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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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 | |||||||
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 | |||||
Empidonax hammondii | Hammond's Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15966 | |||||
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 | |||||
Anas crecca | Green-winged Teal | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S3N | 18419 | |||||
Setophaga magnolia | Magnolia Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18528 | |||||
Picoides villosus | Hairy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18653 | |||||
Poecile rufescens | Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18867 | |||||
Aegolius funereus | Boreal Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 19007 | ||||
Himantopus mexicanus | Black-necked Stilt | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19107 | |||||
Setophaga citrina | Hooded Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19256 | |||||
Poecile atricapillus | Black-capped Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19370 | |||||
Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19513 | |||||
Cistothorus palustris | Marsh Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 19798 | |||||
Setophaga nigrescens | Black-throated Gray Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19942 | |||||
Anatidae - Duck spp. | Unclassified Duck | Species | Bird | 93744 | |||||||
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 | |||||
Falco sparverius | American Kestrel | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16091 | |||||
Sialia mexicana | Western Bluebird | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B | 16222 | |||||
Setophaga coronata | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16356 | |||||
Charadrius montanus | Mountain Plover | Species | Bird | G3 | SNA | 16542 | |||||
Geothlypis trichas | Common Yellowthroat | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16670 | |||||
Vermivora chrysoptera | Golden-winged Warbler | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 16819 | |||||
Psaltriparus minimus | Bushtit | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16925 | |||||
Molothrus ater | Brown-headed Cowbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17230 | |||||
Spizella passerina | Chipping Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17318 | |||||
Anas querquedula | Garganey | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17448 | |||||
Chen rossii | Ross's Goose | Species | Bird | G4 | S3M | 18289 | |||||
Aix sponsa | Wood Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 18420 | |||||
Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
Buteo lagopus | Rough-legged Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 19112 | |||||
Larus glaucoides | Iceland Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19271 | |||||
Bombycilla garrulus | Bohemian Waxwing | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 19371 | |||||
Tringa melanoleuca | Greater Yellowlegs | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 19516 | |||||
Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19671 | |||||
Myadestes townsendi | Townsend's Solitaire | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19957 | |||||
Tyrannidae - Flycatcher spp. | Unclassified Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 93745 | |||||||
Icterus cucullatus | Hooded Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 617262 | |||||
Rhinocheilus lecontei | Long-nosed Snake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | 16243 | ||||
Crotalus oreganus | Western Rattlesnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 18425 | |||||
Crotaphytus bicinctores | Great Basin Collared Lizard | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 18788 | |||
Trachemys scripta | Pond Slider | Species | Reptile | G5 | SNA | 18324 | |||||
Thamnophis elegans | Terrestrial Gartersnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 16938 | |||||
Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19977 | |||||
Crotalus viridis | Prairie Rattlesnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 74348 | |||||
Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
Plestiodon skiltonianus | Western Skink | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 15879 | |||||
Thamnophis sirtalis | Common Gartersnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16152 | |||||
Sceloporus graciosus | Sagebrush Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 17478 | |||||
Opheodrys vernalis | Smooth Greensnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | SNA | 17584 | |||||
Sonora semiannulata | Western Groundsnake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S3 | 17968 | ||||
Hypsiglena chlorophaea | Desert Nightsnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 19741 | |||||
Charina bottae | Northern Rubber Boa | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 15481 | |||||
Coluber constrictor | North American Racer | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 17736 | |||||
Coluber taeniatus | Striped Whipsnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19617 | |||||
Gambelia wislizenii | Long-nosed Leopard Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16302 | |||||
Diadophis punctatus | Ring-necked Snake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 15582 | |||||
Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
Sceloporus occidentalis | Western Fence Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 20032 | |||||
Chrysemys picta | Painted Turtle | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 62042 | |||||
Phrynosoma douglasii | Pygmy Short-horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17126 | |||||
Chelydra serpentina | Snapping Turtle | Species | Reptile | G5 | SNA | 18060 | |||||
Pituophis catenifer | Gophersnake | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 17540 | |||||
Elgaria coerulea | Northern Alligator Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19008 | |||||
Phrynosoma hernandesi | Greater Short-horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S3 | 19825 | |||||
Urocitellus elegans | Wyoming Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5T4 | S3 | 16823 | |||||
Urocitellus canus vigilis | Subspecies | Mammal | 1879737 | ||||||||
Peromyscus crinitus | Canyon Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17131 | |||||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Myotis thysanodes | Fringed Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 15598 | |||
Taxidea taxus | American Badger | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16549 | |||||
Urocitellus mollis | Piute Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S4 | 16824 | ||||
Urocitellus mollis mollis | Subspecies | Mammal | 1879738 | ||||||||
Microtus longicaudus | Long-tailed Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17140 | |||||
Microtus richardsoni | North American Water Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17238 | |||||
Perognathus longimembris | Little Pocket Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S1 | 17457 | |||||
Dipodomys ordii | Ord's Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17926 | |||||
Felis catus | Domestic Cat | Species | Mammal | GNA | 18225 | ||||||
Spilogale gracilis | Western Spotted Skunk | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18543 | |||||
Urocitellus beldingi | Belding's Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18682 | |||||
Sorex nanus | Dwarf Shrew | Species | Mammal | G4 | S2 | 18888 |