R	+
Heterodon platirhinos	eastern hognose snake	G5		S3S4	U/SC	S5	D	BW4	R	+
Clemmys guttata	spotted turtle	G5		S4	U/SC	S5		BW4BW5	R	+
Clemmys insculpta	wood turtle	G4		S4	G/SC	S3	T	BW2	R	+
Clemmys muhlenbergii	bog turtle	G3	C1	S2	E	S2	E	BW1	R	+
Kinosternon subrubrum	eastern mud turtle	G5		S1	T (E)	S?	U	BW1	R	+
Terrapene c. carolina	eastern box turtle	G5		S4	G (SC)	S5	S	BW4	RD	+
BIRDS										+
Ardea herodias	great blue heron	G5		S5	P	S2	T/S	BW2BW3	R/S	B/M/W
Botaurus lentiginosus	American bittern	G4		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/S	BW1	R/D	B/M
Ixobrychus exilis	least bittern	G5		S3	P/SC (T)	S3	D/S	BW2	D/D	B
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	S/S	B/M/W
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	D/D	B/M/W
Anas acuta	northern pintail	G5		S2	G	SN		BW2	R	M
Anas americana	American wigeon	G5		S3	G	SN		BW3	S	M
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
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	S/S	B/M
Anas rubripes	American black duck	G4		S4	G	S4		BW4	D/S	B/M
Lophodytes cucullatus	hooded merganser	G5		S4	G	SN		BW2	RD	B
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's hawk	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	R	B
Accipter striatus	sharp-shinned hawk	G5		S4	P (SC)	S1	U/U	BW2	R	W
Buteo lineatus	red-shouldered hawk	G5		S4	T (SC)	S2	E/T	BW1	R?/S	B
Circus cyaneus	northern harrier	G5		S3	T (SC)	S2	E/U	BW1	R/D	M/W
Fulica americana	American coot	G5		S3	G	S1	D	BW2	R/D	W
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 elegans	king rail	G4G5		S1	P (T)	S3	U/U	BW1	R/R	B
Rallus limicola	Virginia rail	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	R/R	B/M
Coccyzus americanus	yellow-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	B
Coccyzus erthropthalmus	black-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	D/D	B
Asio otus	long-eared owl	G5		S3	P	S3	T/T	BW2	R?/D	B
Strix varia	barred owl	G5		S5	P	S3	T/T	BW3	R/R	B/M/W
Chordeiles minor	common nighthawk	G5		S4	P/SC	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	S?/S	M
Archilochus colubris	ruby-throated hummingbird	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	D/S	B
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
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	red-headed woodpecker	G5		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/T	BW3	R/R	B
Contopus virens	eastern wood-pewee	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	S/S	B/M
Empidonax alnorum	alder flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S3	S/S	BW3		B
Empidonax minimus	least flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	R/D?	B
Empidonax traillii	willow flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	S/S	B/M
Empidonax virescens	acadian flycatcher	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	R/D?	B
Myiarchus crinitus	great crested flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4BW5	S/S	B/M
Tyrannus tyrannus	eastern kingbird	G5		S5	P	S5	D/D	BW4BW5	S/S	B
Hirundo pyrrhonota	cliff swallow	G5		S5	P	S2	T/S	BW2	H?/S?	B?
Progne subis	purple martin	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	R/D?	B
Steldidopteryx serripennis	northern rough-winged swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	B
Certhia americana	brown creeper	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	R/S	B/M/W
Cistothorus platensis	sedge wren	G5		S2	P/SC (T)	S1	E	BW1	R?/R	B?
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
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
Sialia sialis	eastern bluebird	G5		S5	P/SC (P)	S4	S	BW4	D/D	B/M/W
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
Vireo solitarius	solitary vireo	G5		S5	P	S3	S/S	BW3		B?
Dendroica caerulescens	black-throated blue warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	R/S	M
Dendroica coronata	yellow-rumped warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW2BW3	S	M/W
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	B/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
Icteria virens	yellow-breasted chat	G5		S3	P (SC)	S4	D/S	BW3	R/R	B
Mniotilta varia	black-and-white warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	D/S	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	B/M
Seiurus motacilla	Louisiana waterthrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	R/S	B
Seiurus noveboracensis	northern waterthrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	R?/S	B?/M
Setophaga ruticilla	American redstart	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	DS/S	B/M
Vermivora pinus	blue-winged warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	D/S	B/M
Wilsonia canadensis	Canada warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	S	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 savannarum	grasshopper sparrow	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	T/T	BW2	R/R	B?
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/W
Passerculus sandwichensis	savannah sparrow	G5		S5	P	S2	T/T	BW3	D/S	B?
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	B
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	B
Carpodacus purpureus	purple finch	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	R/S	B/M/W
MAMMALS										+
Lutra canadensis	river otter	G5		S5	G	S4		BW4	R	+
VASCULAR PLANTS										+
Carex typhina	cat-tail sedge	G5		S2	R	S3		BW2	R	+
Cuscuta cephalanthi	button-bush dodder	G5		S1	U	S1	E	BW1	R	+
Gentiana saponaria	soapwort gentian	G5		S1	R	S3		BW3	R	?
Ranunculus pusillus	low spearwort	G5		SX	U	S2		BW1	R?	?
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS										+
Red Maple-Hardwood Swamp		G5		S4S5	U	S5		BW5	S	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS										+
Warmwater Fish Concentration Area				S4	U			BW4	?	?
Waterbird Nesting Colony				S?				BW4		+


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
Pas. Med. column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Passaic Meadows 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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