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		National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

		Species List for

		Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)

This species list is a work in progress. It represents information currently in the NPSpecies data system and records are continually being added or updated by National Park Service staff. To report an error or make a suggestion, go to https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies/suggest.


Scientific Name	Preferred Common Names	Park Occurrence	Abundance	Nativeness

Birds
Accipitriformes/Accipitridae
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipiter gentilis	northern goshawk	Present	Rare	Native
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-Shinned Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	Present	Uncommon	Native
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-Tailed Hawk	Present	Common	Native
Buteo lagopus	Rough-Legged Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Buteo regalis	Ferruginous Hawk	Present	Rare	Native
Buteo swainsoni	Swainson's Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Circus cyaneus	northern harrier	Present	Common	Native
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipitriformes/Cathartidae
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Present	Common	Native
Accipitriformes/Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Present	Occasional	Native
Anseriformes/Anatidae
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anas americana	American Wigeon	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anas clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anas crecca	Green-Winged Teal	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anas cyanoptera	Cinnamon Teal	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anas discors	Blue-Winged Teal	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Present	Common	Native
Anas strepera	Gadwall	Present	Uncommon	Native
Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	Present	Uncommon	Native
Aythya americana	Redhead	Present	Uncommon	Native
Aythya collaris	Ring-necked Duck	Present	Common	Native
Aythya valisineria	Canvasback	Present	Rare	Native
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	Present	Uncommon	Native
Bucephala albeola	Bufflehead	Present	Uncommon	Native
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	Present	Uncommon	Native
Chen caerulescens	Snow Goose	Present	Occasional	Native
Cygnus buccinator	Trumpeter Swan	Present	Rare	Native
Cygnus columbianus	Tundra Swan	Present	Uncommon	Native
Oxyura jamaicensis	Ruddy Duck	Present	Uncommon	Native
Apodiformes/
Selasphorus calliope	Calliope Hummingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Apodiformes/Apodidae
Aeronautes saxatalis	White-Throated Swift	Present	Occasional	Native
Apodiformes/Trochilidae
Archilochus alexandri	Black-chinned Hummingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Selasphorus platycercus	Broad-tailed Hummingbird	Present	Occasional	Native
Selasphorus rufus	Rufous Hummingbird	Present	Common	Native
Caprimulgiformes/Caprimulgidae
Chordeiles minor	Common Nighthawk	Present	Common	Native
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	common poorwill	Present	Common	Native
Charadriiformes/Charadriidae
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Present	Common	Native
Charadriiformes/Laridae
Larus californicus	California Gull	Present	Rare	Native
Larus delawarensis	Ring-Billed Gull	Present	Rare	Native
Larus pipixcan	Franklin's gull	Present	Occasional	Native
Sterna caspia	Caspian Tern	Probably Present		Native
Sterna forsteri	Forster's Tern	Probably Present		Native
Charadriiformes/Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostra americana	American Avocet	Present	Rare	Native
Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae
Actitis macularia	Spotted Sandpiper	Present	Rare	Native
Calidris minutilla	Least Sandpiper	Present	Occasional	Native
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus	Willet	Present	Rare	Native
Gallinago gallinago	Wilson's Snipe	Present	Unknown	Native
Limnodromus scolopaceus	Long-billed Dowitcher	Present	Occasional	Native
Numenius americanus	Long-billed Curlew	Present	Occasional	Native
Numenius phaeopus	Eurasian Whimbrel, Whimbrel	Present	Occasional	Native
Phalaropus tricolor	Wilson's Phalarope	Present	Occasional	Native
Tringa melanoleuca	Greater Yellowlegs	Present	Rare	Native
Tringa solitaria	solitary sandpiper	Present	Rare	Native
Columbiformes/Columbidae
Columba livia	Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon	Present	Common	Non-native
Patagioenas fasciata	Band-tailed Pigeon	Present	Occasional	Native
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Present	Common	Native
Coraciiformes/Alcedinidae
Megaceryle alcyon	Belted Kingfisher	Present	Occasional	Native
Falconiformes/Falconidae
Falco columbarius	Merlin	Present	Rare	Native
Falco mexicanus	Prairie Falcon	Present	Uncommon	Native
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Present	Rare	Native
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Present	Common	Native
Galliformes/Phasianidae
Alectoris chukar	Chukar	Present	Uncommon	Non-native
Bonasa umbellus	Ruffed Grouse	Present	Occasional	Native
Centrocercus urophasianus	Greater Sage Grouse	Present	Uncommon	Native
Dendragapus obscurus	dusky grouse	Present	Common	Native
Perdix perdix	Gray Partridge	Present	Uncommon	Non-native
Phasianus colchicus	Ring-Necked Pheasant	Present	Rare	Non-native
Gruiformes/Gruidae
Grus canadensis	sandhill crane	Present	Rare	Native
Gruiformes/Rallidae
Fulica americana	American Coot	Present	Common	Native
Porzana carolina	Sora	Present	Occasional	Native
Rallus limicola	Virginia Rail	Present	Uncommon	Unknown
Passeriformes/Aegithalidae
Psaltriparus minimus	American Bushtit, Bushtit	Probably Present		Native
Passeriformes/Alaudidae
Eremophila alpestris	Horned Lark	Present	Abundant	Native
Passeriformes/Bombycillidae
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Present	Uncommon	Native
Bombycilla garrulus	bohemian waxwing	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Calcariidae
Plectrophenax nivalis	Snow Bunting	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Cardinalidae
Passerina amoena	Lazuli Bunting	Present	Common	Native
Pheucticus melanocephalus	Black-headed Grosbeak	Present	Uncommon	Native
Piranga ludoviciana	Western Tanager	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Certhiidae
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Corvidae
Aphelocoma californica	Western Scrub-Jay	Probably Present		Native
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Corvus corax	Common Raven	Present	Common	Native
Cyanocitta stelleri	Steller's jay	Present	Rare	Native
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus	Pinyon Jay	Present	Occasional	Native
Nucifraga columbiana	Clark's Nutcracker	Present	Common	Native
Pica hudsonia	black-billed magpie	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Fringillidae
Acanthis flammea	Common Redpoll	Present	Rare	Native
Carpodacus cassinii	Cassin's Finch	Present	Abundant	Native
Carpodacus mexicanus	House Finch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Coccothraustes vespertinus	Evening Grosbeak	Present	Rare	Native
Leucosticte atrata	Black Rosy-finch	Present	Rare	Native
Leucosticte tephrocotis	Gray-crowned Rosy-finch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Loxia curvirostra	Red Crossbill	Present	Rare	Native
Pinicola enucleator	Pine Grosbeak	Probably Present		Native
Spinus pinus	Pine Siskin	Present	Common	Native
Spinus psaltria	Lesser Goldfinch	Probably Present		Native
Spinus tristis	American Goldfinch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Present	Common	Native
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Cliff Swallow	Probably Present		Native
Riparia riparia	Sand Martin	Present	Uncommon	Native
Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Tachycineta bicolor	Tree Swallow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Tachycineta thalassina	Violet-Green Swallow	Present	Abundant	Native
Passeriformes/Icteridae
Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-Winged Blackbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	bobolink	Present	Rare	Native
Euphagus cyanocephalus	Brewer's Blackbird	Present	Common	Native
Icterus bullockii	Bullock's Oriole	Present	Uncommon	Native
Icterus galbula	Baltimore Oriole	Present	Occasional	Native
Molothrus ater	Brown-Headed Cowbird	Present	Common	Native
Quiscalus mexicanus	great-tailed grackle	Present	Rare	Native
Quiscalus quiscula	Common Grackle	Present	Occasional	Native
Sturnella neglecta	Western Meadowlark	Present	Abundant	Native
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Yellow-Headed Blackbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Icteriidae
Icteria virens	yellow-breasted chat	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Laniidae
Lanius excubitor	Northern Shrike	Present	Uncommon	Native
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Mimidae
Dumetella carolinensis	Gray Catbird	Present	Occasional	Native
Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird	Present	Occasional	Native
Oreoscoptes montanus	Sage Thrasher	Present	Common	Native
Toxostoma rufum	Brown Thrasher	Present	Occasional	Native
Passeriformes/Motacillidae
Anthus rubescens	American Pipit	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Paridae
Baeolophus ridgwayi	Juniper Titmouse	Probably Present		Native
Poecile atricapillus	Black-capped Chickadee	Present	Common	Native
Poecile gambeli	Mountain Chickadee	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Parulidae
Cardellina pusilla	Wilson's Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Geothlypis tolmiei	MacGillivray's Warbler	Present	Common	Native
Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat	Present	Unknown	Native
Oreothlypis celata		Present	Uncommon	Native
Oreothlypis peregrina		Present	Unknown	Native
Oreothlypis ruficapilla		Present	Uncommon	Native
Oreothlypis virginiae	Virginia's Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Parkesia noveboracensis	Northern Waterthrush	Present	Occasional	Native
Setophaga coronata	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Present	Common	Native
Setophaga nigrescens	black-throated gray warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga pensylvanica	chestnut-sided warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga petechia	Yellow Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Setophaga ruticilla	American Redstart	Present	Occasional	Native
Setophaga townsendi	Townsend's warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Passerellidae
Ammodramus savannarum	grasshopper sparrow	Present	Occasional	Native
Amphispiza bilineata	Black-Throated Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Artemisiospiza nevadensis	Sagebrush Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Calamospiza melanocorys	lark bunting	Present	Rare	Native
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Junco hyemalis	Dark-Eyed Junco	Present	Common	Native
Junco hyemalis oreganus	Oregon Junco	Present	Common	Native
Melospiza lincolnii	Lincoln's Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Passerella iliaca	Fox Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Pipilo chlorurus	Green-Tailed Towhee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Pipilo maculatus	Spotted Towhee	Present	Abundant	Native
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Spizella arborea	American Tree Sparrow	Probably Present		Native
Spizella breweri	Brewer's Sparrow	Present	Abundant	Native
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Zonotrichia albicollis	White-Throated Sparrow	Present		Native
Zonotrichia atricapilla	Golden-Crowned Sparrow	Probably Present		Native
Zonotrichia leucophrys	white-crowned sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Zonotrichia querula	Harris' Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Passeridae
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Present	Common	Non-native
Passeriformes/Polioptilidae
Polioptila caerulea	Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Regulidae
Regulus calendula	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Present	Uncommon	Native
Regulus satrapa	golden-crowned kinglet	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Sittidae
Sitta canadensis	Red-Breasted Nuthatch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sitta carolinensis	White-Breasted Nuthatch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling	Present	Common	Non-native
Passeriformes/Troglodytidae
Catherpes mexicanus	Canyon Wren	Present	Occasional	Native
Cistothorus palustris	Marsh Wren	Present	Uncommon	Native
Salpinctes obsoletus	Rock Wren	Present	Common	Native
Troglodytes aedon	House Wren	Present	Common	Native
Troglodytes troglodytes	winter wren, Pacific wren	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Turdidae
Catharus guttatus	Hermit Thrush	Present	Uncommon	Native
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson's Thrush	Present	Common	Native
Ixoreus naevius	Varied Thrush	Present	Occasional	Native
Myadestes townsendi	Townsend's Solitaire	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sialia currucoides	Mountain Bluebird	Present	Common	Native
Sialia mexicana	Western Bluebird	Probably Present		Native
Turdus migratorius	American Robin	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Tyrannidae
Contopus cooperi	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Contopus sordidulus	Western Wood-Pewee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax hammondii	Hammond's flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax oberholseri	Dusky Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax occidentalis	Cordilleran Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax traillii	Willow Flycatcher	Present	Occasional	Native
Empidonax wrightii	American Grey Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Myiarchus cinerascens	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Present	Occasional	Native
Sayornis saya	Say's Phoebe	Present	Uncommon	Native
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern Kingbird	Present	Rare	Native
Tyrannus verticalis	Western Kingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Vireonidae
Vireo cassinii	Cassin's Vireo	Present	Uncommon	Native
Vireo gilvus	Warbling Vireo	Present	Uncommon	Native
Vireo plumbeus	Plumbeous Vireo	Present	Uncommon	Native
Pelecaniformes/Ardeidae
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Present	Occasional	Native
Pelecaniformes/Pelecanidae
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	American White Pelican	Probably Present		Native
Pelecaniformes/Threskiornithidae
Plegadis chihi	White-faced Ibis	Present	Rare	Native
Piciformes/Picidae
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker	Present	Common	Native
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	red-headed woodpecker	Present	Rare	Native
Melanerpes lewis	Lewis' Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Picoides pubescens	Downy Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Picoides villosus	Hairy Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sphyrapicus nuchalis	Red-Naped Sapsucker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sphyrapicus ruber	Red-breasted Sapsucker	Present	Rare	Native
Sphyrapicus thyroideus	Williamson's Sapsucker	Present	Rare	Native
Podicipediformes/Podicipedidae
Aechmophorus occidentalis	Western Grebe	Present	Occasional	Native
Podiceps nigricollis	Eared Grebe	Present	Rare	Native
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Present	Common	Native
Strigiformes/Strigidae
Aegolius acadicus	Northern Saw-Whet Owl	Present	Unknown	Native
Asio flammeus	Short-Eared Owl	Present	Uncommon	Native
Asio otus	Long-Eared Owl	Present	Occasional	Native
Athene cunicularia	Burrowing Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl	Present	Uncommon	Native
Glaucidium gnoma	northern pygmy-owl	Present	Rare	Native
Nyctea scandiaca		Present	Occasional	Native
Strigiformes/Tytonidae
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Probably Present		Native
Suliformes/Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Present	Occasional	Native


