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Animals

Amphibians of the Mendocino National Forest

Common NameScientific Name
California Rough Skinned NewtTaricha granulosus
California NewtTaricha torosa
Pacific Giant SalamanderDicamptodon tenebrosus
Black SalamanderAneides flavipunctatus
Aboreal SalmanderAneides lugubris
Painted SalmanderEnsatina eschscholtzia
Southern Torrent SalamanderRhyacotriton variegatus
Western ToadBufo boreas
Pacific Tree FrogHyla regilla
Foothill Yellow-legged FrogRana Boylii
American BullfrogRana catesbeiana

Birds of the Mendocino National Forest

(R) Resident; (SV) Summer Visitor; (WV) Winter Visitor; (T) Transient, (M) Migrant

Common Name Scientific Name 
Snow GooseChen caerulescens (M)
MallardAnas platyrhynchos (R)
Wood DuckAix sponsa (R)
Common MerganserMergus merganser (R)
Sooty GrouseDendragapus fuliginosus (R)
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo (R and SV)
Mountain QuailOreortyx pictus (R)
California QuailCallipepla californica (R)
Turkey VultureCathartes aura (R and SV)
Osprey Pandion haliaetus (SV)
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus (WV)
Hen harrierCircus cyaneus (SV and WV)
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus (R and WV)
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii (R and WV)
Northern GoshawkAccipiter gentilis (R)
Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni (T)
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (R)
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus (WV)
Golden EagleAguila chrysaetos (R)
American KestrelFalco sparverius (R)
MerlinFalco columbarius (WV)
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus (R)
Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus (WV)
KilldeerCharadrius vociferous (R)
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularia (R and SV)
Band-tailed PigeonColumba fasciata (R and WV)
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (R and SV)
Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianus (R)
Barn OwlTyto alba (R)
Flammulated OwlOtus flammeolus (SV)
Western Screech-Owl Otus kennicottii (R)
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus (R)
Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma (R)
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis (R)
Long-eared Owl Asio otus (SV)
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus (SV and R)
Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis (T)
Common PoorwillPhalaenoptilus nuttallii (SV)
Black SwiftCypseloides niger (M)
Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi (SV)
Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilocus alexandri (SV)
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna (SV and R)
Calliope HummingbirdStellula calliope (M)
Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus (M)
Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin (SV and M)
Belted KingfisherCeryle alcyon (R)
Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis (WV)
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus (R)
Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius (R)
Nuttall's WoodpeckerPicoides nuttallii (R)
Downy WoodpeckerPicoides pubescens (R)
Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus (R)
White-headed WoodpeckerPicoides albolarvatus (R)
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (R)
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus (R)
Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi (SV)
Western WoodPewee Contopus sordidulus (SV) 
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailii (M)
Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii (SV)
Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri (SV)
Gray FlycatcherEmpidonax wrightii (M)
Pacific-slope FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis (SV)
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans (R)
Say's PhoebeSayornis saya (WV)
Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens (SV)
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis (SV)
Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus (WV)
Cassin’s Vireo Vireo casinii (SV)
Hutton's VireoVireo huttoni (R)
Warbling VireoVireo gilvus (SV)
Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri (R)
Western Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica (R)
Clark's NutcrackerNucifraga columbiana(T)
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos (R)
Common RavenCorvus corax (R)
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris (T)
Purple MartinProgne subis (SV)
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor (SV)
Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina (SV)
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis (SV)
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota (SV)
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica (SV)
Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli (R)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens (R)
Oak TitmouseBaeolophus inornatus (R)
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus (R)
Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis (R)
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis (R)
Pygmy NuthatchSitta pygmaea (T)
Brown CreeperCerthia americana (R)
Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus (SV)
Canyon WrenCatherpes mexicanus (SV)
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii (R)
House WrenTroglodytes aedon (SV)
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes (R)
American DipperCinclus mexicanus (R and SV)
Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa (R)
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula (WV)
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea (SV)
Western BluebirdSialia mexicana (R)
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides (T)
Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendi (SV and WV)
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus (SV)
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus (SV and WV)
American RobinTurdus migratorius (SV, WV and R)
Varied ThrushIxoreus naevius (WV)
WrentitChamaea fasciata (R)
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos (T)
California ThrasherToxostoma redivivum (R)
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris (R)
American PipitAnthus rubescens (WV)
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum (WV)
Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata (SV and R)
Nashville WarblerVermivora ruficapilla (SV)
Yellow WarblerDendroica petechia (SV)
Yellow-rumped WarblerDendroica coronata (SV and WV)
Black-throated Gray WarblerDendroica nigrescens (SV)
Townsend's WarblerDendroica townsendi (WV)
Hermit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis (SV)
MacGillivray's WarblerOporornis tolmiei (SV)
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas (R)
Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla (SV)
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens (SV)
Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana (SV and M)
Green-tailed TowheePipilo chlorurus (SV)
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus (R and WV)
California TowheePipilo crissalis (R)
Rufous-crowned SparrowAimophila ruficeps (R)
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina (SV)
Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis (SV)
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus (R)
Sage SparrowAmphispiza belli (SV)
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis (WV)
Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca (WV)
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (R)
Lincoln's SparrowMelopsiza lincolnii (SV)
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys (WV)
Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla (WV)
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (R and WV)
Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus (SV)
Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena (SV)
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (R)
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta (R and SV)
Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus (R)
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater (SV)
Bullock's OrioleIcterus bullockii (SV)
Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis (T)
Purple FinchCarpodacus purpureus (R and WV)
Cassin's FinchCarpodacus cassinii (R and WV)
House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus (R)
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra (R)
Pine SiskinCarduelis pinus (R and SV)
Lesser GoldfinchCarduelis psaltria (R)
Lawrence’s GoldfinchCarduelis lawrencei (T)
American GoldfinchCarduelis tristis (R)
Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus (R and WV)
House Sparrow Passer domesticus (R and SV)
Canada Goose Branta canadensis (Lake Pillsbury)
Ross’s Goose Chen rossii (Lake Pillsbury)
American Wigeon Anas americana (Lake Pillsbury)
Northern PintailAnas acuta (Lake Pillsbury)
Canvasback Aythya valisineria (Lake Pillsbury)
RedheadAythya americana (Lake Pillsbury)
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris (Lake Pillsbury)
Greater ScaupAythya marila (Lake Pillsbury)
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola (Lake Pillsbury)
Common Loon Gavia immer (Lake Pillsbury)
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps (Lake Pillsbury)
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis (Lake Pillsbury)
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis (Lake Pillsbury)
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias (Lake Pillsbury)
Great EgretArdea alba (Lake Pillsbury)
Green HeronButorides virescens (Lake Pillsbury)
Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax (Lake Pillsbury)
White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi (Lake Pillsbury)
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca (Lake Pillsbury)
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla (Lake Pillsbury)
DunlinCalidris alpine (Lake Pillsbury)
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus (Lake Pillsbury)
Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago gallinago (Lake Pillsbury)
Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor (Lake Pillsbury)
American CootFulica americana (Lake Pillsbury)
Bonaparte’s GullLarus philadelphia (Lake Pillsbury)
California GullLarus californicus (Lake Pillsbury)
Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia (Lake Pillsbury)
Northern Parula Parula americana (Lake Pillsbury)

