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The Oregon Biodiversity Information Center has been working with the U.S.G.S. Gap Analysis Program to update information on wildlife species in the state. One of the results of this research has been updated data on what wildlife species occur in Oregon's habitats, including wetland habitats; and where these species and habitats can be found.
The following is a list of wildlife species associated with Western Oregon Riparian Habitats, organized by wildlife type:
Amphibians
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Ambystoma gracile | Northwestern salamander |
| Ambystoma macrodactylum | Long-toed salamander |
| Ambystoma tigrinum | Tiger salamander |
| Aneides ferreus | Clouded salamander |
| Aneides flavipunctatus | Black salamander |
| Batrachoseps attenuatus | California slender salamander |
| Batrachoseps wrighti | Oregon slender salamander |
| Ensatina eschscholtzii | Ensatina |
| Plethodon dunni | Dunn's salamander |
| Plethodon elongatus | Del norte salamander |
| Plethodon stormi | Siskiyou mountains salamander |
| Plethodon vehiculum | Western redback salamander |
| Taricha granulosa | Roughskin newt |
| Dicamptodon copei | Cope's giant salamander |
| Dicamptodon tenebrosus | Pacific giant salamander |
| Rhyacotriton variegatus | Southern torrent salamander |
| Rhyacotriton cascadae | Cascade torrent salamander |
| Rhyacotriton kezeri | Columbia torrent salamander |
| Ascaphus truei | Coastal tailed frog |
| Bufo boreas | Western toad |
| Hyla regilla | Pacific treefrog |
| Rana aurora | Red-legged frog |
| Rana boylii | Foothill yellow-legged frog |
| Rana cascadae | Cascades frog |
| Rana catesbeiana | Bullfrog |
| Rana pipiens | Northern leopard frog |
| Rana pretiosa | Oregon spotted frog |
Birds
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Phalacrocorax auritus | Double-crested cormorant |
| Ardea herodias | Great blue heron |
| Ardea alba | Great egret |
| Butorides virescens | Green heron |
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned night-heron |
| Branta canadensis | Canada goose |
| Aix sponsa | Wood duck |
| Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard |
| Anas discors | Blue-winged teal |
| Anas cyanoptera | Cinnamon teal |
| Anas strepera | Gadwall |
| Aythya collaris | Ring-necked duck |
| Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin duck |
| Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead |
| Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded merganser |
| Mergus merganser | Common merganser |
| Oxyura jamaicensis | Ruddy duck |
| Cathartes aura | Turkey vulture |
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey |
| Elanus leucurus | White-tailed kite |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald eagle |
| Circus cyaneus | Northern harrier |
| Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned hawk |
| Accipiter cooperii | Cooper's hawk |
| Accipiter gentilis | Northern goshawk |
| Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered hawk |
| Buteo jamaicensis | Red-tailed hawk |
| Aquila chrysaetos | Golden eagle |
| Falco sparverius | American kestrel |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine falcon |
| Phasianus colchicus | Ring-necked pheasant |
| Dendragapus obscurus | Blue grouse |
| Bonasa umbellus | Ruffed grouse |
| Meleagris gallopavo | Wild turkey |
| Callipepla californica | California quail |
| Oreortyx pictus | Mountain quail |
| Rallus limicola | Virginia rail |
| Porzana carolina | Sora |
| Fulica americana | American coot |
| Charadrius vociferus | Killdeer |
| Actitis macularia | Spotted sandpiper |
| Gallinago gallinago | Wilson's snipe |
| Columba livia | Rock dove |
| Columba fasciata | Band-tailed pigeon |
| Zenaida macroura | Mourning dove |
| Tyto alba | Barn owl |
| Otus kennicottii | Western screech-owl |
| Bubo virginianus | Great horned owl |
| Glaucidium gnoma | Northern pygmy-owl |
| Asio otus | Long-eared owl |
| Aegolius acadicus | Northern saw-whet owl |
| Chordeiles minor | Common nighthawk |
| Cypseloides niger | Black swift |
| Calypte anna | Anna's hummingbird |
| Stellula calliope | Calliope hummingbird |
