Species of Greatest Conservation Need

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Species of Greatest Conservation Need (Approved On: 03/18/2024; Data Updated: 06/16/2025)
Scientifc Name Common Name Taxonomic Group Federal Status State Status Global Rank State Rank Endemic
Ammospiza leconteii Le Conte's sparrow Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S3 No
Ammospiza maritima seaside sparrow Birds Not Listed Not Listed G4 S4B No
Anarhynchus montanus mountain plover Birds Not Listed Not Listed G3 S2 No
Anas fulvigula mottled duck Birds Not Listed Not Listed G4 S4B No
Anthus spragueii Sprague's pipit Birds Not Listed Not Listed G3G4 S3N No
Antrostomus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S3S4B No
Asio flammeus short-eared owl Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4N No
Buteo albonotatus zone-tailed hawk Birds Not Listed T
07/18/1977		 G4 S3B No
Buteo plagiatus gray hawk Birds Not Listed T
07/18/1977		 G5 S2B No
Buteogallus anthracinus common black-hawk Birds Not Listed T
07/18/1977		 G4G5 S2B No
Butorides virescens green heron Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S5B No
Calamospiza melanocorys lark bunting Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4B No
Calcarius ornatus chestnut-collared longspur Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S3 No
Calidris alba sanderling Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S5 No
Calidris canutus rufa rufa red knot Birds T
01/12/2015		 T
03/30/2020		 G4T2 S2N No
Callipepla squamata scaled quail Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4B No
Calothorax lucifer Lucifer hummingbird Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4B No
Camptostoma imberbe northern beardless-tyrannulet Birds Not Listed T
03/01/1987		 G5 S1S2 No
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus cactus wren Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4B No
Cardellina pusilla Wilson's warbler Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4 No
Cardinalis sinuatus pyrrhuloxia Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4B No
Centronyx bairdii Baird's sparrow Birds Not Listed Not Listed G4 SUN No
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's sparrow Birds Not Listed Not Listed G4 S2S3N,SXB No
Charadrius melodus piping plover Birds T
01/10/1986		 T
03/01/1987		 G3 S2N No
Charadrius nivosus snowy plover Birds Not Listed Not Listed G3 S3B No