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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
Podiceps auritus (Horned Grebe) S2N G5 Protected Nongame
Haemorhous purpureus (Purple Finch) SNA G5 Protected Nongame
Stercorarius pomarinus (Pomarine Jaeger) SNA G5 Protected Nongame
Setophaga castanea (Bay-breasted Warbler) SNA G5 Protected Nongame
Larus brachyrhynchus (Short-billed Gull) SNA G5 Protected Nongame
Thamnophis sirtalis (Common Gartersnake) S4 G5 SGCN Protected Nongame
Zonotrichia leucophrys (White-crowned Sparrow) S5 G5 Protected Nongame
Poecile rufescens (Chestnut-backed Chickadee) S5 G5 Protected Nongame
Quiscalus quiscula (Common Grackle) S1B G5 Protected Nongame
Tyrannus forficatus (Scissor-tailed Flycatcher) SNA G5 Protected Nongame
Cardellina pusilla (Wilson's Warbler) S4B G5 SGCN Protected Nongame
Ardea alba (Great Egret) S2B G5 Protected Nongame
Calidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper) S2M G5 Protected Nongame
Zonotrichia atricapilla (Golden-crowned Sparrow) SNA G5 Protected Nongame
Falco rusticolus (Gyrfalcon) SNA G5 Protected Nongame
Colaptes auratus (Northern Flicker) S5 G5 Protected Nongame
Urocitellus endemicus (Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel) S2 G1 SGCN Protected Nongame
Selasphorus platycercus (Broad-tailed Hummingbird) S5B G5 Protected Nongame
Myotis thysanodes (Fringed Myotis) S3 G4 SGIN Protected Nongame
Gulo gulo (Wolverine) S1 G4 SGCN Threatened Protected Nongame