Federally Threatened and Endangered
Birds found in Georgia

Listed Plants	Georgia Range	Habitat	Threats
The Bald Eagle has been delisted but it is still protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. We have guidance available HERE.
Threatened Species - likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future
Piping plover Charadrius elodus	Coastal beaches	Winters on Georgia's coast; prefers areas with expansive sand or mudflats (for foraging) in close proximity to a sand beach (for roosting)	Habitat alteration and destruction and human disturbance in nesting colonies. Recreational and commercial development have contributed greatly to loss of breeding habitat.
Endangered Species - A species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Kirtland's warbler Dendroica kirtlandii Photo: Mike McDowell	Transient on coast during migration	Migrates through Georgia to wintering grounds in the Bahamas	Small population numbers, limited distribution on the breeding and wintering grounds, exacting breeding habitat requirements, and cowbird parasitism
Wood stork Mycteria americana	Southeast wetlands	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.
Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis	Mature pine forests statewide	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

Other listed species' recovery plans are available here.

Recovery Plans on these pages are available as .PDF files. PDF files can be downloaded and read using free Adobe Acrobat Reader

In addition, the state of Georgia has a list of 471 animal "species of concern".