Species Conservation Status
The Idaho Fish and Wildlife Information System tracks species that are identified as having special conservation status in the following lists.
- BLM - Bureau of Land Management Sensitive Species of Special Concern
- USESA - United States Endangered Species Act
- USFS1 - US Forest Service Northern Region Sensitive Species
- USFS4 - US Forest Service Intermountain Region Sensitive Species
- GRank - Global Species Rank learn more
- SRank - State Species Rank learn more
- SGCN - Species of Greatest Conservation need identified in the Idaho State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP)
- IDAPA - Classification of wildlife defined in IDAPA 13.01.06
Scientific Name | Common Name | Taxa | Category | USESA | BLM | USFS1 | USFS4 | GRank | SRank | SGCN | ID |
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Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
Oporornis agilis | Connecticut Warbler | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 616720 | |||||
Tyrannus forficatus | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15341 | |||||
Spizella breweri | Brewer's Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4B | 15831 | ||||
Toxostoma curvirostre | Curve-billed Thrasher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15944 | |||||
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | Common Poorwill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 16426 | |||||
Leucophaeus pipixcan | Franklin's Gull | Species | Bird | G4G5 | S3B | Tier 3 | 16522 | ||||
Butorides virescens | Green Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16901 | |||||
Piranga rubra | Summer Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17083 | |||||
Zonotrichia albicollis | White-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17284 | |||||
Tyrannus tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17425 | |||||
Gallinago delicata | Wilson's Snipe | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N,S4B | 17532 | |||||
Limosa haemastica | Hudsonian Godwit | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 17742 | |||||
Passerculus sandwichensis | Savannah Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17889 | |||||
Corvus corax | Common Raven | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18042 | |||||
Leucosticte tephrocotis | Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18169 | |||||
Sialia currucoides | Mountain Bluebird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18274 | |||||
Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 18395 | ||
Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18752 | |||||
Anas americana | American Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 18845 | |||||
Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18980 | |||||
Troglodytes aedon | House Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19194 | |||||
Aphelocoma californica | Western Scrub-Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 19360 | |||||
Vermivora cyanoptera | Blue-winged Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19471 | |||||
Setophaga townsendi | Townsend's Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19626 | |||||
Colaptes auratus | Northern Flicker | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19793 | |||||
Chroicocephalus philadelphia | Bonaparte's Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 19920 | |||||
Scolopacidae - Sandpiper spp. | Unclassified Sandpiper | Species | Bird | 93736 | |||||||
Loxia sinesciuris | Cassia Crossbill | Population | Bird | S1 | Tier 2 | 1344926 | |||||
Sayornis saya | Say's Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15345 | |||||
Glaucidium gnoma | Northern Pygmy-Owl | Species | Bird | G4G5 | S3 | 15515 | |||||
Accipiter cooperii | Cooper's Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 15590 | |||||
Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
Tyto alba | Barn Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 15833 | |||||
Cyanocitta cristata | Blue Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16060 | |||||
Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16214 | |||||
Rhynchophanes mccownii | Thick-billed Longspur | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 16433 | |||||
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Cliff Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16527 | |||||
Chen caerulescens | Snow Goose or Blue Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | S5M | 16626 | |||||
Calidris alba | Sanderling | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16902 | |||||
Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17088 | |||||
Passerina amoena | Lazuli Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17534 | |||||
Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17749 | |||||
Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Red-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17890 | |||||
Salpinctes obsoletus | Rock Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18048 | |||||
Pipilo chlorurus | Green-tailed Towhee | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4B | 18275 | ||||
Hirundo rustica | Barn Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18406 | |||||
Setophaga fusca | Blackburnian Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18518 | |||||
Larus glaucoides thayeri | Thayer's Gull | Subspecies | Bird | G5T5 | SNA | 18636 | |||||
Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 | |
Dumetella carolinensis | Gray Catbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18849 | |||||
Larus argentatus | Herring Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 18996 | |||||
Melospiza lincolnii | Lincoln's Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19196 | |||||
Gallinula galeata | Common Gallinule | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19361 | |||||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Rallus limicola | Virginia Rail | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N,S3B | 19936 | |||||
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20030 | |||||
Aythya - Scaup spp. | Unclassified Scaup | Species | Bird | 93737 | |||||||
Empidonax occidentalis | Cordilleran Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15360 | |||||
Cyanocitta stelleri | Steller's Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 15519 | |||||
Larus delawarensis | Ring-billed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | Tier 3 Breeding population only | 15595 | ||||
Cygnus olor | Mute Swan | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15835 | |||||
Empidonax hammondii | Hammond's Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15966 | |||||
Bucephala clangula | Common Goldeneye | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 16070 | |||||
Melanitta americana | Black Scoter | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16216 | |||||
Cypseloides niger | Black Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 16351 | ||
Lanius excubitor | Northern Shrike | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 16436 | |||||
Limosa fedoa | Marbled Godwit | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 16536 | |||||
Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16646 | |||||
Charadrius nivosus | Snowy Plover | Species | Bird | G3 | SNA | 16779 | |||||
Haematopus palliatus | American Oystercatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17216 | |||||
Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17301 | |||||
Setophaga tigrina | Cape May Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17429 | |||||
Sphyrapicus ruber | Red-breasted Sapsucker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17912 | |||||
Branta bernicla | Brant | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18058 | |||||
Toxostoma rufum | Brown Thrasher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18183 | |||||
Meleagris gallopavo | Wild Turkey | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18410 | |||||
Archilochus alexandri | Black-chinned Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18520 | |||||
Grus canadensis | Sandhill Crane | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B | Tier 3 | 18640 | ||||
Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B,S1N | 18755 | |||||
Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
Empidonax minimus | Least Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19368 | |||||
Cygnus columbianus | Tundra Swan | Species | Bird | G5 | S4M,S4N | 19507 | |||||
Xema sabini | Sabine's Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19941 | |||||
Anas - Teal spp. | Unclassified Teal | Species | Bird | 93740 | |||||||
Gavia adamsii | Yellow-billed Loon | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15363 | |||||
Aythya fuligula | Tufted Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15522 | |||||
Larus brachyrhynchus | Short-billed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15597 | |||||
Tringa semipalmata | Willet | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B | 15736 | |||||
Strix nebulosa | Great Gray Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15848 | |||
Poecile gambeli | Mountain Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16220 | |||||
Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
Charadrius vociferus | Killdeer | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 16540 | |||||
Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16813 | |||||
Calidris minutilla | Least Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 16922 | |||||
Lagopus leucura | White-tailed Ptarmigan | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17222 | |||||
Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 17303 | ||||
Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
Buteo regalis | Ferruginous Hawk | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S3B | Tier 2 | 17654 | |||
Contopus sordidulus | Western Wood-Pewee | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18287 |