Illinois River NW&FR
Midwest Region

Birds | Bird List | Current Bird Count | Mammals

Habitat protected and managed as part of the Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges provides critical areas that are capable of supporting:

  • 404 species of plants

  • 45 species of mammals

  • 102 species of fish

  • 48 species of reptiles

  • 19 species of amphibians

  • 37 species of molluscs

  • 10 species of crustaceans

  • 264 species of birds

Five species found on the refuges are on the Federal Threatened and Endangered Species list, and 80 species are on the State Threatened and Endangered Species list.

Photo of two bald eagles at their nest at sunset - Photo credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Jim Miller



 

Last updated: September 22, 2008