| Selasphorus rufus | Rufous hummingbird |
| Selasphorus sasin | Allen's hummingbird |
| Ceryle alcyon | Belted kingfisher |
| Melanerpes lewis | Lewis's woodpecker |
| Melanerpes formicivorus | Acorn woodpecker |
| Sphyrapicus ruber | Red-breasted sapsucker |
| Sphyrapicus thyroideus | Williamson's sapsucker |
| Sphyrapicus nuchalis | Red-naped sapsucker |
| Picoides pubescens | Downy woodpecker |
| Picoides villosus | Hairy woodpecker |
| Colaptes auratus | Northern flicker |
| Contopus sordidulus | Western wood-pewee |
| Empidonax traillii | Willow flycatcher |
| Empidonax hammondii | Hammond's flycatcher |
| Empidonax difficilis | Pacific slope flycatcher |
| Empidonax occidentalis | Cordilleran flycatcher |
| Sayornis nigricans | Black phoebe |
| Myiarchus cinerascens | Ash-throated flycatcher |
| Tyrannus verticalis | Western kingbird |
| Progne subis | Purple martin |
| Tachycineta bicolor | Tree swallow |
| Tachycineta thalassina | Violet-green swallow |
| Stelgidopteryx serripennis | Northern rough-winged swallow |
| Riparia riparia | Bank swallow |
| Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Cliff swallow |
| Hirundo rustica | Barn swallow |
| Cyanocitta stelleri | Steller's jay |
| Aphelocoma californica | Western scrub-jay |
| Corvus brachyrhynchos | American crow |
| Corvus corax | Common raven |
| Poecile atricapilla | Black-capped chickadee |
| Baeolophus inornatus | Oak titmouse |
| Psaltriparus minimus | Bushtit |
| Sitta canadensis | Red-breasted nuthatch |
| Sitta carolinensis | White-breasted nuthatch |
| Certhia americana | Brown creeper |
| Salpinctes obsoletus | Rock wren |
| Catherpes mexicanus | Canyon wren |
| Thryomanes bewickii | Bewick's wren |
| Troglodytes aedon | House wren |
| Troglodytes troglodytes | Winter wren |
| Cistothorus palustris | Marsh wren |
| Cinclus mexicanus | American dipper |
| Regulus calendula | Ruby-crowned kinglet |
| Polioptila caerulea | Blue-gray gnatcatcher |
| Sialia mexicana | Western bluebird |
| Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's thrush |
| Catharus guttatus | Hermit thrush |
| Turdus migratorius | American robin |
| Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar waxwing |
| Sturnus vulgaris | European starling |
| Vireo huttoni | Hutton's vireo |
| Vireo gilvus | Warbling vireo |
| Vireo olivaceus | Red-eyed vireo |
| Vireo cassinii | Cassin's vireo |
| Vermivora celata | Orange-crowned warbler |
| Vermivora ruficapilla | Nashville warbler |
| Dendroica petechia | Yellow warbler |
| Dendroica coronata | Yellow-rumped warbler |
| Dendroica nigrescens | Black-throated gray warbler |
| Seiurus noveboracensis | Northern waterthrush |
| Oporornis tolmiei | Macgillivray's warbler |
| Geothlypis trichas | Common yellowthroat |
| Wilsonia pusilla | Wilson's warbler |
| Icteria virens | Yellow-breasted chat |
| Pheucticus melanocephalus | Black-headed grosbeak |
| Passerina amoena | Lazuli bunting |
| Pipilo chlorurus | Green-tailed towhee |
| Pipilo maculatus | Spotted towhee |
| Spizella passerina | Chipping sparrow |
| Passerella iliaca | Fox sparrow |
| Melospiza melodia | Song sparrow |
| Melospiza lincolnii | Lincoln's sparrow |
| Zonotrichia leucophrys | White-crowned sparrow |
| Junco hyemalis | Dark-eyed junco |
| Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged blackbird |
| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed blackbird |
| Euphagus cyanocephalus | Brewer's blackbird |
| Molothrus ater | Brown-headed cowbird |
| Icterus galbula | Baltimore oriole |
| Icterus bullockii | Bullock's oriole |
| Carpodacus purpureus | Purple finch |
| Carpodacus mexicanus | House finch |
| Loxia curvirostra | Red crossbill |
| Carduelis psaltria | Lesser goldfinch |
| Carduelis tristis | American goldfinch |
Mammals
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia opossum |
| Sorex vagrans | Vagrant shrew |
| Sorex monticolus | Dusky shrew |
| Sorex pacificus | Pacific shrew |
| Sorex palustris | Water shrew |
| Sorex bendirii | Pacific water shrew |
| Sorex trowbridgii | Trowbridge's shrew |
| Sorex bairdi | Baird's shrew |
| Sorex sonomae | Fog shrew |
| Neurotrichus gibbsii | Shrew-mole |