 

Fish of the Mendocino National Forest

Common NameScientific Name
  Steelhead TroutOncorhynchus mykiss
  Rainbow TroutOncorhynchus mykiss
  Brook TroutSalvelinus fontinalis
  Chinook SalmonOncorynchus tshawytscha
  Largemouth BassMicropterus salmoides
  HardheadMylopharodon conocephalus
  Sacramento PikeminnowPtychocheilus grandis
  Golden ShinerNotemigonus crysoleucas
  California RoachLavinia symmetricus
  Sacramento SuckerCatostomus occidentalis
  Riffle SculpinCottus gulosus
  Prickly SculpinCottus asper
  Speckled DaceRhinichths osculus
  Pacific LampreyLampetra tridentata

Mammals of the Mendocino National Forest

(A) Abundant; (C) Common; (U) Uncommon; (R) Rare

Common NameScientific Name
  Black-tailed DeerOdocoileus hemionus columbianus (A)
  Black BearEuarctos americanus (U)
  Mountain LionFelix concolor (U)
  BobcatLynx rufus (C)
  CoyoteCanis latrans (C)
  PorcupineErethizon dorsatum (C)
  RaccoonProcyon lotor (C)
  OppossumDidelphus marsupialis (U)
  Ring-tailed CatBassariscus astutus (R)
  Gray FoxUrocyon cinereoargenteus (C)
  Red FoxVulpes fulva (U)
  BadgerTaxidea taxus (U)
  Striped SkunkMephites mephites (A)
  Spotted SkunkSpilogale putorius (U)
  Pine MartinMartes caurina humboldtensis (R)
  FisherMartes pennanti (R)
  Long-tailed WeaselMustela frenata (U)
  Douglas SquirrelTamiasciurus douglasii (C)
  Gray SquirrelSciurus griseus (C)
  Northern Flying SquirrelGlaucomys sabrinus (C)
 Golden-mantled Ground SquirrelCallospermophilus lateralis (U)
  Beechy Ground SquirrelOtospermophilus beecheyi
  Townsend ChipmunkEutamias Townsendii (C)
  Sonoma ChipmunkEutamias Sonomae (C)
  Yellow Pine ChipmunkEutamias Amoenus (A)
  Western Harvest MouseReithrodontomys megalotis (C)
  Deer MousePeromyscus maniculatus (A)
  Pinyon MousePeromyscus truei (C)
  Brush MousePeromyscus boylei (A)
  Dusky Footed Wood RatNeotoma fuscipes (A)
  Bushy-tailed Wood RatNeotoma cinerea (C)
  California Meadow MouseMicrotus califronicus (C)
  Long-tailed Meadow MouseMicrotus longicaudus (C)
  Creepy Meadow MouseMicrotus oregoni (C)
  Botta Pocket GopherThomomys bottae (C)
  Mountain Pocket GopherThomomys monticola (C)
  Heermann Kangaroo RatDipodomys heermanni-californicus (C)
  Pacific Jumping MouseZapus pacificus (U)
  Black-tailed HareLepus californicus (A)
  Brush RabbitSylvilagus bachmani ((A)
  Broad Handed MoleScapanus latimanus (C)
  Shrew MoleNeurotrichus gabbsi (U)
  Trowbridge ShrewSorex trowbridgei (U)
  Water ShrewSorex palustris (C)
  Hoary BatLasiurus cinereus (C)
  Tule ElkCeruns nanoides (R)
  BisonBison bison (R)
  Wild PigFeral (C)
  Silver Haired BatLasionycteris noctivagans (C)
  Big Brown BatEptesicus fuscus (C)
  Long-eared MyotisMyotis evotis (C)
  Hairy-winged myotisMyotis volans (U)
  California MyotisMyotis californicus (C)

Reptiles of the Mendocino National Forest

Common NameScientific Name
  Mountain SwiftSceloporus graciosus
  Western Fence LizardSceloporus occidentalis
  Northern Alligator LizardGerrhonotus coeruleus
  Foothill Alligator LizardGerrhonotus milticarinatus
  Western WhiptailCnemidophorus tigris
  Pacific Pond TurtleClemmys marmorata
  Western SkinkEumeces skiltonianus
  Rubber BoaCharina Bottae
  Pacific Ringneck SnakeDiadophis punctatus amabilis
  Western yellow-bellied RacerColuber constrictor
  California Striped RacerMasticophia lateralis
  Sharp-tail snakeContia tenuis
  California Mountain KingsnakeLampropeltis zonata
  Common KingsnakeLampropeltis getulus
  Pacific Gopher SnakePituophis melanoleucus catenifer
  Common Garter SnakeThamnophis sirtalis
  Northwestern Garter snakeThamnophis ordinoides
  Western Garter SnakeThamnophis elegans
  Western RattlesnakeCrotalus viridis

Last updated March 18th, 2025