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		National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

		Species List for

		Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)

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	Unknown	Native
Accipiter gentilis atricapillus	Western Goshawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Aquila chrysaetos canadensis		Present	Uncommon	Native
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk	Present	Uncommon	Native
Buteo lagopus	Rough-legged Hawk	Present	Unknown	Native
Buteo swainsoni	Swainson's Hawk	Present	Rare	Native
Circus cyaneus	Northern Harrier	Present	Unknown	Native
Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus		Present	Unknown	Native
Accipitriformes/Cathartidae
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture	Present	Unknown	Native
Accipitriformes/Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anseriformes/Anatidae
Aix sponsa	Wood Duck	Present	Occasional	Native
Anas acuta	American Pintail, Northern Pintail	Present	Uncommon	Native
Anas americana	American Wigeon	Present	Occasional	Native
Anas clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Probably Present		Native
Anas crecca	Green-winged Teal	Present	Common	Native
Anas cyanoptera	Cinnamon Teal	Present	Occasional	Native
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Present	Common	Native
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	Present	Common	Native
Bucephala albeola	Bufflehead	Present	Uncommon	Native
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	Present	Unknown	Native
Bucephala islandica	Barrow's Goldeneye	Present	Abundant	Native
Chen caerulescens	Blue Goose, Snow Goose	Probably Present		Native
Histrionicus histrionicus	Harlequin Duck, Western Harlequin Duck	Present	Common	Native
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser	Present	Unknown	Native
Mergus merganser americanus	American Merganser	Present	Rare	Native
Apodiformes/Apodidae
Chaetura vauxi	Vaux's Swift	Present	Unknown	Native
Cypseloides niger	Black Swift	Present	Unknown	Native
Apodiformes/Trochilidae
Selasphorus rufus	Rufous Hummingbird	Present	Unknown	Native
Stellula calliope	Calliope Hummingbird	Present	Unknown	Native
Caprimulgiformes/Caprimulgidae
Chordeiles minor	Common Nighthawk	Present	Unknown	Native
Charadriiformes/Alcidae
Brachyramphus marmoratus	Marbled Murrelet	Present	Uncommon	Native
Charadriiformes/Charadriidae
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer	Present	Unknown	Native
Charadriiformes/Laridae
Larus californicus	California Gull	Present	Unknown	Native
Rissa tridactyla	Black-legged Kittiwake	Probably Present		Native
Sterna caspia	Caspian Tern	Present	Unknown	Native
Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae
Actitis macularius	Spotted Sandpiper	Present	Common	Native
Calidris bairdii	Baird's Sandpiper	Present	Rare	Native
Gallinago delicata	Wilson's Snipe	Present	Unknown	Native
Phalaropus lobatus	Red-necked Phalarope	Present	Unknown	Native
Phalaropus tricolor	Wilson's Phalarope	Probably Present		Native
Tringa melanoleuca	Greater Yellowlegs	Present	Rare	Native
Tringa solitaria cinnamomea	Western Solitary Sandpiper	Present	Rare	Native
Columbiformes/Columbidae
Patagioenas fasciata monilis		Present	Common	Native
Coraciiformes/Alcedinidae
Megaceryle alcyon	Belted kingfisher	Present	Common	Native
Falconiformes/Falconidae
Falco columbarius columbarius	Merlin	Present	Rare	Native
Falco columbarius suckleyi	Merlin	Probably Present		Native
Falco mexicanus	Prairie Falcon	Present	Uncommon	Native
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Present	Uncommon	Native
Falco sparverius sparverius	American kestrel	Present	Unknown	Native
Galliformes/Odontophoridae
Callipepla californica	California Quail	Present	Unknown	Non-native
Galliformes/Phasianidae
Bonasa umbellus sabini	Ruffed Grouse	Present	Common	Native
Dendragapus fuliginosus	Sooty Grouse	Present	Common	Native
Lagopus leucura rainierensis		Present	Uncommon	Native
Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey	Probably Present		Non-native
Gaviiformes/Gaviidae
Gavia immer	Common Loon	Present	Rare	Native
Gruiformes/Rallidae
Rallus limicola	Virginia Rail	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Aegithalidae
Psaltriparus minimus	Bushtit	Present	Unknown	Native
Passeriformes/Alaudidae
Eremophila alpestris alpina		Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Bombycillidae
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Calcariidae
Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis	Snow-bunting	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Cardinalidae
Pheucticus melanocephalus	Black-headed Grosbeak	Present	Uncommon	Native
Piranga ludoviciana	Western Tanager	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Certhiidae
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Cinclidae
Cinclus mexicanus	American Dipper	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Corvus corax	Common Raven	Present	Common	Native
Cyanocitta stelleri	Steller's Jay	Present	Abundant	Native
Nucifraga columbiana	Clark's Nutcracker	Present	Common	Native
Perisoreus canadensis obscurus	Gray Jay	Present	Abundant	Native
Pica hudsonia	Black-billed Magpie	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Fringillidae
Carduelis pinus	Pine Siskin	Present	Abundant	Native
Carduelis tristis	American Goldfinch	Present	Common	Native
Carpodacus cassinii	Cassin's Finch	Present	Uncommon	Native
Coccothraustes vespertinus	Evening Grosbeak	Present	Common	Native
Leucosticte tephrocotis littoralis		Present	Common	Native
Loxia curvirostra	Red Crossbill	Present	Uncommon	Native
Loxia leucoptera	White-winged Crossbill	Present	Rare	Native
Pinicola enucleator	Pine Grosbeak	Present	Uncommon	Native
Passeriformes/Hirundinidae
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Present	Common	Native
Tachycineta bicolor	Tree Swallow	Present	Rare	Native
