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World Status Key
Least Concern Least Concern Near Threatened Near Threatened Vulnerable Vulnerable Endangered Endangered Critically Endangered Critically Endangered extinct in the wild Extinct in the Wild extinct Extinct
Status taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status, or there is no status data for the species.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in US Threatened in New Hampshire Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in US Endangered in NH Endangered in NH breeds in nh Breeds in NH (birds) Introduced Introduced in US
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

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Abert's Squirrel - Sciurus aberti Least Concern
American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber Least Concern
Acadian Flycatcher - Empidonax virescens Least Concern
American Alligator - Alligator mississippiensis Least Concern Threatened in US
American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana Least Concern
American Badger - Taxidea taxus Least Concern
American Bison - Bison bison Near Threatened
American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus Least Concern breeds in nh
American Black Bear - Ursus americanus Least Concern
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes Least Concern breeds in nh
American Copper - Lycaena phlaeas
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
American Golden Plover - Pluvialis dominica Least Concern
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis Least Concern breeds in nh
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius Least Concern breeds in nh
American Mink - Neovison vison Least Concern
American Oystercatcher - Haematopus palliatus Least Concern
American Pika - Ochotona princeps Least Concern
American Robin - Turdus migratorius Least Concern breeds in nh
American Toad - Anaxyrus americanus Least Concern
American Tree Sparrow - Spizelloides arborea Least Concern Found in NH
American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Least Concern
American Wigeon - Mareca americana Least Concern
American Woodcock - Scolopax minor Least Concern breeds in nh
Andean Cock of the Rock - Rupicola peruvianus Least Concern
Anhinga - Anhinga anhinga Least Concern
Arctic Fox - Vulpes lagopus Least Concern
Arctic Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus parryii Least Concern
Arctic Hare - Lepus arcticus Least Concern
Arctic Skipper - Carterocephalus palaemon
Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea Least Concern breeds in nh
Arizona Gray Squirrel - Sciurus arizonensis Data Deficient
Atlantic Puffin - Fratercula arctica Vulnerable
Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii Least Concern
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus Least Concern Threatened in New Hampshire breeds in nh
Barn Owl - Tyto alba Least Concern
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica Least Concern breeds in nh
Barrow's Goldeneye - Bucephala islandica Least Concern
Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica Least Concern
Bearded Seal - Erignathus barbatus Least Concern
Beaver - Castor canadensis Least Concern
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon Least Concern breeds in nh
Bighorn Sheep - Ovis canadensis Least Concern
Black and White Warbler - Mniotilta varia Least Concern breeds in NH
Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola Least Concern
Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus Least Concern breeds in nh
Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia Least Concern
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus Least Concern breeds in nh
Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax Least Concern breeds in nh
Black-footed Albatross - Diomedea nigripes Near Threatened
Black-footed Ferret- Mustela nigripes Endangered Endangered in US
Black-headed Gull - Larus ridibundus Least Concern
Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla Vulnerable
Black Noddy - Anous minutus Least Concern
Black Oystercatcher - Haematopus bachmani Least Concern
Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans Least Concern
Black Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes
Black-tailed Jackrabbit - Lepus californicus Least Concern
Black-tailed Prairie Dog - Cynomys ludovicianus Least Concern
Black Turnstone - Arenaria melanocephala Least Concern
Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus Least Concern
Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea Least Concern
Blue-footed Booby - Sula nebouxii Least Concern
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata Least Concern breeds in nh
Blue-spotted Salamander - Ambystoma laterale Least Concern
Blue-winged Teal - Spatula discors Least Concern breeds in nh
Bobcat - Lynx rufus Least Concern
Bohemian Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus Least Concern
Bonaparte's Gull - Larus philadelphia Least Concern
Brant - Branta bernicla Least Concern
Bristle-thighed Curlew - - Numenius tahitiensis Vulnerable
Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus Least Concern breeds in nh
Brown Bear - Ursus arctos Least Concern Threatened in US
Brown Creeper - Certhia americana Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis Least Concern
Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola Least Concern
Bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus Least Concern
Bushtit - Psaltriparus minimus Least Concern
Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Least Concern
California Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus beecheyi Least Concern
California Quail - Callipepla californica Least Concern
California Tiger Salamander-Ambystoma californiense Vulnerable Endangered in US
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Least Concern breeds in nh
Canada Lynx - Lynx canadensis Least Concern Threatened in US Endangered in NH
Canvasback - Aythya valisineria Least Concern
Caribou - Rangifer tarandus Vulnerable
Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia Least Concern
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis Least Concern
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum Least Concern breeds in nh
Cecropia Moth - Hyalophora cecropia
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica Least Concern Found in NH
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
Chukar - Alectoris chukar Least Concern Introduced
Cinnamon Becard - Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Least Concern
Cinnamon Teal - Spatula cyanoptera Least Concern
Clay-colored Sparrow - Spizella pallida Least Concern Found in NH
Collared Peccary - Pecari tajacu Least Concern
Colorado River Toad - Incilius alvarius Least Concern
columbian ground squirrel - Urocitellus columbianus Least Concern
Common Eider - Somateria mollissima Near Threatened breeds in nh
Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula Least Concern breeds in nh
Common Merganser - Mergus merganser Least Concern breeds in nh
Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus Least Concern
Common Murre - Uria aalge Least Concern
Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor Least Concern Endangered in NH breeds in nh
Common Raven - Corvus corax Least Concern breeds in nh
Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago Least Concern breeds in nh
Common Tern - Sterna hirundo Least Concern Threatened in New Hampshire breeds in nh
Cope's Gray Tree Frog - Hyla chrysoscelis Least Concern
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii Least Concern Breeds in NH Found in NH
Coral Hairstreak - Satyrium titus
Coyote - Canis latrans Least Concern
Crested Auklet - Aethia cristatella Least Concern
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
Delaware Skipper - Anatrytone logan Found in NH
Desert Cottontail - Sylvilagus audubonii Least Concern
Dickcissel - Spiza americana Least Concern
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus Least Concern breeds in nh
Douglas Squirrel - Tamiasciurus douglasii Least Concern
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens Least Concern breeds in nh
Dun Skipper - Euphyes vestris
Dunlin - Calidris alpina Least Concern
Dusky-capped Flycatcher - Myiarchus tuberculifer Least Concern
Eastern Chipmunk - Tamias striatus Least Concern
Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus Least Concern
Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger Least Concern
Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platirhinos Least Concern Endangered in NH
Eastern Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens Least Concern
Eastern Tailed-Blue - Satyrium titus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus Least Concern breeds in nh
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens Least Concern breeds in nh
Eurasian Wigeon - Mareca penelope Least Concern
European Skipper - Thymelicus lineola Introduced
Evening Grosbeak - Coccothraustes vespertinus Least Concern breeds in nh
Fish Crow - Corvus ossifragus Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
Fisher - Martes pennanti Least Concern
Florida Panther - Puma concolor coryi Endangered in US
Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri Least Concern
Fowler's Toad - Anaxyrus fowleri Least Concern
Frosted Elfin - Callophrys irus Endangered in NH
Fulvous Whistling-duck - Dendrocygna bicolor Least Concern
Gadwall - Mareca strepera Least Concern
Glaucous Gull - Larus hyperboreus Least Concern
Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus Least Concern
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel - Callospermophilus lateralis Least Concern
Gray Fox - Urocyon cinereoargenteus Least Concern
Canada Jay - Perisoreus canadensis Least Concern breeds in nh
Gray Partridge - Perdix perdix Least Concern Introduced
Gray Tree Frog - Hyla versicolor Least Concern
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias Least Concern breeds in nh
Great Egret - Ardea alba Least Concern
Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus Least Concern breeds in nh
Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus Least Concern
Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus Least Concern
Greater Sage Grouse - Centrocercus urophasianus Near Threatened
Greater Scaup - Aythya marila Least Concern
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca Least Concern
Green Anole - Anolis carolinensis Least Concern
Green Heron - Butorides virescens Least Concern breeds in nh
Green Tree Frog - Hyla cinerea Least Concern
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca Least Concern breeds in nh
Hairy-tailed Mole - Parascalops breweri Least Concern
Harbor Seal - Phoca vitulina Least Concern
Harlequin Duck - Histrionicus histrionicus Least Concern
American Herring Gull - Larus smithsonianus Least Concern breeds in nh
Hoary Edge - Achalarus lyciades
Hoary Marmot - Marmota caligata Least Concern
Hobomok Skipper - Poanes hobomok
Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus Least Concern breeds in nh
Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus Least Concern
Horace's Duskywing - Erynnis horatius
Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris Least Concern breeds in nh
Horned Puffin - Fratercula corniculata Least Concern
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea Least Concern breeds in nh

 

Jaguar - Panthera onca Near Threatened Endangered in US
Jaguarundi - Herpailurus yaguaroundi Least Concern Endangered in US
Juvenal's Duskywing - Erynnis juvenalis
Karner Blue - Plebejus samuelis Endangered in US Endangered in NH
King Eider - Somateria spectabilis Least Concern
King Rail - Rallus elegans Near Threatened New Hampshire Species
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus Least Concern breeds in nh

Laughing Gull - Larus atricilla Least Concern
Laysan Albatross - Phoebastria immutabilis Near Threatened
Least Auklet - Aethia pusilla Least Concern
Least Bittern - Ixobrychus exilis Least Concern
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla Least Concern
Least Skipper - Ancyloxypha numitor
Least Tern - Sternula antillarum Least Concern Endangered in US Endangered in NH
Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis Least Concern
Lesser Yellowlegs -Tringa flavipes Least Concern
Limpkin - Aramus guarauna Least Concern
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea Least Concern
Little Brown Bat - Myotis lucifugus Least Concern
Little Glassywing - Pompeius verna
Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus Least Concern
Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus Least Concern
Long Dash - Polites mystic
Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis Vulnerable
Long-tailed Jaeger - Stercorarius longicaudus Least Concern
Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata Least Concern
Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens Least Concern
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Least Concern breeds in nh
Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa Least Concern
Marbled Salamander - Ambystoma opacum Least Concern Endangered in NH
Margay - Leopardus wiedii Near Threatened Endangered in US
Masked Booby - Sula dactylatra Least Concern
Masked Tityra - Tityra semifasciata Least Concern
Mexican Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus mexicanus Least Concern
Mink Frog - Lithobates septentrionalis Least Concern
Monarch Butterfly - Danaus plexippus
Moose - Alces americanus Least Concern
Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides Least Concern
Mourning Cloak - Nymphalis antiopa
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura Least Concern breeds in nh
Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus Least Concern
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor Least Concern breeds in nh Introduced
North American Porcupine - Erethizon dorsatum Least Concern
Northern Broken-Dash - Wallengrenia egeremet
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis Least Concern breeds in nh
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus Least Concern breeds in nh
Northern Flying Squirrel - Glaucomys sabrinus Least Concern
Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis Least Concern breeds in nh
Northern Leopard Frog - Lithobates pipiens Least Concern
Northern Lobster - Homarus americanus Least Concern Found in NH
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos Least Concern breeds in nh
Northern Pintail - Anas acuta Least Concern
Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata Least Concern
Ocelot - Leopardus pardalis Least Concern Endangered in US
Olympic Marmot - Marmota olympus Least Concern
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus Least Concern breeds in nh
Painted Lady Butterfly - Vanessa cardui
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris Near Threatened
Parakeet Auklet - Aethia psittacula Least Concern
Parasitic Jaeger - Stercorarius parasiticus Least Concern
Peck's Skipper - Polites peckius
Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos Least Concern
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus Least Concern Threatened in New Hampshire breeds in nh
Pickerel Frog - Lithobates palustris Least Concern
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps Least Concern Threatened in New Hampshire breeds in nh
Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus Least Concern breeds in nh
Pine Grosbeak - Pinicola enucleator Least Concern
Pine White - Neophasia menapia
Pinyon Jay - Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Vulnerable
Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus Near Threatened Endangered in US Threatened in US Endangered in NH breeds in nh
Piratic Flycatcher - Legatus leucophaius Least Concern
Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula Least Concern
Polar Bear - Ursus maritimus Vulnerable Threatened in US
Pronghorn - Antilocapra americana Least Concern
Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinicus Least Concern
Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus Least Concern
Raccoon - Procyon lotor Least Concern
Razorbill - Alca torda Near Threatened
Red Admiral Butterfly - Vanessa atalanta
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus Least Concern
Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator Least Concern
Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes Least Concern
Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus Near Threatened breeds in nh
Red Knot - Calidris canutus Near Threatened
Red-legged Kittiwake - Rissa brevirostris Vulnerable
Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena Least Concern
Red Phalarope - Phalaropus fulicaria Least Concern
Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus Least Concern
Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Least Concern
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis Least Concern breeds in nh
Red Wolf - Canis rufus Critically Endangered Endangered in US
Reddish Egret - Egretta rufescens Near Threatened
Redhead - Aythya americana Least Concern
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis Least Concern
Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris Least Concern breeds in nh
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia Least Concern breeds in nh Introduced
Rock Ptarmigan - Lagopus mutus Least Concern
Rock Sandpiper - Calidris ptilocnemis Least Concern
Rock Squirrel - Spermophilus variegatus Least Concern
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus Least Concern breeds in nh
Roseate Spoonbill - Ajaia ajaja Least Concern
Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii Least Concern Endangered in US Endangered in NH breeds in nh
Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus Least Concern
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris Least Concern
Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres Least Concern
Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis Least Concern
Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus Least Concern breeds in nh
Rufous Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus Least Concern
Sanderling - Calidris alba Least Concern
Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea Least Concern breeds in nh
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus Least Concern
Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla Near Threatened .
Short-beaked Saddleback Dolphin - Delphinus delphis Least Concern Found in NH
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Calidris acuminata Least Concern
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus Vulnerable Endangered in US
Silver-spotted Skipper - Epargyreus clarus
Snow Goose- Anser caerulescens Least Concern
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula Least Concern
Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria Least Concern
Sooty Grouse - Dendragapus fuliginosus Least Concern
Sora - Porzana carolina Least Concern breeds in nh
South Polar Skua - Stercorarius maccormicki Least Concern
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet - Camptostoma obsoletum Least Concern
Southern Cloudywing - - Thorybes bathyllus
Southern Flying Squirrel - Glaucomys volans Least Concern
Southern Red-backed Vole - Myodes gapperi Least Concern
Spotted Salamander - Ambystoma maculatum Least Concern
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius Least Concern breeds in nh
Spring Peeper - Pseudacris crucifer Least Concern
Spruce Grouse - Falcipennis canadensis Least Concern breeds in nh
Squirrel Tree Frog - Hyla squirella Least Concern
Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis Least Concern
Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni Least Concern
Tawny-edged Skipper - Polites themistocles
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor Least Concern breeds in nh
Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor Least Concern
Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus Least Concern
Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus Least Concern
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura Least Concern breeds in nh
Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda Least Concern Endangered in NH breeds in nh
Veery - Catharus fuscescens Least Concern breeds in NH Found in NH
Viceroy Butterfly - Limenitis archippus
Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana Least Concern
Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola Least Concern breeds in nh Found in NH
West Indian Manatee - Trichechus manatus Vulnerable Threatened in US
Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta Least Concern
Western Red-backed Salamander - Plethodon vehiculum Least Concern
Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri Least Concern
Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana Least Concern
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Least Concern
White Ibis - Eudocimus albus Least Concern
White-crowned Sparrow - - Zonotrichia leucophrys Least Concern
White-nosed Coati - Nasua narica Least Concern
White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis Least Concern
White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus Least Concern
White-tailed Ptarmigan - Lagopus leucura Least Concern
White-winged Scoter - Melanitta deglandi Least Concern
Wild Indigo Duskywing - Erynnis baptisiae
Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo Least Concern breeds in nh
Willet - Tringa semipalmata Least Concern
Willow Ptarmigan - Lagopus lagopus Least Concern
Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor Least Concern
Wolverine - Gulo gulo Least Concern
Woodchuck - Marmota monax Least Concern Found in NH
Wood Duck - Aix sponsa Least Concern breeds in nh
Wood Frog - Lithobates sylvatica Least Concern
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus Least Concern breeds in nh
Yellow-crowned Night Heron - Nyctanassa violacea Least Concern
Yellow-rumped Cacique - Cacicus cela Least Concern
Zebra Longwing
- Heliconius charitonius