Colorado Wildlife by Telander, Todd -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Dedication Copyright Contents Introduction Notes about the Species Accounts Useful Scientific Terms MAMMALS

Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana Southern Short-tailed Shrew, Blarina carolinensis Eastern Mole, Scalopus aquaticus Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus Brazilian Free-tailed Bat, Tadarida brasiliensis American Pika, Ochotona princeps Snowshoe Hare, Lepus americanus Black-tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus californicus Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii Eastern Cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus Northern Flying Squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus Yellow-bellied Marmot, Marmota flaviventris Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus lateralis Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Cynomys ludovicianus Eastern Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger Least Chipmunk, Tamias minimus Red Squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Abert’s Squirrel Sciurus aberti American Beaver, Castor canadensis Ord’s Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii Eastern Wood Rat, Neotoma floridana Deer Mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus Porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum Coyote, Canis latrans Gray Wolf, Canis lupus Gray Fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes Kit Fox, Vulpes macrotis American Black Bear, Ursus americanus Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos horribilis Ringtail, Bassariscus astutus Raccoon, Procyon lotor Northern River Otter, Lontra canadensis Marten, Martes americana Black-footed Ferret, Mustela nigripes Long-tailed Weasel, Mustela frenata American Mink, Neovison vison Badger, Taxidea taxus Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis Western Spotted Skunk, Spilogale gracilis Mountain Lion, Puma concolor Bobcat, Lynx rufus Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana Bison, Bison bison Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis Mountain Goat, Oreamnos americanus Elk, Cervus elaphus Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus Moose, Alces alces

BIRDS: NONPASSERINES

Canada Goose, Branta canadensis Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail, Anas acuta Common Merganser, Mergus merganser Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus Dusky Grouse, Dendragapus obscurus White-tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura Greater Sage-grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis Ferruginous Hawk, Buteo regalis Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus American Kestrel, Falco sparverius Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius California Gull, Larus californicus Rock Pigeon, Columba livia Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon Lewis’s Woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus

BIRDS: PASSERINES

Say’s Phoebe, Sayornis saya Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata Steller’s Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica Clark’s Nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana Black-billed Magpie, Pica hudsonia American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus Mountain Chickadee, Poecile gambeli White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis Brown Creeper, Certhia americana Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa Townsend’s Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides American Robin, Turdus migratorius Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas Yellow-breasted Chat, Icteria virens Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus Brewer’s Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus

REPTILES

Side-blotched Lizard, Uta stansburiana Texas Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum Eastern Fence Lizard, Sceloporus undulatus Collared Lizard, Crotaphytus collaris Long-nosed Leopard Lizard, Gambelia wislizenii Western Skink, Eumeces skiltonianus Six-lined Racerunner, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Western Whiptail, Cnemidophorus tigris Rubber Boa, Charina bottae Northern Water Snake, Nerodia sipedon Racer, Coluber constrictor Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum Long-nosed Snake, Rhinocheilus lecontei Corn Snake, Elaphe guttata Striped Whipsnake, Masticophis taeniatus Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer Common Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis Western Rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta

AMPHIBIANS

Northern Cricket Frog, Acris crepitans Western Chorus Frog, Pseudacris triseriata American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeiana Wood Frog, Lithobates sylvatica Great Plains Toad, Anaxyrus cognatus Western Spadefoot, Spea hammondi Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum

FISH

Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Brown Trout, Salmo trutta Kokanee Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka European Grayling, Thymallus thymallus Northern Pike, Esox lucius

BUTTERFLIES

Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor Western Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio rutulus Orange Sulfur, Colias eurytheme Cabbage Butterfly, Pieris rapae Pine White, Neophasia menapia Gray Hairstreak, Strymon melinus American Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Blue Copper, Lycaena heteronea Colorado Hairstreak, Hypaurotis crysalus Mormon Metalmark, Apodemia mormo Common Checkered-skipper, Pyrgus communis Monarch, Danaus plexippus Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia Mourning Cloak, Nymphalis antiopa

MOTHS

Polyphemus Moth, Antheraea polyphemus Sheep Moth, Hemileuca eglanterina Pink-spotted Hawk Moth, Agrius cingulata White-lined Sphinx, Hyles lineata Garden Tiger Moth, Arctia caja Isabella Tiger Moth, Pyrrhartia isabella Carpenterworm Moth, Prionoxystus robiniae

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