Species In Review - proposed or provisional records needing additional review
Birds
Anseriformes/Anatidae
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck	Present	Rare	Native
Mergus merganser	Common Merganser, Goosander	Present	Unknown	Unknown
Charadriiformes/Laridae
Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	Unconfirmed		Native
Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Bonaparte's Gull	Unconfirmed		Native
Larus argentatus	Herring Gull	Unconfirmed		Native
Columbiformes/Columbidae
Streptopelia decaocto	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Not In Park		Non-native
Falconiformes/Falconidae
Falco rusticolus	Gyrfalcon	Unconfirmed		Native
Galliformes/Phasianidae
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey	Unconfirmed		Non-native
Tympanuchus phasianellus	Sharp-tailed Grouse	Unconfirmed		Native
Passeriformes/Cinclidae
Cinclus mexicanus	American Dipper	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Passeriformes/Corvidae
Pica pica	Eurasian Magpie	Present	Common
Passeriformes/Fringillidae
Leucosticte	Rosy Finches
Passeriformes/Vireonidae
Vireo	Vireos
Vireo olivaceus	Red-eyed Vireo	Unconfirmed		Native
Podicipediformes/Podicipedidae
Podiceps grisegena	Red-necked Grebe	Unconfirmed
Strigiformes/Strigidae
Strix varia	Barred Owl	Unconfirmed		Native


