Maryland Biodiversity - Checklist

Maryland Checklist - Dave Kidwell - Year: 2021 (Total: 130)

	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1	Sheepshead Minnow	Cyprinodon	variegatus	235	Fish	Cyprinodontidae	Cyprinodontiformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
1	Green Frog	Lithobates	clamitans	2377	Amphibians	Ranidae	Anura	Amphibia	Animalia
2	American Bullfrog	Lithobates	catesbeianus	1693	Amphibians	Ranidae	Anura	Amphibia	Animalia
1	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna	autumnalis	54	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
2	Snow Goose	Anser	caerulescens	386	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
3	Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser	albifrons	225	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
4	Cackling Goose	Branta	hutchinsii hutchinsii	268	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
5	Canada Goose	Branta	canadensis	3204	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
6	Mute Swan	Cygnus	olor	202	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
7	Wood Duck	Aix	sponsa	1242	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
8	Blue-winged Teal	Spatula	discors	294	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
9	American Wigeon	Mareca	americana	676	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
10	Mallard	Anas	platyrhynchos	2751	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
11	Northern Pintail	Anas	acuta	385	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
12	Green-winged Teal	Anas	crecca	505	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
13	Redhead	Aythya	americana	425	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
14	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya	collaris	1083	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
15	Common Eider	Somateria	mollissima	142	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
16	White-winged Scoter	Melanitta	deglandi	222	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
17	Long-tailed Duck	Clangula	hyemalis	547	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
18	Bufflehead	Bucephala	albeola	1311	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
19	Common Merganser	Mergus	merganser	621	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
20	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura	jamaicensis	763	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
21	Wild Turkey	Meleagris	gallopavo	651	Birds	Phasianidae	Galliformes	Aves	Animalia
22	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus	podiceps	620	Birds	Podicipedidae	Podicipediformes	Aves	Animalia
23	Horned Grebe	Podiceps	auritus	509	Birds	Podicipedidae	Podicipediformes	Aves	Animalia
24	Mourning Dove	Zenaida	macroura	2112	Birds	Columbidae	Columbiformes	Aves	Animalia
25	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus	americanus	473	Birds	Cuculidae	Cuculiformes	Aves	Animalia
26	Chimney Swift	Chaetura	pelagica	412	Birds	Apodidae	Apodiformes	Aves	Animalia
27	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus	colubris	820	Birds	Trochilidae	Apodiformes	Aves	Animalia
28	Rufous Hummingbird	Selasphorus	rufus	128	Birds	Trochilidae	Apodiformes	Aves	Animalia
29	American Coot	Fulica	americana	473	Birds	Rallidae	Gruiformes	Aves	Animalia
30	Limpkin	Aramus	guarauna	27	Birds	Aramidae	Gruiformes	Aves	Animalia
31	Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus	mexicanus	130	Birds	Recurvirostridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
32	American Oystercatcher	Haematopus	palliatus	258	Birds	Haematopodidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
33	Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis	squatarola	224	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
34	Killdeer	Charadrius	vociferus	1060	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
35	Dunlin	Calidris	alpina	267	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
36	Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus	scolopaceus	78	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
37	Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago	delicata	298	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
38	Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa	solitaria	559	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
39	Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa	melanoleuca	413	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
40	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa	flavipes	325	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
41	Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus	philadelphia	361	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
42	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus	fuscus	251	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
43	Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne	caspia	309	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
44	Black Tern	Chlidonias	niger	119	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
45	Royal Tern	Thalasseus	maximus	364	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
46	Black Skimmer	Rynchops	niger	162	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
47	Common Loon	Gavia	immer	716	Birds	Gaviidae	Gaviiformes	Aves	Animalia
48	Wood Stork	Mycteria	americana	66	Birds	Ciconiidae	Ciconiiformes	Aves	Animalia
49	Anhinga	Anhinga	anhinga	81	Birds	Anhingidae	Suliformes	Aves	Animalia
50	American White Pelican	Pelecanus	erythrorhynchos	176	Birds	Pelecanidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
51	Great Blue Heron	Ardea	herodias	3726	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
52	Great Egret	Ardea	alba	839	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
53	Tricolored Heron	Egretta	tricolor	259	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
54	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax	nycticorax	678	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
55	White Ibis	Eudocimus	albus	184	Birds	Threskiornithidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
56	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis	falcinellus	185	Birds	Threskiornithidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
57	Turkey Vulture	Cathartes	aura	2203	Birds	Cathartidae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
58	Osprey	Pandion	haliaetus	1891	Birds	Pandioidae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
59	Northern Harrier	Circus	hudsonius	575	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
60	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus	leucocephalus	4285	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
61	Mississippi Kite	Ictinia	mississippiensis	115	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
62	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo	jamaicensis	1349	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
63	Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo	lagopus	105	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
64	Short-eared Owl	Asio	flammeus	191	Birds	Strigidae	Strigiformes	Aves	Animalia
65	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates	pubescens	1804	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
66	Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus	pileatus	1432	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
