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
Passerina versicolor varied bunting Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4B No
Peucaea aestivalis Bachman's sparrow Birds Not Listed T
03/01/1987		 G3 S1B No
Peucaea botterii Botteri's sparrow Birds Not Listed Not Listed G4G5 S2B No
Protonotaria citrea prothonotary warbler Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S3B No
Quiscalus quiscula common grackle Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S5B No
Rallus elegans king rail Birds Not Listed Not Listed G4 S3B No
Rhynchophanes mccownii thick-billed longspur Birds Not Listed Not Listed G4 S4 No
Riparia riparia bank swallow Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S2B,S4N No
Rynchops niger black skimmer Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S2B No
Setophaga chrysoparia golden-cheeked warbler Birds E
12/27/1990		 E
02/19/1991		 G2 S2S3B No
Setophaga pitiayumi tropical parula Birds Not Listed T
03/01/1987		 G5 S3B No
Spizella pusilla field sparrow Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S5B No
Sternula antillarum least tern Birds DL
02/12/2021		 Not Listed G4 S2B No
Strix occidentalis lucida Mexican spotted owl Birds T
04/15/1993		 T
01/30/1997		 G3G4T3T4 S1B No
Sturnella magna eastern meadowlark Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S5B No
Tringa semipalmata willet Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S5B No
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri Attwater's greater prairie-chicken Birds E
03/11/1967		 E
05/19/1974		 G4T1 S1 No
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus lesser prairie-chicken Birds E,T
03/27/2023		 E
03/27/2023		 G3 S1 No
Vireo atricapilla black-capped vireo Birds DL
05/16/2018		 Not Listed G5 S3B No
Zonotrichia querula Harris' sparrow Birds Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4 No
Centropomus parallelus fat snook Fish - Bays and Estuaries Not Listed Not Listed G5 S2S3 No
Centropomus undecimalis snook Fish - Bays and Estuaries Not Listed Not Listed G5 S3 No
Ctenogobius claytonii Mexican goby Fish - Bays and Estuaries Not Listed T
01/30/1997		 GNR S1 No
Fundulus jenkinsi saltmarsh topminnow Fish - Bays and Estuaries Not Listed Not Listed G3 S3 No
Menidia clarkhubbsi Texas silverside Fish - Bays and Estuaries Not Listed Not Listed G1 S3 Yes