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		National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

		Species List for

		Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)

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

Anarhynchus nivosus	Snowy Plover	Probably Present		Native
Cardellina pusilla	Wilson's Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
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	Uncommon	Native
Buteo lagopus	Rough-legged Hawk	Present	Rare	Native
Buteo regalis	Ferruginous Hawk	Probably Present		Native
Buteo swainsoni	Swainson's Hawk	Present	Rare	Native
Circus hudsonius	Northern Harrier	Present	Uncommon	Native
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipitriformes/Cathartidae
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipitriformes/Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Present	Rare	Native
Anseriformes/Anatidae
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck	Present	Occasional	Native
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anas crecca	Green-winged Teal	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Present	Common	Native
Anser albifrons	Greater White-fronted Goose	Present		Native
Anser caerulescens	Snow Goose	Present	Occasional	Native
Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	Present	Uncommon	Native
Aythya americana	Redhead	Present	Uncommon	Native
Aythya collaris	Ring-necked Duck	Present	Uncommon	Native
Aythya valisineria	Canvasback	Present	Uncommon	Native
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	Present	Common	Native
Bucephala albeola	Bufflehead	Present	Uncommon	Native
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	Present	Uncommon	Native
Bucephala islandica	Barrow's Goldeneye	Present	Rare	Native
Clangula hyemalis	Long-tailed Duck	Present	Occasional	Native
Cygnus columbianus	Tundra Swan	Present	Occasional	Native
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Present	Occasional	Native
Mareca americana	American Wigeon	Present	Uncommon	Native
Mareca strepera	Gadwall	Present	Uncommon	Native
Melanitta americana	American Scoter, Black Scoter	Present	Occasional	Native
Melanitta fusca	White-winged Scoter	Present	Occasional	Native
Melanitta perspicillata	Surf Scoter	Present	Occasional	Native
Mergus merganser	Common Merganser	Present	Uncommon	Native
Mergus serrator	Red-breasted Merganser	Present	Occasional	Native
Oxyura jamaicensis	Ruddy Duck	Present	Rare	Native
Spatula clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Spatula cyanoptera	Cinnamon Teal	Present	Uncommon	Native
Spatula discors	Blue-winged Teal	Present	Rare	Native
Apodiformes/Apodidae
Aeronautes saxatalis	White-throated Swift	Present	Abundant	Native
Cypseloides niger	Black Swift	Present	Rare	Native
Apodiformes/Trochilidae
Archilochus alexandri	Black-chinned Hummingbird	Present	Rare	Native
Eugenes fulgens	Magnificent Hummingbird	Present	Occasional	Native
Selasphorus calliope	Calliope Hummingbird	Probably Present		Native
Selasphorus platycercus	Broad-tailed Hummingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Selasphorus rufus	Rufous Hummingbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Caprimulgiformes/Caprimulgidae
Chordeiles minor	Common Nighthawk	Present	Common	Native
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	Common Poorwill	Present	Uncommon	Native
Charadriiformes/Charadriidae
Charadrius semipalmatus	Semipalmated Plover	Present	Occasional	Native
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Present	Common	Native
Pluvialis squatarola	Black-bellied Plover	Present	Occasional	Native
Charadriiformes/Laridae
Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	Present	Occasional	Native
Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Bonaparte's Gull	Present	Occasional	Native
Hydroprogne caspia	Caspian Tern	Present	Occasional	Native
Larus argentatus	Herring Gull	Present	Occasional	Native
Larus californicus	California Gull	Present	Rare	Native
Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull	Present	Uncommon	Native
Larus glaucoides thayeri	Thayer's Gull	Present	Occasional	Native
Leucophaeus pipixcan	Franklin's Gull	Present	Rare	Native
Sterna forsteri	Forster's Tern	Present	Rare	Native
Xema sabini	Sabine's Gull	Probably Present		Native
Charadriiformes/Recurvirostridae
Himantopus mexicanus	Black-necked Stilt	Present	Rare	Native
Recurvirostra americana	American Avocet	Present	Uncommon	Native
Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Present	Common	Native
Calidris alba	Sanderling	Present	Occasional	Native
Calidris alpina	Dunlin	Present	Occasional	Native
Calidris bairdii	Baird's Sandpiper	Present	Rare	Native
