American
Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus
americanus)- Endangered: Known to occur historically. Prefers loose
sandy/clay loam soils in grasslands and upland woodland edges. Endangered
nationally.
Bald
Eagle (Haliaeetus
leucocephalus)-Threatened: Known to occur as a regular winter resident
at Tuttle Creek Reservoir and along the Big Blue and Kansas Rivers.
Wintering eagles are dependent upon large water bodies and larger rivers
where they feed on waterfowl and fish. Critical habitat has been designated.
Threatened nationally.
Eastern
Spotted Skunk (Spilogale
putorius interrupta)-Threatened: May occur in suitable habitat.
Prefers forest edge and rock outcrops in upland prairie grasslands.
Also frequents fencerows, outbuildings, brushpiles and riparian woodlands.
Eskimo
Curler (Numenius
borealis)-Endangered: Formerly a regular spring migrant using plowed
fields, heavily grazed pastures, burned grasslands and prairie dog towns.
Was most common in the eastern 2/3 of the state, but has not been verified
in Kansas since 1902. A few birds may still migrate through the state.
Endangered nationally.
Least
Tern (Sterna
antillarum)-Endangered: Known to nest along the Kansas River. May
also occur as transients or occasional summer visitants at impoundments
and wetlands. Critical habitat has been designated. Endangered nationally.
Peregrine
Falcon (Falco
peregrinus)-Endangered: Known to occur as an uncommon transient
and occasional winter visitant. Prefers marshes, lakes and rivers where
concentrations of waterfowl or other birdlife provide ample prey. Endangered
nationally.
Piping
Plover (Charadrius
melodus)-Threatened: Know to nest along the Kansas River. May also
occur as a transient at sparsely vegetated shorelines of shallow lakes,
salt flats and open ground in marshes and bare river sandbars. Critical
habitat has been designated. Threatened nationally.
Snowy
Plover (Charadrius
alexandrinus)-Threatened: May occur as an occasional summer visitant
or transient on mud flats in wetlands, bare river sandbars and shorelines
on impoundments.
Sturgeon
Chub (Macrhybopsis
gelida)-Threatened: Restricted to larger sandy rivers where they
frequent areas swept by currents especially at heads of islands and
sandbars. Critical habitat has been designated. Federal candidate.
Topeka
Shiner (Notropis
Topeka)-Threatened: Known to occur in the Big Blue River and Wildcat
Creek basins. Prefers small streams having high water quality and clean
gravel substrate. Critical habitat has been designated. Endangered nationally.
White-faced
Ibis (Plegadis
chihi)-Threatened: Known to occur as a local summer visitant or
seasonal transient in marshes and at impoundments.
Whooping
Crane (Grus
Americana)-Endangered: Known to occur infrequently as a seasonal
transient. May stop to rest and feed at marshes and hay fields. Endangered
nationally.
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