Ouachita River Preserve Animal Species List - Updated 23 January 2009.
Table 1. List of dragonfly species identified (2).
Scientific name Common name Source
Order: Odonata:
Family: Aeshnidae: Anax junius common green darner 1
Family: Libellulidae: Libellula lydia common white-tail dragonfly 1
Table 2. List of butterfly species identified (15).
Scientific name Common name Source
Order: Lepidoptera:
Family: Papilionidae: Eurytides marcellus zebra swallowtail 1
Papilio polyxenes black swallowtail 1
Family: Pieridae: Pontia protodice checkered white 1
Colais philodice clouded sulphur 1
Eurema lisa little yellow 1
Family: Lycaenidae: Calycopis cecrops red-banded hairstreak 1
Everes comyntas eastern-tailed blue 1
Family: Nymphalidae: Phyciodes tharos pearl crescent 1
Nymphalis antiopa mourning cloak 2
Junonia coenia common buckeye 1
Limenitis arthemis astyanax red-spotted purple 1
Asterocampa celtis hackberry emperor 1
Enodia anthedon northern pearly-eye 2
Megisto cymela little wood-satyr 1
Family: Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus silver-spotted skipper 1
Table 3. List of mussel species identified (1).
Scientific name Common name Source
Order: Veneroida:
Family: Corbiculidae: Corbicula fluminea Asian clam 1
Table 4. List of amphibian species identified (1).
Scientific name Common name Source
Order: Anura:
Family: Hylidae: Hyla crysoclis/versicolor gray treefrog 1
Table 4. List of reptile species identified (3).
Scientific name Common name Source
Order: Testudines:
Family: Polychrotidae: Anolis carolinensis carolinensis northern green anole 1
Family: Emydidae: Terrapene carolina triunguis three-toed box turtle 1
Order: Squamata:
Family: Colubridae: Lampropeltis getula holbrooki speckled kingsnake 1
Table 5. List of bird species identified (41).
Scientific name Common name Resident status Source
Order: Galliformes:
Family: Phasianidae: Meleagris gallopavo wild turkey Pr 1
Order: Ciconiiformes:
Family: Ardeidae: Ardea herodias great blue heron Pr 1
Family: Cathartidae: Carthartes aura turkey vulture Pr 1
Order: Falconiformes:
Family: Accipitridae: Haliaeetus leucocephalus bald eagle W 3
Buteo lineatus red-shouldered hawk Pr 1
Buteo jamaicensis red-tailed hawk Pr 3
Order: Columbiformes:
Family: Columbidae: Zenaida macroura mourning dove Pr 1
Order: Cuculiformes:
Family: Cuculidae: Coccyzus americanus yellow-billed cuckoo B 1
Order: Piciformes:
Family: Picidae: Melanerpes carolinus red-bellied woodpecker Pr 3
Picoides pubescens downy woodpecker Pr 3
Colaptes auratus northern flicker Pr 3
Dryocopus pileatus pileated woodpecker Pr 1
Order: Passeriformes:
Family: Tyrannidae: Contopus virens eastern wood-pewee B 1
Emphidonax virescens Acadian flycatcher B 1
Sayornis phoebe eastern phoebe Pr 1
Myiarchus crinitis great crested flycatcher B 1
Family: Vireonidae: Vireo griseus white-eyed vireo B 1
Vireo olivaceus red-eyed vireo B 1
Family: Corvidae: Cyanocitta cristata blue jay Pr 3
Corvus brachyrhynchos American crow Pr 1
Family: Hirundinidae: Hirundo rustica barn swallow B 1
Family: Paridae Poecile carolinensis Carolina chickadee Pr 3
Family: Troglodytidae: Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina wren Pr 3
Family: Regulidae: Regulus calendula ruby-crowned kinglet W 3
Family: Sylviidae: Polioptila caerula blue-gray gnatcatcher B 1
Family: Turdidae: Sialia sialis eastern bluebird Pr 1
Turdus migratorius American robin Pr 3
Family: Mimidae: Toxostoma rufum brown thraser Pr 1
Family: Parulidae: Parula americana northern parula B 1
Dendroica coronata yellow-rumped warbler W 3
Protonotaria citrea prothonotary warbler B 1
Oporornis formosus Kentucky warbler B 1
Geothlypis trichas common yellowthroat B 1
Wilsonia citrina hooded warbler B 1
Family: Thraupidae: Piranga rubra summer tanager B 1
Family: Eberizidae: Passerella iliaca fox sparrow W 3
Zonotrichia albicollis white-throated sparrow W 3
Junco hyemalis dark-eyed junco W 3
Family: Cardinalidae: Cardinalis cardinalis northern cardinal Pr 1
Passerina cyanea indigo bunting B 1
Family: Fringilldae: Carduelis tristis American goldfinch Pr 3
Pr = Permanent resident
B = Breeding
W = Wintering
M = Migrant
Sr = Summer resident (not breeding)
Table 6. List of mammal species identified (7).
Scientific name Common name Source
Order: Edentata:
Family: Dasypodiae: Dasypus novemcinctus nine-banded armadillo 3
Order: Rodentia:
Family: Sciuridae: Sciurus carolinensis carolinenis eastern gray squirrel 1
Family: Castoridae: Castor canadensis American beaver 1
Order: Carnivora:
Family: Ursidae: Ursus americanus black bear 1
Family: Suidae: Sus scorfa feral hog 1
Order: Artiodactyla:
Family: Cervidae: Odocoileus virginianu white-tailed deer 1
Order:
Family: Homidae: Homo sapiens sapiens people 1
Source:
1 = Scott Simon, Roger Mangham, Rick Evans, Charlie Tomas, Elaine and Clayborne Deming, and Douglas Zollner, site visit, 8 June 2007.
2 = Dedication, 17 May 2008 site visit.
3 = Roger Mangham and D. Zollner, monitoring visit, 23 January 2009.
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