Calidris fuscicollis	White-rumped Sandpiper	Present	Occasional	Native
Calidris himantopus	Stilt Sandpiper	Present	Occasional	Native
Calidris mauri	Western Sandpiper	Present	Rare	Native
Calidris melanotos	Pectoral Sandpiper	Present	Occasional	Native
Calidris minutilla	Least Sandpiper	Present	Occasional	Native
Calidris pusilla	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Present	Occasional	Native
Gallinago delicata	Wilson's Snipe	Present	Uncommon	Native
Limnodromus scolopaceus	Long-billed Dowitcher	Present	Occasional	Native
Limosa fedoa	Marbled Godwit	Present	Rare	Native
Numenius americanus	Long-billed Curlew	Present	Occasional	Native
Phalaropus lobatus	Red-necked Phalarope	Present	Occasional	Native
Phalaropus tricolor	Wilson's Phalarope	Present	Uncommon	Native
Tringa flavipes	Lesser Yellowlegs	Present	Uncommon	Native
Tringa melanoleuca	Greater Yellowlegs	Present	Uncommon	Native
Tringa semipalmata	Willet	Present	Rare	Native
Tringa solitaria	Solitary Sandpiper	Present	Rare	Native
Charadriiformes/Stercorariidae
Stercorarius parasiticus	Parasitic Jaeger	Present	Occasional	Native
Columbiformes/Columbidae
Columba livia	Rock Pigeon	Present	Uncommon	Native
Patagioenas fasciata	Band-tailed Pigeon	Probably Present		Native
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Present	Common	Native
Coraciiformes/Alcedinidae
Megaceryle alcyon	Belted Kingfisher	Present	Rare	Native
Falconiformes/Falconidae
Falco columbarius	Merlin	Present	Occasional	Native
Falco mexicanus	Prairie Falcon	Present	Uncommon	Native
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Present	Rare	Native
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel	Present	Uncommon	Native
Galliformes/Odontophoridae
Callipepla gambelii	Gambel's Quail	Probably Present		Native
Galliformes/Phasianidae
Alectoris chukar	Chukar	Probably Present		Native
Centrocercus minimus	Gunnison Sage-Grouse	Present	Rare	Native
Dendragapus obscurus	Blue Grouse	Present	Uncommon	Native
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey	Probably Present		Native
Phasianus colchicus	Ring-necked Pheasant	Probably Present		Non-native
Gaviiformes/Gaviidae
Gavia immer	Common Loon	Present	Occasional	Native
Gavia pacifica	Pacific Loon	Present	Occasional	Native
Gruiformes/Gruidae
Antigone canadensis	Sandhill Crane	Present	Uncommon	Native
Gruiformes/Rallidae
Fulica americana	American Coot	Present	Uncommon	Native
Porzana carolina	Sora	Present	Occasional	Native
Rallus limicola	Virginia Rail	Probably Present		Native
Passeriformes/Aegithalidae
Psaltriparus minimus	Bushtit	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Alaudidae
Eremophila alpestris	Horned Lark	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Bombycillidae
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Present	Rare	Native
Bombycilla garrulus	Bohemian Waxwing	Present	Occasional	Native
Passeriformes/Calcariidae
Calcarius lapponicus	Lapland Longspur	Present	Occasional	Native
Calcarius ornatus	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Present	Occasional	Native
Plectrophenax nivalis	Snow Bunting	Present	Occasional	Native
Passeriformes/Cardinalidae
Passerina amoena	Lazuli Bunting	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passerina caerulea	Blue Grosbeak	Present	Rare	Native
Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting	Present	Occasional	Native
Pheucticus melanocephalus	Black-headed Grosbeak	Present	Uncommon	Native
Piranga flava	Hepatic Tanager	Present	Occasional	Native
Piranga ludoviciana	Western Tanager	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Certhiidae
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Cinclidae
Cinclus mexicanus	American Dipper	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Corvidae
Aphelocoma woodhouseii	Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay	Present	Rare	Native
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Present	Rare	Native
Corvus corax	Common Raven	Present	Common	Native
Cyanocitta stelleri	Steller's Jay	Present	Uncommon	Native
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus	Pinyon Jay	Present	Rare	Native
Nucifraga columbiana	Clark's Nutcracker	Present	Rare	Native
Perisoreus canadensis	Gray Jay	Present	Occasional	Native
Pica hudsonia	Black-billed Magpie	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Fringillidae
Coccothraustes vespertinus	Evening Grosbeak	Present	Uncommon	Native
Haemorhous cassinii	Cassin's Finch	Present	Rare	Native
Haemorhous mexicanus	House Finch	Present	Rare	Native
Leucosticte atrata	Black Rosy-Finch	Present	Rare	Native
Leucosticte australis	Brown-capped Rosy-Finch	Present	Rare	Native
Leucosticte tephrocotis	Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch	Present	Rare	Native
