Canyon Critters

Canyon Critters Species List (≥90 species recorded)

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Vertebrates (≥83 species recorded)

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Birds (≥36 species recorded)

common name	scientific name
American Robin	Turdus migratorius
Black and White Warbler	Mniotilta varia
Black Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans
Black-throated Gray Warbler	Setophaga nigrescens
Black-throated Sparrow	Amphispiza bilineata
Bushtit	Psaltriparus minimus
Canyon Wren	Catherpes mexicanus
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
Gambel's Quail	Callipepla gambelii
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis
Greater Roadrunner	Geococcyx californianus
Green-tailed Towhee	Pipilo chlorurus
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus
House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus
Juniper Titmouse	Baeolophus ridgwayi
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus
Red-Tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
Rock Wren	Salpinctes obsoletus
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus
Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura
Western Bluebird	Sialia mexicana
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata

Mammals (≥23 species recorded)

common name	scientific name
Bighorn Sheep	Ovis canadensis
Black-tailed Jackrabbit	Lepus californicus
Bobcat	Lynx rufus
Chipmunk	Tamiina spp.
Cottontail Rabbit	Sylvilagus spp.
Coyote	Canis latrans
Deer Mouse	Peromyscus spp.
Domestic Cat	Felis catus domesticus
Domestic Dog	Canis lupus familiaris
Elk	Cervus canadensis
Feral Horse	Equus caballus
Gray Fox	Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Human	Homo sapiens
Kangaroo Rat	Dipodomys spp.
Mountain Lion	Puma concolor
Mule Deer	Odocoileus hemionus
Raccoon	Procyon lotor
Ringtail	Bassariscus astutus
Rock Squirrel	Otospermophilus variegatus
Spotted Skunk	Spilogale gracilis
Striped Skunk	Mephetis mephetis
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel	Ammospermophilus leucurus
Woodrat	Neotoma spp.

Reptiles (≥24 species recorded)

common name	scientific name
common name	scientific name
Common Chuckwalla	Sauromalus ater
Common Side-bloched Lizard	Uta stansburiana
Desert Horned Lizard	Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Desert Night Lizard	Xantusia vigilis
Desert Spiny Lizard	Sceloporus magister
Eastern Collared Lizard	Crotaphytus collaris
Geckos	Gekkota
Gila Monster	Heloderma suspectum
Great Basin Collared Lizard	Crotaphytus bicinctores
Great Basin Fence Lizard	Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Lesser Earless Lizard	Holbrookia maculata
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard	Gambelia wislizenii
Ornate Tree Lizard	Urosaurus ornatus
Pai Striped Whiptail	Aspidoscelis pai
Plateau Fence Lizard	Sceloporus tristichus
Plateau Striped Whiptail	Aspidoscelis velox
Sagebrush Lizard	Sceloporus graciosus
Short-Horned Lizard	Phrynosoma hernandesi
Skinks	Scincidae
Striped Whipsnake	Masticophis taeniatus
Tiger Salamander	Ambystoma tigrinum
Tiger Whiptail	Aspidoscelis tigris
Yellow-Backed Spiny Lizard	Sceloporus uniformis
Zebra-tailed Lizard	Callisaurus draconoides

Invertebrates (≥8 species recorded)

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Arthropods (≥2 species recorded)

common name	scientific name
Harvestmen	Opiliones
Tarantula	Theraphosidae

Insects (≥6 species recorded)

common name	scientific name
Checkered White Butterfly	Pontia protodice
Darkling Beetle	Eleodes obscurus
Orange Tip Butterfly	Anthocharis cardamines
Red Admiral Butterfly	Vanessa atalanta
Swallotail Butterfly	Papilionidae
Variegated Fritillary Butterfly	Euptoieta claudia