Tachycineta thalassina lepida		Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Icteridae
Agelaius phoeniceus caurinus	Red-winged blackbird	Present	Common	Native
Euphagus cyanocephalus	Brewer's Blackbird	Present	Uncommon	Native
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird	Present	Rare	Native
Sturnella neglecta	Western Meadowlark	Present	Unknown	Native
Passeriformes/Motacillidae
Anthus rubescens	American Pipit	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Paridae
Poecile atricapillus occidentalis	Black-capped Chickadee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Poecile rufescens rufescens	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Present	Abundant	Native
Passeriformes/Parulidae
Dendroica coronata auduboni	Audobon's Warbler	Present	Common	Native
Dendroica nigrescens	Black-throated Gray Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Dendroica occidentalis	Hermit Warbler	Present	Common	Native
Dendroica petechia	Yellow Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Dendroica townsendi	Townsend's Warbler	Present	Common	Native
Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat	Present	Uncommon	Native
Oporornis tolmiei tolmiei		Present	Common	Native
Vermivora celata lutescens	Orange-crowned Warbler	Present	Uncommon	Native
Vermivora ruficapilla ridgwayi		Present	Rare	Native
Wilsonia pusilla chryseola	Wilson's Warbler	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Passerellidae
Junco hyemalis oreganus	Oregon Junco	Present	Abundant	Native
Melospiza lincolnii	Lincoln's Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Melospiza melodia morphna	Song Sparrow	Present	Common	Native
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	Present	Unknown	Native
Passerella iliaca	Fox Sparrow	Present	Uncommon	Native
Pipilo maculatus oregonus		Present	Common	Native
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	Present	Occasional	Native
Spizella passerina arizonae	Chipping sparrow	Present	Unknown	Native
Zonotrichia atricapilla	Golden-crowned Sparrow	Probably Present		Native
Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii	White-crowned Sparrow	Present	Unknown	Native
Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis	White-crowned Sparrow	Present	Unknown	Native
Passeriformes/Passeridae
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Probably Present		Non-native
Passeriformes/Regulidae
Regulus calendula cineraceus		Present	Uncommon	Native
Regulus calendula grinnelli	Sitka Kinglet	Present	Unknown	Native
Regulus satrapa olivaceus	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Present	Abundant	Native
Passeriformes/Sittidae
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Present	Common	Native
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch	Present	Unknown	Native
Sitta pygmaea melanotis	Pygmy nuthatch	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Sturnidae
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling	Present	Unknown	Non-native
Passeriformes/Troglodytidae
Catherpes mexicanus	Canyon Wren	Present	Occasional	Native
Thryomanes bewickii calophonus		Present	Unknown	Native
Troglodytes aedon parkmanii		Present	Unknown	Native
Troglodytes pacificus pacificus	Pacific wren, Winter wren	Present	Abundant	Native
Passeriformes/Turdidae
Catharus guttatus	Hermit Thrush	Present	Common	Native
Catharus ustulatus ustulatus	Swainson's Thrush	Present	Common	Native
Ixoreus naevius naevius	Varied Thrush	Present	Abundant	Native
Myadestes townsendi	Townsend's Solitaire	Present	Uncommon	Native
Sialia currucoides	Mountain Bluebird	Present	Common	Native
Sialia mexicana occidentalis	Western bluebird	Present	Unknown	Native
Turdus migratorius caurinus	American Robin	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Tyrannidae
Contopus cooperi	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Contopus sordidulus	Western Wood-Pewee	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax difficilis difficilis	Pacific-slope Flycatcher	Present	Uncommon	Native
Empidonax hammondii	Hammond's Flycatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Empidonax oberholseri	American Dusky Flycatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Empidonax traillii brewsteri	Willow Flycatcher	Present	Rare	Native
Passeriformes/Vireonidae
Vireo cassinii	Cassin's Vireo	Present	Uncommon	Native
Vireo gilvus swainsoni	Cassin's Vireo	Present	Common	Native
Vireo huttoni	Hutton's Vireo	Present	Uncommon	Native
Pelecaniformes/Ardeidae
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	Present	Common	Native
Piciformes/Picidae
Colaptes auratus cafer	Northern Flicker	Present	Common	Native
Dryocopus pileatus	Pileated Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Melanerpes lewis	Lewis' Woodpecker	Present	Rare	Native
Picoides arcticus	Black-backed Woodpecker	Present	Rare	Native
Picoides dorsalis fasciatus	American Three-toed Woodpecker	Present	Uncommon	Native
Picoides pubescens	Downy Woodpecker, Gairdner's Woodpecker	Present	Common	Native
Picoides villosus	Hairy Woodpecker, Harris's Woodpecker	Present	Common	Native
Sphyrapicus ruber	Red-breasted Sapsucker	Present	Unknown	Native
Podicipediformes/Podicipedidae
Aechmophorus occidentalis	Western Grebe	Present	Unknown	Native
Strigiformes/Strigidae
Aegolius acadicus	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Present	Unknown	Native
Aegolius funereus	Boreal Owl	Probably Present		Native
Asio otus	Long-eared Owl	Present	Occasional	Native
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl	Present	Common	Native
Glaucidium gnoma grinnelli	Northern Pygmy Owl	Present	Common	Native
Megascops kennicottii kennicottii		Present	Unknown	Native
Strix occidentalis caurina	Northern Spotted Owl	Present	Uncommon	Native
Strix varia	Barred Owl	Present	Common	Non-native
Strigiformes/Tytonidae
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Probably Present		Native