Loxia curvirostra	Red Crossbill	Present	Rare	Native
Pinicola enucleator	Pine Grosbeak	Present	Rare	Native
Spinus pinus	Pine Siskin	Present	Uncommon	Native
Spinus psaltria	Lesser Goldfinch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Spinus tristis	American Goldfinch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Cliff Swallow	Present	Common	Native
Riparia riparia	Bank Swallow	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	Common	Native
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Bobolink	Probably Present		Native
Euphagus cyanocephalus	Brewer's Blackbird	Present	Common	Native
Icterus bullockii	Bullock's Oriole	Present	Rare	Native
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird	Present	Rare	Native
Quiscalus quiscula	Common Grackle	Present	Rare	Native
Sturnella neglecta	Western Meadowlark	Present	Uncommon	Native
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Yellow-headed Blackbird	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Icteriidae
Icteria virens	Yellow-breasted Chat	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Laniidae
Lanius borealis	Northern Shrike	Present	Rare	Native
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	Present	Rare	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	Present	Rare	Native
Poecile atricapillus	Black-capped Chickadee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Poecile gambeli	Mountain Chickadee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Parulidae
Geothlypis tolmiei	MacGillivray's Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat	Present	Rare	Native
Leiothlypis celata	Orange-crowned Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Leiothlypis peregrina	Tennessee Warbler	Present	Occasional	Native
Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Nashville Warbler	Present	Occasional	Native
Leiothlypis virginiae	Virginia's Warbler	Present	Common	Native
Mniotilta varia	Black-and-white Warbler	Present	Occasional	Native
Parkesia noveboracensis	Northern Waterthrush	Present	Occasional	Native
Setophaga coronata auduboni	Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)	Present	Uncommon	Native
Setophaga coronata coronata	Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	Present	Occasional	Native
Setophaga nigrescens	Black-throated Gray Warbler	Present	Rare	Native
Setophaga petechia	Yellow Warbler	Present	Common	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	Unknown	Native
Artemisiospiza nevadensis	Sagebrush Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Calamospiza melanocorys	Lark Bunting	Probably Present		Native
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Junco hyemalis aikeni	Dark-eyed Junco (White-winged)	Present	Occasional	Native
Junco hyemalis caniceps	Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed)	Present	Uncommon	Native
Junco hyemalis hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)	Present	Rare	Native
Junco hyemalis mearnsi	Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided)	Present	Uncommon	Native
Junco hyemalis oreganus	Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)	Present	Common	Native
Melospiza lincolnii	Lincoln's Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passerella iliaca	Fox Sparrow	Present	Rare	Native
Pipilo chlorurus	Green-tailed Towhee	Present	Abundant	Native
Pipilo maculatus	Spotted Towhee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Spizella breweri	Brewer's Sparrow	Present	Abundant	Native
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Spizelloides arborea	American Tree Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Zonotrichia albicollis	White-throated Sparrow	Present	Occasional	Native
Zonotrichia atricapilla	Golden-crowned Sparrow	Present	Occasional	Native
Zonotrichia leucophrys	White-crowned Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Zonotrichia querula	Harris's Sparrow	Present	Occasional	Native
Passeriformes/Passeridae
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Present	Rare	Non-native
Passeriformes/Polioptilidae
Polioptila caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Regulidae
Corthylio calendula	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Present	Common	Native
Regulus satrapa	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Present	Occasional	Native
Passeriformes/Sittidae
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Present	Rare	Native
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch	Present	Rare	Native
Sitta pygmaea	Pygmy Nuthatch	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling	Present	Uncommon	Non-native
Passeriformes/Troglodytidae
Catherpes mexicanus	Canyon Wren	Present	Uncommon	Native
Cistothorus palustris	Marsh Wren	Present		Native
