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Federal and State Listed Birds
in Texas
In Texas, animal or plant species of conservation concern may be listed as threatened or endangered under the authority of state law and/or under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). Species may be listed as state threatened or endangered and not federally listed. The state list only addresses the status of a species within Texas. A federal listing means that a species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range which may encompass several other states or nations.
Candidate species are those organisms the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has sufficient information on to propose as endangered or threatened under the ESA but development of a proposed listing regulation is precluded by other higher priority listing activities. Unlike species listed under the ESA, candidates receive no statutory protection.
Species are ranked (Global and State) using a conservation status system established by NatureServe.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | State Status | Federal Status | Global Rank | State Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Botteri's Sparrow | Peucaea botterii arizonae | Threatened | G4T4 | S1B | |
| Attwater's Greater Prairie Chicken | Tympanuchus cupido attwateri | Endangered | Endangered | G4T1 | S1B |
| Bachman's Sparrow | Aimophila aestivalis | Threatened | G3 | S3B | |
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Threatened | G5 | S3B,S3N | |
| Black-capped Vireo | Vireo atricapilla | Endangered | Endangered | G3 | S2B |
| Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl | Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum | Threatened | G5T3 | S3B | |
| Common Black Hawk | Buteogallus anthracinus | Threatened | G4G5 | S2B | |
| Eskimo Curlew | Numenius borealis | Endangered | Endangered | GH | SH |
| Golden-cheeked Warbler | Dendroica chrysoparia | Endangered | Endangered | G2 | S2B |
| Gray Hawk | Buteo plagiatus | Threatened | GNR | S2B | |
| Interior Least Tern | Sterna antillarum athalassos | Endangered | Endangered | G4T2Q | S1B |
| Mexican Spotted Owl | Strix occidentalis lucida | Threatened | Threatened | G3G4T3T4 | S1B |
| Northern Aplomado Falcon | Falco femoralis septentrionalis | Endangered | Endangered | G4T2 | S1 |
| Northern Beardless-tyrannulet | Camptostoma imberbe | Threatened | G5 | S3B | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus anatum | Threatened | G4T4 | S2B | |
| Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus | Threatened | Threatened | G3 | S2 |
| Red-cockaded Woodpecker | Picoides borealis | Endangered | Endangered | G3 | S2B |
| Red-crowned Parrot | Amazona viridigenalis | Candidate | G2 | S2 | |
| Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens | Threatened | G4 | S3B | |
| Rose-throated Becard | Pachyramphus aglaiae | Threatened | G4G5 | SNA | |
| Rufa Red Knot | Calidris canutus rufa | Threatened | G4 | S3N | |
| Sooty Tern | Sterna fuscata | Threatened | G5 | S2B | |
| Southwestern Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii extimus | Endangered | Endangered | G5T2 | S1B |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | Threatened | G5 | S2B | |
| Texas Botteri's Sparrow | Aimophila botterii texana | Threatened | G4T4 | S3B | |
| Tropical Parula | Parula pitiayumi | Threatened | G5 | S3B | |
| Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus occidentails | Threatened | G5T2T3 | S4S5B | |
| White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi | Threatened | G5 | S4B | |
| White-tailed Hawk | Buteo albicaudatus | Threatened | G4G5 | S4B | |
| Whooping Crane | Grus americana | Endangered | Endangered | G1 | S1 |
| Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | Threatened | G4 | SHB,S2N | |
| Zone-tailed Hawk | Buteo albonotatus | Threatened | G4 | S3B |