Animals, Plants, & Natural Communities
Rare Birds

Includes species on the Natural Heritage Inventory Working List, as well as Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). See the Working List Key for an explanation of the column headings. Note: species with a "W" under Actively Tracked by NHI are "Watch List" species; data collected for these species are not currently stored in the NHI database.

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Scientific Name	Common Name	Global Rank	State Rank	Federal STATUS	WI STATUS	SGCN	Actively Tracked by NHI
Accipiter gentilis	Northern Goshawk	G5	S2B,S2N		SC/M	Y	Y
Aechmophorus occidentalis	Western Grebe	G5	S1B		SC/M		Y
Ammodramus henslowii	Henslow's Sparrow	G4	S3B		THR	Y	Y
Ammodramus leconteii	Le Conte's Sparrow	G4	S2S3B		SC/M	Y	Y
Ammodramus nelsoni	Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow	G5	S1B		SC/M	Y	Y
Ammodramus savannarum	Grasshopper Sparrow	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	G5	S1B		SC/M		Y
Anas discors	Blue-winged Teal	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Anas rubripes	American Black Duck	G5	S2B		SC/M	Y	Y
Ardea alba	Great Egret	G5	S2B		THR	Y	Y
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron	G5	S4B		SC/M		W
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	G5	S1B		SC/M	Y	Y
Asio otus	Long-eared Owl	G5	S2B		SC/M		Y
Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	G5	S3N		SC/M	Y	W
Aythya americana	Redhead	G5	S2B		SC/M	Y	Y
Aythya valisineria	Canvasback	G5	S3N		SC/M	Y	W
Bartramia longicauda	Upland Sandpiper	G5	S2B		SC/M	Y	Y
Botaurus lentiginosus	American Bittern	G4	S3B		SC/M	Y	Y
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	G5	S1B		SC/M		Y
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	G5	S2B		SC/M		Y
Buteo lineatus	Red-shouldered Hawk	G5	S3S4B,S1N		THR	Y	Y
Calidris alpina	Dunlin	G5	S4N		SC/M	Y	W
Caprimulgus vociferus	Whip-poor-will	G5	S3B		SC/M	Y	W
Catharus fuscescens	Veery	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson's Thrush	G5	S2B		SC/M		Y
Charadrius melodus	Piping Plover	G3	S1	LE	END	Y	Y
Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	G4	S2B		SC/M	Y	Y
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	G5	S2B		SC/M	Y	Y
Circus cyaneus	Northern Harrier	G5	S3B,S2N		SC/M	Y	W
Cistothorus platensis	Sedge Wren	G5	S4B		SC/M		W
Coccyzus americanus	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	G5	S3B		SC/M	Y	Y
Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Black-billed Cuckoo	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Colinus virginianus	Northern Bobwhite	G5	S3B		SC/M	Y	Y
Contopus cooperi	Olive-sided Flycatcher	G4	S2B		SC/M	Y	Y
Coturnicops noveboracensis	Yellow Rail	G4	S1B		THR	Y	Y
Cygnus buccinator	Trumpeter Swan	G4	S4B		SC/M	Y	Y
Dendroica caerulescens	Black-throated Blue Warbler	G5	S3B		SC/M	Y	Y
Dendroica cerulea	Cerulean Warbler	G4	S2S3B		THR	Y	Y
Dendroica dominica	Yellow-throated Warbler	G5	S1B		END	Y	Y
Dendroica kirtlandii	Kirtland's Warbler	G1	S1	LE	SC/FL	Y	Y
Dendroica tigrina	Cape May Warbler	G5	S3B		SC/M		Y
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Bobolink	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Egretta thula	Snowy Egret	G5	S1B		END	Y	Y
Empidonax flaviventris	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	G5	S4B		SC/M		W
Empidonax minimus	Least Flycatcher	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Empidonax traillii	Willow Flycatcher	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Empidonax virescens	Acadian Flycatcher	G5	S3B		THR	Y	Y
Euphagus carolinus	Rusty Blackbird	G4	SNA		SC/M	Y	W
Falcipennis canadensis	Spruce Grouse	G5	S1S2B,S1S2N		THR	Y	Y
Falco columbarius	Merlin	G5	S3B,S2N		SC/M		W
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	G4	S1S2B		END	Y	Y
Gallinula chloropus	Common Moorhen	G5	S2B		SC/M		Y
