Wildlife Branch. in prep. Birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians at risk in British Columbia: the 1993 Red and Blue Lists. British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Victoria, B.C. ____________________________________________________________ Wildlife Branch 1993 Vertebrate Red List in Taxonomic Order (64 taxa) April 13, 1993 - Red-listed species are candidates for legal designation as endangered or threatened. AMPHIBIANS Caudata Ambystoma tigrinum TIGER SALAMANDER Dicamptodon tenebrosus PACIFIC GIANT SALAMANDER Plethodon idahoensis COEUR D'ALENE SALAMANDER Anura Rana pipiens NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG REPTILES Squamata Iguanidae Phrynosoma douglassii SHORT-HORNED LIZARD Colubridae Contia tenuis SHARP-TAILED SNAKE Pituophis melanoleucus catenifer GOPHER SNAKE -catenifer subspecies Hypsiglena torquata NIGHT SNAKE BIRDS Podicipediformes Aechmophorus occidentalis WESTERN GREBE Pelecaniformes Pelecanus erythrorhynchos AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN Phalacrocorax pelagicus pelagicus PELAGIC CORMORANT -pelagicus subspecies Phalacrocorax penicillatus BRANDT'S CORMORANT Falconiformes Accipiter gentilis laingi NORTHERN GOSHAWK -laingi subspecies Buteo regalis FERRUGINOUS HAWK Falco peregrinus anatum PEREGRINE FALCON -anatum subspecies Falco mexicanus PRAIRIE FALCON Galliformes Centrocercus urophasianus SAGE GROUSE Charadriiformes Bartramia longicauda UPLAND SANDPIPER Sterna forsteri FORSTER'S TERN Uria lomvia THICK-BILLED MURRE Uria aalge COMMON MURRE Fratercula corniculata HORNED PUFFIN Cuculiformes Coccyzus americanus YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO Strigiformes Athene cunicularia BURROWING OWL Strix occidentalis SPOTTED OWL Piciformes Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER -nataliae subspecies Picoides albolarvatus WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER Passeriformes Eremophila alpestris strigata HORNED LARK -strigata subspecies Progne subis PURPLE MARTIN Oreoscoptes montanus SAGE THRASHER Anthus spragueii SPRAGUEÕS PIPIT Dendroica eastanea BAY-BREASTED WARBLER Dendroica tigrina CAPE MAY WARBLER Oporornis agilis CONNECTICUT WARBLER Icteria virens YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT Spizella breweri breweri BREWER'S SPARROW -breweri subspecies Ammodramus savannarum GRASSHOPPER SPARROW Ammodramus caudacutus SHARP-TAILED SPARROW Pooecetes gramineus affinis VESPER SPARROW -affinis subspecies MAMMALS Insectivora Sorex tundrensis TUNDRA SHREW Sorex bendirii PACIFIC WATER SHREW Sorex palustris brooksi WATER SHREW -brooksi subspecies Scapanus townsendii TOWNSEND'S MOLE Chiroptera Antrozous pallidus PALLID BAT Lasiurus blossevillii SOUTHERN RED BAT Myotis keenii KEEN'S LONG-EARED MYOTIS Myotis septentrionalis NORTHERN LONG-EARED MYOTIS Lagomorpha Lepus americanus washingtoni SNOWSHOE HARE -washingtoni subspecies Lepus townsendii WHITE-TAILED JACK RABBIT Rodentia Aplodontia rufa rufa MOUNTAIN BEAVER -rufa subspecies Clethrionomys gapperi occidentalis SOUTHERN RED- BACKED VOLE -occidentalis subspecies Microtus townsendii cowani TOWNSENDÕS VOLE -cowani subspecies Synaptomys borealis artemisiae NORTHERN BOG LEMMING -artemisiae subspecies Thomomys talpoides segregatus NORTHERN POCKET GOPHER -segregatus subspecies Marmota vancouverensis VANCOUVER ISLAND MARMOT Tamias ruficaudus simulans RED-TAILED CHIPMUNK -simulans subspecies Tamias ruficaudus ruficaudus RED-TAILED CHIPMUNK -ruficaudus subspecies Tamias minumus selkiri LEAST CHIPMUNK -selkiri subspecies Carnivora Enhydra lutris SEA OTTER Gulo gulo vancouverensis WOLVERINE -vancouverensis subspecies Mustela erminea haidarum ERMINE -haidarum subspecies Mustela frenata altifrontalis LONG-TAILED WEASEL -altifrontalis subspecies Artiodactyla Bison bison athabascae WOOD BISON Ovis dalli dalli DALLÕS SHEEP