Maryland Biodiversity - Checklist

Maryland Checklist - Dean Mahlstedt - all-time (Total: 181)

	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1	American Bullfrog	Lithobates	catesbeianus	566	Amphibians	Ranidae	Anura	Amphibia	Animalia
2	Green Frog	Lithobates	clamitans	859	Amphibians	Ranidae	Anura	Amphibia	Animalia
3	American Toad	Anaxyrus	americanus americanus	437	Amphibians	Bufonidae	Anura	Amphibia	Animalia
4	Gray/Cope's Gray Treefrog	Hyla	versicolor/chrysoscelis	85	Amphibians	Hylidae	Anura	Amphibia	Animalia
1	Yellow Garden Spider	Argiope	aurantia	323	Spiders	Araneidae	Araneae	Arachnida	Animalia
1	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna	autumnalis	44	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
2	Brant	Branta	bernicla	150	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
3	Cackling Goose	Branta	hutchinsii hutchinsii	172	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
4	Canada Goose	Branta	canadensis	1565	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
5	Mute Swan	Cygnus	olor	175	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
6	Black Swan	Cygnus	atratus	9	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
7	Egyptian Goose	Alopochen	aegyptiaca	12	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
8	Wood Duck	Aix	sponsa	622	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
9	American Wigeon	Mareca	americana	394	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
10	Mallard	Anas	platyrhynchos	1441	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
11	Mottled Duck	Anas	fulvigula	19	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
12	Canvasback	Aythya	valisineria	369	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
13	Redhead	Aythya	americana	283	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
14	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya	collaris	583	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
15	Greater Scaup	Aythya	marila	252	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
16	Common Eider	Somateria	mollissima	112	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
17	Surf Scoter	Melanitta	perspicillata	252	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
18	Black Scoter	Melanitta	americana	182	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
19	Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes	cucullatus	633	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
20	Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus	serrator	274	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
21	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura	jamaicensis	460	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
22	Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus	colchicus	55	Birds	Phasianidae	Galliformes	Aves	Animalia
23	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus	podiceps	371	Birds	Podicipedidae	Podicipediformes	Aves	Animalia
24	Horned Grebe	Podiceps	auritus	313	Birds	Podicipedidae	Podicipediformes	Aves	Animalia
25	Mourning Dove	Zenaida	macroura	1073	Birds	Columbidae	Columbiformes	Aves	Animalia
26	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus	americanus	344	Birds	Cuculidae	Cuculiformes	Aves	Animalia
27	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus	colubris	515	Birds	Trochilidae	Apodiformes	Aves	Animalia
28	Common Gallinule	Gallinula	galeata	157	Birds	Rallidae	Gruiformes	Aves	Animalia
29	American Coot	Fulica	americana	283	Birds	Rallidae	Gruiformes	Aves	Animalia
30	American Oystercatcher	Haematopus	palliatus	154	Birds	Haematopodidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
31	Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius	semipalmatus	202	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
32	Killdeer	Charadrius	vociferus	483	Birds	Charadriidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
33	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria	interpres	173	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
34	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis	macularius	325	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
35	Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa	solitaria	312	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
36	Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus	philadelphia	205	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
37	Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus	ridibundus	55	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
38	Ring-billed Gull	Larus	delawarensis	767	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
39	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus	marinus	335	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
40	Common Loon	Gavia	immer	384	Birds	Gaviidae	Gaviiformes	Aves	Animalia
41	Wood Stork	Mycteria	americana	60	Birds	Ciconiidae	Ciconiiformes	Aves	Animalia
42	Double-crested Cormorant	Nannopterum	auritum	796	Birds	Phalacrocoracidae	Suliformes	Aves	Animalia
43	Great Blue Heron	Ardea	herodias	1907	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
44	Great Egret	Ardea	alba	526	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
45	Little Blue Heron	Egretta	caerulea	211	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
46	Tricolored Heron	Egretta	tricolor	167	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
47	Green Heron	Butorides	virescens	571	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
48	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax	nycticorax	364	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
49	Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea	ajaja	46	Birds	Threskiornithidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
50	Black Vulture	Coragyps	atratus	783	Birds	Cathartidae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
51	Turkey Vulture	Cathartes	aura	1080	Birds	Cathartidae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
52	Osprey	Pandion	haliaetus	884	Birds	Pandioidae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
53	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter	cooperii	378	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
54	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus	leucocephalus	2430	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
55	Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo	lineatus	882	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
56	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo	jamaicensis	635	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
57	Barred Owl	Strix	varia	487	Birds	Strigidae	Strigiformes	Aves	Animalia
58	Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle	alcyon	606	Birds	Alcedinidae	Coraciiformes	Aves	Animalia
59	Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes	erythrocephalus	285	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
