Species of Concern

Birds | Amphibians | Insects | Flowering Plants
Fishes | Snails | Crustaceans

The following list includes some (but not all) of the Species of Concern in Region 3 and actions that have or are being taken to document their status or conserve the species. As time and budget allows, species and additional information will be added to this list.

"Species of concern" is an informal term that refers to those species which Region 3 believes might be in need of concentrated conservation actions. Such conservation actions vary depending on the health of the populations and degree and types of threats. At one extreme, there may only need to be periodic monitoring of populations and threats to the species and its habitat. At the other extreme, a species may need to be listed as a Federal threatened or endangered species. "Species of concern" receive no legal protection and the use of the term does not necessarily mean that the species will eventually be proposed for listing as a threatened or endangered species.

Region 3 is the lead region unless noted otherwise. Abbreviation indicates the lead Field Office within Region 3 (e.g., TCFO).

Guidance for Conducting Status Assessments

Birds

Baird's sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii)
Fact Sheet, Status Assessment and Conservation Plan (Region 6 lead); TCFO

 

Black tern (Chlidonias niger)
Black Tern Status Assessment (Region 6 lead); TCFO

 

Cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
Available Information

 

Common tern, Great Lake Population (Sterna hirundo)
Common Tern Status Assessment (2003)

 

Henslow's sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
Status Assessment (1996) PDF, 109 pages
Status Assessment Report Summary (completed in 1996); BFO
1997 Decision on the Status Recommendation (decision not to designate as candidate species)
September 9, 1998, Federal Register Notice of Finding on Petition to List as Threatened PDF

 

Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus migrans)
Status assessment completed November, 2000 (pdf file); BFO

 

Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Literature review for Region 3 states and Ontario is underway; GBFO and TCFO
Status of Northern Goshawk; Proceedings of a Workshop

Amphibians

Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis); Ohio Field Office

 

Eastern Hellbender Status Assessment Report (2003) - 43 page PDF. Location information has been blacked out in the copy of this status assessment because collection is a serious threat to this species.

 

Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates [=Rana] pipiens)
Western U.S. Population

90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Northern Leopard
Frog (Lithobates [=Rana] pipiens) in the Western United States as Threatened

 

Fishes

Coaster brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

12-Month Finding and 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List as Endangered and Background Information

 

Crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella)
Status assessment (pdf) completed; Ohio Field Office

 

Eastern sand darter (Etheostoma pellucidum)
Status assessment (PDF); Ohio Field Office

 

Flathead chub(Hybopsis gracilis)
Status assessment underway; CMFO

 

Longhead darter (Percina macrocephala)
Status assessment underway;
Ohio Field Office

 

Northern cavefish (Amblyopsis spelaea)
Status assessment completed in 1995; BFO
Decision on the Status Recommendation (decision not to designate as a candidate species)

 

Shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus)

Status Assessment: Status of the shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus) in Lake Superior - July 2005; East Lansing Field Office

 

Spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum)
Status assessment - 2004 (PDF); Ohio Field Office

 

Mussels

Salamander Mussel (Simpsonaias ambigua)

Status assessment underway; GBFO

Snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra)

Status assessment completed July 2007 (210 page PDF; 916KB) Ohio Field Office

Snails

Frigid Ambersnail (Catinella gelida)

Partial 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 206 Species in the Midwest and Western United States as Threatened or Endangered with Critical Habitat. August 18, 2009 (14 pages, 100KB, PDF)

 

Glacial relict snails

Status assessment underway; Rock Island Field Office

Insects

Iowa Skipper (Atrytone arogos iowa)
Data and Literature Compilation - April 2005

 

Poweshiek Skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek - Parker)
Status Assessment and Conservation Guidelines - 2005

 

Swamp metalmark (Calephelis muticum)

Status assessment underway; Wisconsin Field Office

 

A shovel-headed leafhopper - no common name (Attenuipyga vanduzeei)

Status assessment underway; Wisconsin Field Office

Crustaceans

Indiana crayfish (Orconectes indianensis)
Status assessment completed in 1995; BFO
Decision on the Status Recommendation (decision not to designate as candidate species)

Flowering Plants

Hall's bulrush (Schoenoplectus (Scirpus) hallii)
Status Assessment completed in 1998; CMFO

 

Hill's thistle (Cirsium hillii)
Status assessment completed in 1997; ELFO
Decision on the Status Recommendation (decision not to designate as candidate species)

 

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