Connecticut Endangered and Threatened Species Fact Sheets

Connecticut Endangered and Threatened Species Fact Sheets

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Endangered Mammals

Least Shrew       (Least ShrewPDF)

Endangered Birds

American Bittern                   (American BitternPDF)
Common Moorhen               (Common MoorhenPDF)
Grasshopper Sparrow         (Grasshopper sparrowPDF)
King Rail  (King RailPDF)
Long-eared Owl                  (long eared owlPDF)
Northern Harrier                  (Northern HarrierPDF)
Pied-billed Grebe                (pied billed grebePDF)
Red-headed Woodpecker      (Red headed woodpeckerPDF)
Roseate Tern                      (Roseate TernPDF)
Sedge Wren                       (sedge wrenPDF)
Sharp-shinned Hawk         (sharp shinned hawkPDF)
Upland Sandpiper             (upland sandpiperPDF)
Vesper Sparrow                 (vesper sparrowPDF)
Yellow-breasted Chat         (yellow breasted chatPDF)

Endangered Reptiles

Bog Turtle                                  (Bog turtlePDF)
Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle          (Atlantic Ridley sea turtlePDF)
Leatherback Sea Turtle              (leatherback sea turtlePDF)
Timber Rattlesnake                    (Timber rattlesnakePDF)

Endangered Amphibians

Blue-spotted Salamander (diploid populations)      (Blue-spotted SalamanderPDF)
Eastern Spadefoot                                                  (Eastern SpadefootPDF)

Endangered Invertebrates

Puritan Tiger Beetle        (Puritan Tiger BeetlePDF)

Threatened Birds

Bald Eagle                  (Bald EaglePDF)
Great Egret                (Great EgretPDF)
Least Bittern               (Least BitternPDF)
Least Tern                   (Least TernPDF)
Peregrine Falcon         (Peregrine FalconPDF)
Piping Plover               (piping ploverPDF)
Short-eared Owl          (short eared owlPDF)
Snowy Egret                (snowy egretPDF)

Threatened Reptiles

Atlantic Green Sea Turtle            (Atlantic Green Sea TurtlePDF)
Five-lined Skink                            (Five-lined SkinkPDF)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle                (Loggerhead Sea TurtlePDF)

Threatened Amphibians

Northern Slimy Salamander            (Northern Slimy SalamanderPDF)
Northern Spring Salamander          (Northern Spring SalamanderPDF)

Special Concern Birds

Purple Martin  (Purple MartinPDF)

Special Concern Reptiles

Common Ribbonsnake                     (Common RibbonsnakePDF)
Eastern Box Turtle                            (Eastern Box TurtlePDF)
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake               (Eastern Hog-nosed SnakePDF)
Northern Diamondback Terrapin    (Northern Diamondback TerrapinPDF)
Spotted Turtle                                   (Spotted TurtlePDF)
Wood Turtle                                      (Wood TurtlePDF)

Special Concern Amphibians

Blue-spotted Salamander "complex"     (Blue-spotted SalamanderPDF)
Jefferson Salamander                               (Jefferson SalamanderPDF)
Mudpuppy                                                  (MudpuppyPDF)