60	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes	carolinus	953	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
61	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus	varius	599	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
62	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates	pubescens	1032	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
63	Northern Flicker	Colaptes	auratus	706	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
64	American Kestrel	Falco	sparverius	336	Birds	Falconidae	Falconiformes	Aves	Animalia
65	Peregrine Falcon	Falco	peregrinus	221	Birds	Falconidae	Falconiformes	Aves	Animalia
66	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax	flaviventris	87	Birds	Tyrannidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
67	Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus	cinerascens	42	Birds	Tyrannidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
68	Tropical Kingbird	Tyrannus	melancholicus	32	Birds	Tyrannidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
69	Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus	tyrannus	522	Birds	Tyrannidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
70	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta	cristata	984	Birds	Corvidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
71	American Crow	Corvus	brachyrhynchos	515	Birds	Corvidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
72	Fish Crow	Corvus	ossifragus	318	Birds	Corvidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
73	Horned Lark	Eremophila	alpestris	293	Birds	Alaudidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
74	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx	serripennis	264	Birds	Hirundinidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
75	Tree Swallow	Tachycineta	bicolor	492	Birds	Hirundinidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
76	Barn Swallow	Hirundo	rustica	447	Birds	Hirundinidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
77	Carolina Chickadee	Poecile	carolinensis	903	Birds	Paridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
78	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile	atricapillus	199	Birds	Paridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
79	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus	bicolor	900	Birds	Paridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
80	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta	carolinensis	813	Birds	Sittidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
81	House Wren	Troglodytes	aedon	405	Birds	Troglodytidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
82	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus	ludovicianus	1080	Birds	Troglodytidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
83	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila	caerulea	437	Birds	Polioptilidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
84	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus	satrapa	482	Birds	Regulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
85	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus	calendula	507	Birds	Regulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
86	Eastern Bluebird	Sialia	sialis	1232	Birds	Turdidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
87	Mountain Bluebird	Sialia	currucoides	17	Birds	Turdidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
88	Hermit Thrush	Catharus	guttatus	477	Birds	Turdidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
89	Wood Thrush	Hylocichla	mustelina	339	Birds	Turdidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
90	American Robin	Turdus	migratorius	1488	Birds	Turdidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
91	Varied Thrush	Ixoreus	naevius	18	Birds	Turdidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
92	Gray Catbird	Dumetella	carolinensis	783	Birds	Mimidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
93	Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma	rufum	500	Birds	Mimidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
94	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus	polyglottos	1072	Birds	Mimidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
95	European Starling	Sturnus	vulgaris	828	Birds	Sturnidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
96	Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla	cedrorum	638	Birds	Bombycillidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
97	House Sparrow	Passer	domesticus	861	Birds	Passeridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
98	American Pipit	Anthus	rubescens	215	Birds	Motacillidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
99	Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes	vespertinus	112	Birds	Fringillidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
100	House Finch	Haemorhous	mexicanus	748	Birds	Fringillidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
101	Purple Finch	Haemorhous	purpureus	320	Birds	Fringillidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
102	American Goldfinch	Spinus	tristis	935	Birds	Fringillidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
103	Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax	nivalis	146	Birds	Calcariidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
104	Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia	motacilla	276	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
105	Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta	varia	413	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
106	Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga	magnolia	377	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
107	Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga	striata	286	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
108	Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina	pusilla	150	Birds	Parulidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
109	Eastern Towhee	Pipilo	erythrophthalmus	657	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
110	Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)	Junco	hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis	915	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
111	Chipping Sparrow	Spizella	passerina	734	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
112	Field Sparrow	Spizella	pusilla	657	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
113	Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus	sandwichensis	347	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
114	Song Sparrow	Melospiza	melodia	1236	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
115	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia	albicollis	1558	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
116	Scarlet Tanager	Piranga	olivacea	382	Birds	Cardinalidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