Gavia immer	Common Loon	G5	S3S4B		SC/M		W
Grus americana	Whooping Crane	G1	SXB	LE, XN	SC/FL	Y
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle	G5	S4B,S2N		SC/P	Y	Y
Helmitheros vermivorus	Worm-eating Warbler	G5	S1B		END	Y	Y
Hylocichla mustelina	Wood Thrush	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Icteria virens	Yellow-breasted Chat	G5	S2B		SC/M		Y
Ixobrychus exilis	Least Bittern	G5	S3B		SC/M		Y
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike	G4	S1B		END	Y	Y
Larus marinus	Great Black-backed Gull	G5	S1B		SC/M		Y
Larus minutus	Little Gull	G5	S1?B		SC/M		Y
Larus philadelphia	Bonaparte's Gull	G5	SNA		SC/M		Y
Laterallus jamaicensis	Black Rail	G4	SNA		SC/M		W
Limnodromus griseus	Short-billed Dowitcher	G5	S4N		SC/M	Y	W
Limosa fedoa	Marbled Godwit	G5	S2S3N		SC/M	Y	Y
Limosa haemastica	Hudsonian Godwit	G4	S2S3N		SC/M	Y	Y
Loxia curvirostra	Red Crossbill	G5	S2?B		SC/M	Y	W
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Red-headed Woodpecker	G5	S3B		SC/M	Y	W
Numenius phaeopus	Whimbrel	G5	S2S3N		SC/M	Y	Y
Nyctanassa violacea	Yellow-crowned Night-heron	G5	S1B		THR	Y	Y
Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-heron	G5	S2B		SC/M		Y
Oporornis agilis	Connecticut Warbler	G4	S2S3B		SC/M	Y	Y
Oporornis formosus	Kentucky Warbler	G5	S1S2B		THR	Y	Y
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	Y
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	American White Pelican	G3	S1B,S1N		SC/M		Y
Perisoreus canadensis	Gray Jay	G5	S3B		SC/M		W
Phalaropus tricolor	Wilson's Phalarope	G5	S1B		SC/M	Y	Y
Picoides arcticus	Black-backed Woodpecker	G5	S2B		SC/M	Y	Y
Pluvialis dominica	American Golden Plover	G5	S3N		SC/M	Y	Y
Podiceps auritus	Horned Grebe	G5	S4N		SC/M	Y	W
Podiceps grisegena	Red-necked Grebe	G5	S1B		END	Y	Y
Poecile hudsonica	Boreal Chickadee	G5	S2S3B		SC/M	Y	Y
Pooecetes gramineus	Vesper Sparrow	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Progne subis	Purple Martin	G5	S4S5B		SC/M		W
Protonotaria citrea	Prothonotary Warbler	G5	S3B		SC/M	Y	Y
Rallus elegans	King Rail	G4	S1B		SC/M	Y	Y
Regulus calendula	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	G5	S3B		SC/M		W
Scolopax minor	American Woodcock	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Seiurus motacilla	Louisiana Waterthrush	G5	S3B		SC/M	Y	Y
Spiza americana	Dickcissel	G5	S3B		SC/M	Y	Y
Spizella pusilla	Field Sparrow	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Sterna caspia	Caspian Tern	G5	S1B,S2N		END	Y	Y
Sterna forsteri	Forster's Tern	G5	S1B		END	Y	Y
Sterna hirundo	Common Tern	G5	S1B,S2N		END	Y	Y
Strix nebulosa	Great Gray Owl	G5	S1B		SC/M		Y
Sturnella magna	Eastern Meadowlark	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Sturnella neglecta	Western Meadowlark	G5	S2B		SC/M	Y	Y
Surnia ulula	Northern Hawk Owl	G5	SNA		SC/M		W
Thryothorus ludovicianus	Carolina Wren	G5	S1B		SC/M		W
Toxostoma rufum	Brown Thrasher	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Tringa solitaria	Solitary Sandpiper	G5	S4N		SC/M	Y	W
Tryngites subruficollis	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	G4	S3N		SC/M	Y	W
Tympanuchus cupido	Greater Prairie-chicken	G4	S1B,S2N		THR	Y	Y
Tympanuchus phasianellus	Sharp-tailed Grouse	G4	S1B,S2N		SC/M	Y	Y
Tyrannus verticalis	Western Kingbird	G5	SNA		SC/M		W
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	G5	S1B,S1N		END	Y	Y
Vermivora chrysoptera	Golden-winged Warbler	G4	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Vermivora pinus	Blue-winged Warbler	G5	S4B		SC/M	Y	W
Vermivora ruficapilla	Nashville Warbler	G5	S4?		SC/M		W
Vireo bellii	Bell's Vireo	G5	S2B		THR	Y	Y
Vireo griseus	White-eyed Vireo	G5	SNA		SC/M		W
Vireo philadelphicus	Philadelphia Vireo	G5	SUB		SC/M		W
Wilsonia canadensis	Canada Warbler	G5	S3B		SC/M	Y	Y
Wilsonia citrina	Hooded Warbler	G5	S2S3B		THR	Y	Y
Wilsonia pusilla	Wilson's Warbler	G5	SUB		SC/M		W