Habitats and Sensitive Wildlife Species of the Venturariver Watershed

Habitats and Sensitive Wildlife Species of the VenturaRiver Watershed

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Special-Status Wildlife Species Known and Potentially Occurring in the VenturaRiver Basin
Species / Status / Known or Potential Occurrence
FISH
Southern Steelhead
(Oncorhynchus mykiss) / FE, CSC / Known throughout the VenturaRiver, Matilija Creek, and other tributary waters of the VenturaRiver
Tidewater goby
(Eucyclogobius newberryi) / FE, CSC / Known from the mouth of the VenturaRiver to two miles upstream
Arroyo chub
(Gila orcutti)) / CSC, FSS / Known throughout the VenturaRiver
AMPHIBIANS
California red-legged frog
(Rana aurora draytonii) / FT, CSC, FSS / Known from several locations within the lower watershed
Western spadefoot toad
(Scaphiopus hammondii)) / FSC, CSC / Known from the VenturaRiver near the Oak View area
REPTILES
Southwestern pond turtle
(Clemmys marmorata pallida) / FSC, CSC, FSS / Known from several locations within the VenturaRiver Basin
Californiahorned lizard
(Phrynosoma coronatum frontale) / CSC / Observed in the VenturaRiver Basin
Silvery legless lizard
(Anniella pulchra pulchra) / FSC, CSC, FSS / Known from the coastal dunes near the mouth of the VenturaRiver
Coastal western whiptail
(Cnemidophorus tigris multiscutatus) / FSC, CSC / Observed within the VenturaRiver Basin
Two-striped garter snake
(Thamnophis hammondii) / CSC, FSS / Observed within the VenturaRiver Basin
BIRDS
California brown pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) / DFGFP / Estuarine, Marine
Common loon
(Gavia immer) / CSC / Estuarine, Marine
Western snowy plover
(Charadrius alexandrinus) / FT, CSC / Estuarine, Marine, Sand Dunes
Black tern
(Chlidonias niger) / CSC / Lacustrine, Palustrine, Estuarine, Marine
California least tern
(Sterna antillarum browni) / FE, SE, DFGFP / Estuarine, Marine, Sand Dunes
Great egret
(Ardea alba) / CDFS / Riverine, Palustrine, Estuarine, Marine, Grassland
Great blue heron
(Ardea herodias) / CDFS / Riverine, Palustrine, Estuarine, Marine, Grassland
California condor
(Gymnogyps californianus) / FE, SE, CDFS, DFGFP / Grassland, Scrub,Chaparral, Woodland
Northern harrier
(Circus cyaneus) / CSC / Palustrine, Grassland, Scrub
White-tailed kite
(Elanus leucurus) / DFGFP / Palustrine, Grassland, Scrub
American peregrine falcon
(Falco peregrinus anatum) / DFGFP / Palustrine, Estuarine,Grassland, Scrub
Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus) / CDFS / Lacustrine, Riverine, Estuarine, Woodland
Western yellow-billed cuckoo
(Coccyzus americanus occidentalis) / SE, FSS / Observed within the VenturaRiver Basin
Short-eared owl
(Asio jlammeus) / CSC / Palustrine, Grassland
Burrowing owl
(Athene cunicularia) / CSC / Grassland, Scrub Chaparral, Woodland
Black swift
(Cypseloides niger) / CSC / Riverine, Palustrine
Vaux’s swift
(Chaetura vauxi) / CSC / Woodland
Olive-sided flycatcher
(Contopus copperi) / CSC, FSS, FWSMC / Observed within the VenturaRiver Basin
Southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus) / FE, SE / Palustrine: Potential nesting and foraging riparian habitat, but not observed
Loggerhead shrike
(Lanius ludovicianus) / CSC / Palustrine, Grassland, Scrub Chaparral, Woodland
Least Bell’s vireo
(Vireo bellii pusillus) / FE, SE / Palustrine
Purple martin
(Progne subis) / CSC / Palustrine, Grassland, Woodland
Bank swallow
(Riparia riparia) / ST / Lacustrine, Riverine, Palustrine
Yellow warbler
(Dendrocia petechia brewsteri) / CSC, FWSMC / Palustrine, Chaparral, Woodland
Yellow-breasted chat
(Icteria virens) / CSC / Palustrine
Summer tanager
(Piranga rubra) / CSC / Palustrine, Woodland
Tricolored blackbird
(Agelaius tricolor) / FSC, CSC / Palustrine, Grassland
Lawrence’s goldfinch
(Carduelis lawrencei) / FWSMC / Observed within the VenturaRiver Basin
MAMMALS
Pallid bat,
(Antrozous pallidus) / CSC, FSS / Observed within the VenturaRiver Basin
Ringtail cat
(Bassariscus astutus) / DFGFP / Observed within the VenturaRiver Basin

TABLE KEY:

Source: California Natural Diversity Database 2005; updated 2010; Planning Aid Report for the Matilija Dam Removal Project, USFWS 2003
Status:
FT Federally Threatened Species
FE Federally Endangered Species
FSCFederal Species of Special Concern
FSS U.S. Forest Service Sensitive Species
FWSMCUSFWS-protected migratory species
SEState Endangered Species
CSCCalifornia Species of Special Concern
DFGFPCDFG Fully Protected Species
CDFSCalifornia Dept. of Forestry Sensitive Species

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VenturaRiver Watershed U – May 13, 2010 - Laura Riege