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Species outlined and classified in IDAPA

"These rules establish the classification and protection of wildlife including big game animals, upland game animals, game birds, game fish, fur-bearing animals, protected non-game species, and unprotected wildlife. These rules reflect that Section 36-201, Idaho Code, classifies predatory wildlife"

IDAPA [13.01.06]

You can read more in IDAPA [13.01.06]: Rules Governing Classification and Protection of Wildlife


IDAPA Class
Species State Rank Global Rank SWAP Status ESA IDAPA Class
Accipiter cooperii (Cooper's Hawk) S4 G5 Protected Nongame
Podiceps grisegena (Red-necked Grebe) S2B G5 Protected Nongame
Crotalus viridis (Prairie Rattlesnake) S3 G5 Predatory
Lagopus leucura (White-tailed Ptarmigan) SNA G5 Protected Nongame
Spinus tristis (American Goldfinch) S5 G5 Protected Nongame
Setophaga virens (Black-throated Green Warbler) SNA G5 Protected Nongame
Megascops kennicottii (Western Screech-Owl) S4 G4G5 Protected Nongame
Myotis velifer (Cave Myotis) SNA G4G5 Protected Nongame
Cypseloides niger (Black Swift) S2B G4 SGCN Protected Nongame
Myotis volans (Long-legged Myotis) S3 G4G5 SGIN Protected Nongame
Pica hudsonia (Black-billed Magpie) S5 G5 Protected Nongame
Loxia leucoptera (White-winged Crossbill) S3 G5 Protected Nongame
Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull) S3B,S5N G5 SGCN Protected Nongame
Gulo gulo (Wolverine) S1 G4 SGCN Threatened Protected Nongame
Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Williamson's Sapsucker) S4B G5 Protected Nongame
Molothrus ater (Brown-headed Cowbird) S5B G5 Protected Nongame
Aegolius funereus (Boreal Owl) S1 G5 SGIN Protected Nongame
Neotamias ruficaudus (Red-tailed Chipmunk) S4 G4G5 Protected Nongame
Setophaga occidentalis (Hermit Warbler) SNA G4G5 Protected Nongame
Strix nebulosa (Great Gray Owl) S3 G5 SGCN Protected Nongame