Moderate

Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Scientific Name Common Name Taxon Subtaxon Regional Responsibility RSGCN Status
Lithobates pipiens Northern Leopard Frog Amphibian Frogs and Toads <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Dryophytes andersonii Pine Barrens Treefrog Amphibian Frogs and Toads <25% RSGCN
Pseudacris kalmi New Jersey Chorus Frog Amphibian Frogs and Toads 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot Amphibian Frogs and Toads <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Aneides aeneus Green Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 25-50% RSGCN
Desmognathus welteri Black Mountain Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 50-75% RSGCN
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus duryi Kentucky Spring Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 50-75% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 50-75% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Desmognathus planiceps Flat-headed Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 50-75% Proposed RSGCN
Ambystoma jeffersonianum/laterale complex Jefferson/Blue-spotted Salamander Complex Amphibian Salamanders 75-100% RSGCN
Plethodon hoffmani Valley and Ridge Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Pseudotriton montanus Mud Salamander Amphibian Salamanders <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird Bird Landbirds 50-75% RSGCN
Vermivora cyanoptera Blue-winged Warbler Bird Landbirds <25% RSGCN
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo Bird Landbirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush Bird Landbirds 25-50% RSGCN
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow Bird Landbirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Cardellina canadensis Canada Warbler Bird Landbirds 25-50% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Catharus fuscescens Veery Bird Landbirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift Bird Landbirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark Bird Landbirds <25% RSGCN
Falco sparverius American Kestrel Bird Landbirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk Bird Landbirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink Bird Landbirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk Bird Landbirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Setophaga discolor Prairie Warbler Bird Landbirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Centronyx henslowii Henslow's Sparrow Bird Landbirds <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle (Eastern pop.) Bird Raptors 50-75% RSGCN
Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher Bird Shorebirds 25-50% RSGCN
Tringa semipalmata Willet Bird Shorebirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Scolopax minor American Woodcock Bird Shorebirds 25-50% RSGCN
Sterna hirundo Common Tern Bird Waterbirds <25% RSGCN
Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron Bird Waterbirds <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Egretta thula Snowy Egret Bird Waterbirds <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Bird Waterbirds 25-50% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant Bird Waterbirds 50-75% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Branta bernicla hrota Pale-bellied Brant Bird Waterfowl 75-100% RSGCN
Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck (Eastern pop.) Bird Waterfowl 25-50% RSGCN
Somateria mollissima Common Eider Bird Waterfowl 50-75% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Bucephala islandica Barrow's Goldeneye (Eastern pop.) Bird Waterfowl 25-50% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Creaserinus fodiens Digger Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes <25% RSGCN
Cambarus loughmani Blue Teays Mudbug Crustacean Crayfishes 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Cambarus fetzneri Allegheny Mountain Mudbug Crustacean Crayfishes 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) Proposed RSGCN
Cambarus theepiensis Coalfields Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 50-75% RSGCN
Cambarus smilax Greenbrier River Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cambarus hatfieldi Tug Valley Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 75-100% RSGCN
Faxonius virginiensis Chowanoke Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 50-75% RSGCN
Eubranchipus intricatus Smoothlip Fairy Shrimp Crustacean Fairy, Clam, and Tadpole Shrimp 25-50% RSGCN
Morone saxatilis Striped Bass Fish Diadromous Fish 25-50% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Alosa aestivalis Blueback Herring Fish Diadromous Fish 50-75% RSGCN