Report Species Count: 234

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 5/21/2026 12:30:58 PM

Definitions


Term	Definition	Comments
Present in Park	Species occurrence in park is documented and assumed to be extant.	Extremely high confidence that the species occurs in the park for all or part of the year. Evidence, in the form of a current, verifiable reference, voucher or observation, readily available.
Probably Present	Documented occurrences of the species in the park and/or in the adjoining region of the park give reason to suspect that it probably occurs within the park.	Very high confidence that the species occurs in the park. Evidence may exist in NPSpecies, but may not be considered current or reliable enough to elevate the status to Present in Park. Efforts should be made to obtain current, verifiable evidence to elevate the status to “Present in Park.” If reasonable efforts to obtain current, verifiable evidence are unsuccessful, then the Occurrence should be changed to Unconfirmed or Not in Park, as applicable.
Unconfirmed	Attributed to the park based on weak ("unconfirmed record") or no evidence, giving minimal indication of the species' occurrence in the park.	Verifiable evidence is not considered sufficient enough to elevate the status to “Probably Present,” nor current enough to elevate the status to “Present in Park.” Efforts should be made to obtain current, verifiable evidence in NPSpecies to elevate the occurrence value to “Present in Park.” If reasonable efforts to obtain current, verifiable evidence are unsuccessful, status should be changed to Not Present.
Not Present	Species is not known to occur in park. Species may have occurred in the park historically, is currently known to occur in areas adjacent to the park, or is a potential long-distance invader (e.g., zebra mussels, other invasive exotics). Designation can also be used for T&E or other high-interest species whose identified range encompasses the park, but that are confirmed not present in the park.
Species in Review	These species records are provisional and are undergoing additional review.

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