| Scapanus townsendii | Townsend's mole |
| Scapanus orarius | Coast mole |
| Scapanus latimanus | Broad-footed mole |
| Myotis lucifugus | Little brown myotis |
| Myotis yumanensis | Yuma bat |
| Myotis evotis | Long-eared bat |
| Myotis thysanodes | Fringed bat |
| Myotis volans | Long-legged bat |
| Myotis californicus | California myotis |
| Lasionycteris noctivagans | Silver-haired bat |
| Eptesicus fuscus | Big brown bat |
| Lasiurus cinereus | Hoary bat |
| Corynorhinus townsendii | Townsend's big-eared bat |
| Antrozous pallidus | Pallid bat |
| Sylvilagus bachmani | Brush rabbit |
| Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern cottontail |
| Lepus americanus | Snowshoe hare |
| Lepus californicus | Black-tailed jack rabbit |
| Aplodontia rufa | Mountain beaver |
| Tamias townsendii | Townsend's chipmunk |
| Tamias senex | Allen's chipmunk |
| Tamias siskiyou | Siskiyou chipmunk |
| Spermophilus beecheyi | California ground squirrel |
| Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern gray squirrel |
| Sciurus griseus | Western gray squirrel |
| Sciurus niger | Eastern fox squirrel |
| Tamiasciurus douglasii | Douglas' squirrel |
| Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern flying squirrel |
| Thomomys bottae | Botta's pocket gopher |
| Thomomys talpoides | Northern pocket gopher |
| Thomomys mazama | Western pocket gopher |
| Thomomys bulbivorus | Camas pocket gopher |
| Dipodomys californicus | California kangaroo rat |
| Castor canadensis | American beaver |
| Reithrodontomys megalotis | Western harvest mouse |
| Peromyscus maniculatus | Deer mouse |
| Neotoma lepida | Desert woodrat |
| Neotoma fuscipes | Dusky-footed woodrat |
| Neotoma cinerea | Bushy-tailed woodrat |
| Microtus montanus | Montane vole |
| Microtus californicus | California vole |
| Microtus townsendii | Townsend's vole |
| Microtus longicaudus | Long-tailed vole |
| Microtus oregoni | Creeping vole |
| Microtus canicaudus | Gray-tailed vole |
| Microtus richardsoni | Water vole |
| Lemmiscus curtatus | Sagebrush vole |
| Ondatra zibethicus | Muskrat |
| Rattus rattus | Black rat |
| Rattus norvegicus | Norway rat |
| Mus musculus | House mouse |
| Arborimus albipes | White-footed vole |
| Zapus princeps | Western jumping mouse |
| Zapus trinotatus | Pacific jumping mouse |
| Erethizon dorsatum | Common porcupine |
| Myocastor coypus | Nutria |
| Canis latrans | Coyote |
| Vulpes vulpes | Red fox |
| Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Common gray fox |
| Ursus americanus | Black bear |
| Bassariscus astutus | Ringtail |
| Procyon lotor | Common raccoon |
| Martes americana | American marten |
| Martes pennanti | Fisher |
| Mustela erminea | Ermine |
| Mustela frenata | Long-tailed weasel |
| Mustela vison | Mink |
| Spilogale gracilis | Western spotted skunk |
| Mephitis mephitis | Striped skunk |
| Lontra canadensis | Northern river otter |
| Lynx rufus | Bobcat |
| Puma concolor | Mountain lion |
| Cervus elaphus | Elk |
| Odocoileus hemionus | Black-tailed deer |
| Odocoileus virginianus | White-tailed deer |
Reptiles
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Chrysemys picta | Painted turtle |
| Clemmys marmorata | Western pond turtle |
| Trachemys scripta | Slider |
| Elgaria coerulea | Northern alligator lizard |
| Elgaria multicarinata | Southern alligator lizard |
| Sceloporus occidentalis | Western fence lizard |
| Eumeces skiltonianus | Western skink |
| Charina bottae | Rubber boa |
| Coluber constrictor | Racer |
| Contia tenuis | Sharptail snake |
| Diadophis punctatus | Ringneck snake |
| Lampropeltis getula | Common kingsnake |
| Lampropeltis zonata | California mountain kingsnake |
| Masticophis taeniatus | Striped whipsnake |
| Pituophis catenifer | Gopher snake |
| Thamnophis elegans | Western terrestrial garter snake |
| Thamnophis ordinoides | Northwestern garter snake |
| Thamnophis sirtalis | Common garter snake |
| Thamnophis atratus | Pacific coast aquatic garter snake |
| Crotalus viridis | Western rattlesnake |
Authored by Jimmy Kagan, Information Program Manager, Institute for Natural Resources (2009)
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