Species In Review - proposed or provisional records needing additional review
Birds
Accipitriformes/Accipitridae
Accipiter gentilis laingi	goshawk	Not In Park (False Report)		Native
Buteo regalis	Ferruginous Hawk	Unconfirmed		Native
Anseriformes/Anatidae
Anas discors	Blue-winged Teal	Unconfirmed		Native
Anser albifrons	White-fronted Goose	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Aythya collaris	Ring-necked Duck	Unconfirmed		Native
Melanitta fusca	White-winged Scoter	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Mergus serrator	Red-breasted Merganser	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Caprimulgiformes/Caprimulgidae
Chordeiles minor hesperis	Pacific Nighthawk	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Charadriiformes/Laridae
Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull	Unconfirmed		Native
Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae
Calidris pusilla	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Numenius americanus parvus	long-billed curlew	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Columbiformes/Columbidae
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove	Unconfirmed		Native
Galliformes/Phasianidae
Phasianus colchicus	Common Pheasant, Ring-necked Pheasant	Not In Park (Historical)		Non-native
Passeriformes/Cardinalidae
Passerina amoena	Lazuli Bunting	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Passeriformes/Fringillidae
Carduelis flammea	Common Redpoll	Unconfirmed		Native
Carpodacus purpureus californicus	Purple finch	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Passeriformes/Hirundinidae
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis	Southern Rough-winged Swallow	Not In Park (False Report)		Non-native
Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Unconfirmed		Native
Passeriformes/Laniidae
Lanius excubitor	Northern Shrike	Unconfirmed		Native
Passeriformes/Paridae
Poecile gambeli baileyae	Mountain Chickadee	Present	Common	Native
Passeriformes/Parulidae
Wilsonia pusilla pileolata		Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Passeriformes/Passerellidae
Amphispiza bilineata	Black-throated Sparrow	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Junco hyemalis shufeldti	Shufeldt's Junco	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Zonotrichia leucophrys	White-crowned Sparrow
Passeriformes/Sittidae
Sitta carolinensis aculeata	Slender-billed Nuthatch	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
Piciformes/Picidae
Sphyrapicus thyroideus	Williamson's Sapsucker	Unconfirmed		Native
Podicipediformes/Podicipedidae
Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed Grebe	Unconfirmed		Native
Strigiformes/Strigidae
Nyctea scandiaca	Snowy Owl	Unconfirmed		Native
Strix nebulosa	Great Gray Owl, Great Grey Owl	Unconfirmed		Native
Suliformes/Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant	Unconfirmed		Native


Report Species Count: 187

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 5/12/2026 7:45:01 AM

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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