67	Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis	phoebe	1357	Birds	Tyrannidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
68	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus	cinerascens	84	Birds	Tyrannidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
69	Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus	crinitus	542	Birds	Tyrannidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
70	Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus	melancholicus	38	Birds	Tyrannidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
71	Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo	flavifrons	279	Birds	Vireonidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
72	Common Raven	Corvus	corax	370	Birds	Corvidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
73	Carolina Chickadee	Poecile	carolinensis	1579	Birds	Paridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
74	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus	bicolor	1685	Birds	Paridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
75	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta	canadensis	585	Birds	Sittidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
76	Brown Creeper	Certhia	americana	662	Birds	Certhiidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
77	Winter Wren	Troglodytes	hiemalis	492	Birds	Troglodytidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
78	Eastern Bluebird	Sialia	sialis	2820	Birds	Turdidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
79	Hermit Thrush	Catharus	guttatus	936	Birds	Turdidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
80	American Robin	Turdus	migratorius	3289	Birds	Turdidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
81	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus	polyglottos	2102	Birds	Mimidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
82	European Starling	Sturnus	vulgaris	1447	Birds	Sturnidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
83	Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla	cedrorum	1143	Birds	Bombycillidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
84	Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes	vespertinus	150	Birds	Fringillidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
85	Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis	formosa	282	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
86	Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis	trichas	1047	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
87	Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga	cerulea	146	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
88	Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga	magnolia	560	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
89	Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga	castanea	250	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
90	Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga	fusca	335	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
91	Yellow Warbler	Setophaga	petechia	387	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
92	Kirtland's Warbler	Setophaga	kirtlandii	40	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
93	American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides	arborea	246	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
94	Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)	Junco	hyemalis	1781	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
95	Field Sparrow	Spizella	pusilla	943	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
96	Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus	sandwichensis	548	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
97	Nelson's Sparrow	Ammospiza	nelsoni	121	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
98	Saltmarsh Sparrow	Ammospiza	caudacuta	93	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
99	Fox Sparrow	Passerella	iliaca	501	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
100	Song Sparrow	Melospiza	melodia	2508	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
101	Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza	georgiana	976	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
102	Scarlet Tanager	Piranga	olivacea	584	Birds	Cardinalidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
103	Painted Bunting	Passerina	ciris	119	Birds	Cardinalidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
104	Bobolink	Dolichonyx	oryzivorus	308	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
105	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius	phoeniceus	2316	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
106	Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus	cyanocephalus	41	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
107	Boat-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus	major	162	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
108	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus	ater	1154	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
1	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus	glaucus	3248	Butterflies	Papilionidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
2	Common Buckeye	Junonia	coenia	1610	Butterflies	Nymphalidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
3	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys	niphon	137	Butterflies	Lycaenidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
4	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus	clarus	2294	Butterflies	Hesperiidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Pharaoh Cicada	Magicicada	septendecim	1311	Cicadas	Cicadidae	Hemiptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Common Pondhawk	Erythemis	simplicicollis	2580	Dragonflies	Libellulidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
2	Needham's Skimmer	Libellula	needhami	734	Dragonflies	Libellulidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
1	Pinetree Spur-throat Grasshopper	Melanoplus	punctulatus	209	Grasshoppers	Acrididae	Orthoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Brown-shaded Gray Moth	Iridopsis	defectaria	451	Moths	Geometridae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Six-spotted Tiger Beetle	Cicindela	sexguttata	1042	Tiger Beetles	Carabidae	Coleoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Sciurus	carolinensis	2455	Mammals	Sciuridae	Rodentia	Mammalia	Animalia
2	Red Fox	Vulpes	vulpes	1017	Mammals	Canidae	Carnivora	Mammalia	Animalia
3	White-tailed Deer	Odocoileus	virginianus	2894	Mammals	Cervidae	Artiodactyla	Mammalia	Animalia
4	Eastern Cottontail	Sylvilagus	floridanus	1581	Mammals	Leporidae	Lagomorpha	Mammalia	Animalia
1	Eastern Box Turtle	Terrapene	carolina carolina	3348	Reptiles	Emydidae	Testudines	Reptilia	Animalia
2	Ring-necked Snake	Diadophis	punctatus	492	Reptiles	Colubridae	Squamata	Reptilia	Animalia
1	Canada Thistle	Cirsium	arvense	696	Aster Family	Asteraceae	Asterales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	Spotted Wintergreen	Chimaphila	maculata	1783	Heath Family	Ericaceae	Ericales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	Tree of Heaven	Ailanthus	altissima	535	Quassia Family	Simaroubaceae	Sapindales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae