| Listed Species in Appling
County | ||||
| Species | Federal Status | State Status | Habitat | Threats |
| Birds | ||||
| Red-cockaded
woodpecker Picoides borealis | E | E | Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands > 30 years of age, preferably > 10" dbh | Reduction of older age pine stands and to encroachment of hardwood midstory in older age pine stands due to fire suppression |
| Wood
stork Mycteria americana | E | E | Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps | Decline due primarily to loss of suitable feeding habitat, particularly in south Florida. Other factors include loss of nesting habitat, prolonged drought/flooding, raccoon predation on nests, and human disturbance of rookeries. |
| Reptiles | ||||
| Eastern indigo snake Drymarchon corais couperi | T | T | During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields | Habitat loss due to uses such as farming, construction, forestry, and pasture and to overcollecting for the pet trade |
| Gopher tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus | No Federal Status | T | Well-drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting | Habitat loss and conversion to closed canopy forests. Other threats include mortality on highways and the collection of tortoises for pets. |
| Fish | ||||
| Shortnose sturgeon 1 Acipenser brevirostrum | E | E | Atlantic seaboard rivers | Construction of dams and pollution, habitat alterations from discharges, dredging or disposal of material into rivers, and related development activities. |
| Plants | ||||
| Creeping Morning-glory Evolvulus sericeus var sericeus | No Federal Status | E | Sparsely vegetated, partially shaded outcrops of Altamaha Grit. | |
| Parrot pitcher-plant Sarracenia psittacina | No Federal Status | T | Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods. | |
1This species is the responsibility of the National Marine Fisheries Service.