Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Shawangunk Kill (Complex #28)
| Scientific Name | Common Name(s) | Global |
Federal |
NY Rank |
NY Stat. |
NJ Rank |
NJ Stat. |
BW # Rank |
Shaw. Kill. |
| ANIMALS | + |
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| INVERTEBRATES | + |
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| MOLLUSCA | + |
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| Alasmidonta varicosa | swollen wedge mussel | G3 |
C2 |
S1 |
U (E) |
S1 |
BW1 |
+ |
|
| Gomphus quadricolor | rapids clubtail | G3G4 |
S1 |
U |
S? |
BW1? |
+ |
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| FISH | |||||||||
| Micropterus dolomieu | smallmouth bass (F) | G5 |
S5 |
P |
SE |
BW5 |
+ |
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| Micropterus salmoides | largemouth bass (F) | G5 |
S5 |
P |
SE |
BW5 |
+ |
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| Notemigonus crysoleucas | golden shiner (F) | G5 |
S5 |
U |
S5 |
BW3 |
+ |
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| Notropis hudsonius | spottail shiner (F) | G5 |
S5 |
U |
S5 |
BW3 |
+ |
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| Semotilus corporalis | fallfish (F) | G5 |
S5 |
U |
S5 |
BW3 |
+ |
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| Esox americanus americanus | redfin pickerel (F) | G5 |
S4 |
P |
S5 |
BW5 |
+ |
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| Ameiurus natalis | yellow bullhead (F) | G5 |
S5 |
U |
S5 |
BW3 |
+ |
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| Ameriurus nebulosus | brown bullhead (F) | G5 |
S5 |
U |
S5 |
BW3 |
+ |
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| REPTILES | |||||||||
| Clemmys insculpta | wood turtle | G4 |
S4 |
G/SC |
S3 |
T |
BW2 |
+ |
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| BIRDS | |||||||||
| Buteo lagopus | rough-legged hawk | G5 |
SN |
P |
SN |
S |
BW2? |
W |
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| Circus cyaneus | northern harrier | G5 |
S3 |
T (SC) |
S2 |
E/U |
BW1 |
B/W? |
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| Asio flammeus | short-eared owl | G5 |
S2 |
P/SC (E) |
S1 |
E/U |
BW2 |
B?/W |
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| Asio otus | long-eared owl | G5 |
S3 |
P |
S3 |
T/T |
BW2 |
W |
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| Ammodramus henslowii | Henslow's sparrow | G4 |
C2 |
S4B,SAN |
P/SC (T) |
S1 |
E |
BW1 |
B |
| VASCULAR PLANTS | + |
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| Carex bushii | Bush's sedge | G4 |
S3 |
R |
S1 |
E |
BW2 |
+ |
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| Carex davisii | Davis' sedge | G4 |
S1 |
R |
BW2? |
+ |
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| Carex frankii | Frank's sedge | G5 |
S1 |
U |
S3 |
BW1 |
+ |
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| Cyperus erythrorhizos | red-rooted flatsedge | G5 |
S3 |
R |
S4 |
BW3BW4 |
+ |
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| Eleocharis obtusa var. ovata | blunt spikerush | G5T4Q |
S1S2 |
R |
C |
BW2 |
+ |
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| Wolffia papulifera (= W. brasiliensis) | pointed watermeal | G5 |
S2? |
E |
S4 |
BW3 |
+ |
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| Diarrhena obovata | beakgrass | G? |
S1 |
U |
NA |
BW1 |
+ |
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| Verbesina alternifolia | wingstem | G5 |
S2 |
T |
S5 |
BW4 |
+ |
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| Ceratophyllum echinatum | spiny coontail | G4G5 |
S3? |
U |
SH |
E |
BW2? |
+ |
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| Lespedeza violacea | violet bush-clover | G5 |
S2 |
R |
S4 |
BW3 |
+ |
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| Podostemum ceratophyllum | threadfoot | G5 |
S2 |
R |
S3 |
BW3 |
+ |
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| Agrimonia parviflora | swamp agrimony | G5 |
S3 |
R |
C |
BW3 |
+ |
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| Mimulus alatus | sharp-wing monkeyflower | G5 |
S3 |
R |
S3 |
BW3 |
+ |
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| See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status | |||||||||
| Shaw. Kill. column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Shawangunk 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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