Salpinctes obsoletus	Rock Wren	Present	Common	Native
Thryomanes bewickii	Bewick's Wren	Present	Rare	Native
Troglodytes aedon	House Wren	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Turdidae
Catharus fuscescens	Veery	Present	Occasional	Native
Catharus guttatus	Hermit Thrush	Present	Uncommon	Native
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson's Thrush	Probably Present		Native
Myadestes townsendi	Townsend's Solitaire	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sialia currucoides	Mountain Bluebird	Present	Common	Native
Sialia mexicana	Western Bluebird	Present	Rare	Native
Turdus migratorius	American Robin	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Tyrannidae
Contopus cooperi	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Contopus sordidulus	Western Wood-Pewee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax difficilis occidentalis	Cordilleran Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax hammondii	Hammond's Flycatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Empidonax oberholseri	Dusky Flycatcher	Present	Common	Native
Empidonax traillii	Willow Flycatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Empidonax wrightii	Gray Flycatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Myiarchus cinerascens	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Sayornis phoebe	Eastern Phoebe	Present	Occasional	Native
Sayornis saya	Say's Phoebe	Present	Uncommon	Native
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern Kingbird	Present	Rare	Native
Tyrannus verticalis	Western Kingbird	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Vireonidae
Vireo cassinii	Cassin's Vireo	Present	Occasional	Native
Vireo gilvus	Warbling Vireo	Present	Common	Native
Vireo olivaceus	Red-eyed Vireo	Probably Present		Native
Vireo philadelphicus	Philadelphia Vireo	Present	Occasional	Native
Vireo plumbeus	Plumbeous Vireo	Present	Rare	Native
Vireo vicinior	Gray Vireo	Present	Unknown	Native
Pelecaniformes/Ardeidae
Ardea alba	Great Egret	Present	Occasional	Native
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Present	Uncommon	Native
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	Probably Present		Native
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	Probably Present		Native
Butorides virescens	Green Heron	Present	Occasional	Native
Egretta caerulea	Little Blue Heron	Present	Occasional	Native
Egretta thula	Snowy Egret	Present	Rare	Native
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Present	Rare	Native
Pelecaniformes/Pelecanidae
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	American White Pelican	Present	Occasional	Native
Pelecaniformes/Threskiornithidae
Plegadis chihi	White-faced Ibis	Present	Uncommon	Native
Piciformes/Picidae
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker	Present	Common	Native
Dryobates pubescens	Downy Woodpecker	Present	Rare	Native
Dryobates villosus	Hairy Woodpecker	Present	Rare	Native
Picoides dorsalis	American Three-toed Woodpecker	Present	Occasional	Native
Sphyrapicus nuchalis	Red-naped Sapsucker	Present	Rare	Native
Sphyrapicus thyroideus	Williamson's Sapsucker	Probably Present		Native
Podicipediformes/Podicipedidae
Aechmophorus clarkii	Clark's Grebe	Present	Rare	Native
Aechmophorus occidentalis	Western Grebe	Present	Rare	Native
Podiceps auritus	Horned Grebe	Present	Occasional	Native
Podiceps nigricollis	Eared Grebe	Present	Rare	Native
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Present	Rare	Native
Strigiformes/Strigidae
Aegolius acadicus	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	Present	Occasional	Native
Asio otus	Long-eared Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Athene cunicularia	Burrowing Owl	Present	Occasional	Native
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl	Present	Uncommon	Native
Glaucidium gnoma	Northern Pygmy-Owl	Present	Rare	Native
Megascops kennicottii	Western Screech-Owl	Probably Present		Native
Psiloscops flammeolus	Flammulated Owl	Probably Present		Native
Strigiformes/Tytonidae
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Present	Occasional	Native
Suliformes/Phalacrocoracidae
Nannopterum auritum	Double-crested Cormorant	Present	Rare	Native


Species In Review - proposed or provisional records needing additional review
Birds
Galliformes/Phasianidae
Tympanuchus phasianellus	Sharp-tailed Grouse	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Gruiformes/Gruidae
Grus americana	Whooping Crane	Not In Park (Historical)		Native


Report Species Count: 275

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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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