117	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis	cardinalis	1926	Birds	Cardinalidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
118	Blue Grosbeak	Passerina	caerulea	304	Birds	Cardinalidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
119	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius	phoeniceus	1089	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
120	Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus	carolinus	269	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
121	Common Grackle	Quiscalus	quiscula	648	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
122	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus	ater	667	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
123	Orchard Oriole	Icterus	spurius	341	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
1	No Common Name	Apheloria	virginiensis	153	Millipedes	Xystodesmidae	Polydesmida	Diplopoda	Animalia
1	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides	marcellus	692	Butterflies	Papilionidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
2	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus	glaucus	2009	Butterflies	Papilionidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
3	Clouded Sulphur	Colias	philodice	458	Butterflies	Pieridae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
4	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis	sennae	321	Butterflies	Pieridae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
5	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes	tharos	1360	Butterflies	Nymphalidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
6	Red Admiral	Vanessa	atalanta	795	Butterflies	Nymphalidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
7	Red-spotted Purple	Limenitis	arthemis astyanax	907	Butterflies	Nymphalidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
8	Monarch	Danaus	plexippus	1962	Butterflies	Nymphalidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
9	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus	clarus	1702	Butterflies	Hesperiidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	American Carrion Beetle	Necrophila	americana	332	Carrion Beetles	Silphidae	Coleoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Periodical Cicada species	Magicicada	sp.	467	Cicadas	Cicadidae	Hemiptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Ebony Jewelwing	Calopteryx	maculata	1618	Damselflies	Calopterygidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
1	Common Pondhawk	Erythemis	simplicicollis	1980	Dragonflies	Libellulidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
2	Widow Skimmer	Libellula	luctuosa	1414	Dragonflies	Libellulidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
3	Common Whitetail	Plathemis	lydia	2891	Dragonflies	Libellulidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
1	Obscure Bird Grasshopper	Schistocerca	obscura	83	Grasshoppers	Acrididae	Orthoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Seven-spotted Lady Beetle	Coccinella	septempunctata	359	Lady Beetles	Coccinellidae	Coleoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Red Milkweed Beetle	Tetraopes	tetrophthalmus	470	Long-horned Beetles	Cerambycidae	Coleoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Elm Sphinx	Ceratomia	amyntor	46	Moths	Sphingidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
2	Luna Moth	Actias	luna	520	Moths	Saturniidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
3	Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth	Anisota	senatoria	127	Moths	Saturniidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
4	Tulip-tree Silkmoth	Callosamia	angulifera	151	Moths	Saturniidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
5	Tulip-tree Beauty Moth	Epimecis	hortaria	527	Moths	Geometridae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
6	Banded Tussock Moth	Halysidota	tessellaris	365	Moths	Erebidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
7	Fall Webworm Moth	Hyphantria	cunea	264	Moths	Erebidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
8	Isabella Tiger Moth	Pyrrharctia	isabella	718	Moths	Erebidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
9	Bent-line Dart Moth	Choephora	fungorum	164	Moths	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Japanese Beetle	Popillia	japonica	517	Scarab Beetles	Scarabaeidae	Coleoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Large Milkweed Bug	Oncopeltus	fasciatus	563	Seed Bugs	Lygaeidae	Hemiptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Margined Leatherwing	Chauliognathus	marginatus	572	Soldier Beetles	Cantharidae	Coleoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	European Hornet	Vespa	crabro	278	Vespid Wasps	Vespidae	Hymenoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Eastern Cottontail	Sylvilagus	floridanus	968	Mammals	Leporidae	Lagomorpha	Mammalia	Animalia
2	Woodchuck	Marmota	monax	350	Mammals	Sciuridae	Rodentia	Mammalia	Animalia
3	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Sciurus	carolinensis	1300	Mammals	Sciuridae	Rodentia	Mammalia	Animalia
4	Delmarva Fox Squirrel	Sciurus	niger cinereus	198	Mammals	Sciuridae	Rodentia	Mammalia	Animalia
5	American Beaver	Castor	canadensis	325	Mammals	Castoridae	Rodentia	Mammalia	Animalia
6	Red Fox	Vulpes	vulpes	495	Mammals	Canidae	Carnivora	Mammalia	Animalia
7	Common Raccoon	Procyon	lotor	475	Mammals	Procyonidae	Carnivora	Mammalia	Animalia
8	Harbor Seal	Phoca	vitulina	16	Mammals	Phocidae	Carnivora	Mammalia	Animalia
9	White-tailed Deer	Odocoileus	virginianus	1328	Mammals	Cervidae	Artiodactyla	Mammalia	Animalia
10	Feral Horse	Equus	caballus	123	Mammals	Equidae	Perissodactyla	Mammalia	Animalia
1	Snapping Turtle	Chelydra	serpentina	577	Reptiles	Chelydridae	Testudines	Reptilia	Animalia
2	Eastern Box Turtle	Terrapene	carolina carolina	2171	Reptiles	Emydidae	Testudines	Reptilia	Animalia
3	Eastern Painted Turtle	Chrysemys	picta picta	777	Reptiles	Emydidae	Testudines	Reptilia	Animalia
4	Red-eared Slider	Trachemys	scripta elegans	537	Reptiles	Emydidae	Testudines	Reptilia	Animalia
5	Northern Red-bellied Turtle	Pseudemys	rubriventris	232	Reptiles	Emydidae	Testudines	Reptilia	Animalia
6	Northern Watersnake	Nerodia	sipedon sipedon	656	Reptiles	Colubridae	Squamata	Reptilia	Animalia
1	Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus	foetidus	779	Arum Family	Araceae	Arales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	Oriental Bittersweet	Celastrus	orbiculatus	517	Bittersweet Family	Celastraceae	Celastrales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia	latifolia	774	Heath Family	Ericaceae	Ericales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	American Holly	Ilex	opaca	1302	Holly Family	Aquifoliaceae	Celastrales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	Eastern Redbud	Cercis	canadensis	353	Pea Family	Fabaceae	Fabales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae