| Listed Species in Chattahoochee
County | ||||
| Species | Federal Status | State Status | Habitat | Threats |
| Bird | ||||
| Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus | T | E | Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Chattahoochee County in 1994-1999 and 2000-2002. | Major factor in initial decline was lowered reproductive success following use of DDT. Current threats include habitat destruction, disturbance at the nest, illegal shooting, electrocution, impact injuries, and lead poisoning. |
| 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 |
| Reptile | ||||
| Alligator snapping turtle Macroclemys temminckii | No Federal Status | T | Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps. | Destruction and modification of habitat and overharvesting. |
| Barbour's
map turtle Graptemys barbouri | No Federal Status | T | Restricted
to the Apalachicola River and larger tributaries including the Chipola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in eastern Alabama, western Georgia, and western Florida. | |
| 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 | ||||
| Bluestripe shiner Cyprinella callitaenia | No Federal Status | T | Brownwater streams | |
| Plant | ||||
| Bay star-vine Schisandra glabra | No Federal Status | T | Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods | |
| Croomia Croomia pauciflora | No Federal Status | T | Rich moist deciduous woodlands, ravines, and river bluffs, often with ginseng | |
| Georgia Rockcress Arabis georgianus | Candidate Species | T | Rocky bluffs and slopes along waterways; also on sandy, eroding riverbanks | |
| Lax Water-milfoil Myriophyllum laxum | No Federal Status | T | Sinkholes and other shallow freshwater pools; also sandy clear streams draining spring-fed swamps | |
| Pickering's
morning-glory Stylisma pickeringii | No Federal Status | T | Coarse white sands on sandhills near the Fall Line and on a few ancient dunes along the Flint and Ohoopee Rivers | |
| Plumleaf
azalea Rhododendron prunifolium | No Federal Status | T | Moist soils of rich hardwood ravines | |