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Ch 3: Lists of endangered and threatened wildlife

Threatened wildlife in New York

See the DEC website for updates   Amphibians | Reptiles | Birds | Mammals | Endangered species

Amphibians:

Species Scientific name Extirpated in New York Also a federally threatened species
None listed

Reptiles:

Species Scientific name Extirpated in New York Also a federally threatened species
Blanding's turtle Emydoidea blandingii
Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas Y
Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta Y
Fence lizard Sceloporus undulatus
Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus

Birds:

Species Scientific name Extirpated in New York Also a federally threatened species
Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Y
Northern harrier Circus cyaneus
King rail Rallus elegans
Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
Common tern Sterna hirundo
Least tern Sterna antillarum
Sedge wren Cistothorus platensis
Henslow's sparrow Ammodramus henslowii

Mammals:

Species Scientific name Extirpated in New York Also a federally threatened species
Canada lynx Lynx canadensis Y Y

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