Maryland Biodiversity - Checklist

Maryland Checklist - J Patrick Brooks - all-time (Total: 93)

	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1	Northern Snakehead	Channa	argus	139	Fish	Channidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
2	Striped Bass	Morone	saxatilis	265	Fish	Moronidae	Perciformes	Actinopterygii	Animalia
1	American Bullfrog	Lithobates	catesbeianus	1693	Amphibians	Ranidae	Anura	Amphibia	Animalia
1	Yellow Garden Spider	Argiope	aurantia	538	Spiders	Araneidae	Araneae	Arachnida	Animalia
1	Mute Swan	Cygnus	olor	202	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
2	Wood Duck	Aix	sponsa	1242	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
3	Gadwall	Mareca	strepera	552	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
4	American Wigeon	Mareca	americana	676	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
5	Mallard	Anas	platyrhynchos	2751	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
6	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya	collaris	1083	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
7	Lesser Scaup	Aythya	affinis	538	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
8	Long-tailed Duck	Clangula	hyemalis	547	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
9	Bufflehead	Bucephala	albeola	1311	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
10	Common Merganser	Mergus	merganser	621	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
11	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura	jamaicensis	763	Birds	Anatidae	Anseriformes	Aves	Animalia
12	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus	podiceps	620	Birds	Podicipedidae	Podicipediformes	Aves	Animalia
13	Mourning Dove	Zenaida	macroura	2112	Birds	Columbidae	Columbiformes	Aves	Animalia
14	American Coot	Fulica	americana	473	Birds	Rallidae	Gruiformes	Aves	Animalia
15	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria	interpres	262	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
16	Purple Sandpiper	Calidris	maritima	188	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
17	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis	macularius	523	Birds	Scolopacidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
18	Least Tern	Sternula	antillarum	336	Birds	Laridae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
19	Double-crested Cormorant	Nannopterum	auritum	1543	Birds	Phalacrocoracidae	Suliformes	Aves	Animalia
20	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus	occidentalis	325	Birds	Pelecanidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
21	Great Blue Heron	Ardea	herodias	3726	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
22	Great Egret	Ardea	alba	839	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
23	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus	ibis	212	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
24	Green Heron	Butorides	virescens	1070	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
25	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax	nycticorax	678	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
26	Black Vulture	Coragyps	atratus	1383	Birds	Cathartidae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
27	Turkey Vulture	Cathartes	aura	2203	Birds	Cathartidae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
28	Osprey	Pandion	haliaetus	1891	Birds	Pandioidae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
29	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter	cooperii	550	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
30	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus	leucocephalus	4285	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
31	Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo	lineatus	1927	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
32	Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo	jamaicensis	1349	Birds	Accipitridae	Accipitriformes	Aves	Animalia
33	Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle	alcyon	1378	Birds	Alcedinidae	Coraciiformes	Aves	Animalia
34	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes	carolinus	1911	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
35	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus	varius	1110	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
36	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates	pubescens	1804	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
37	Northern Flicker	Colaptes	auratus	1444	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
38	Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus	pileatus	1431	Birds	Picidae	Piciformes	Aves	Animalia
39	Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus	tyrannus	899	Birds	Tyrannidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
40	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta	cristata	1984	Birds	Corvidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
41	Barn Swallow	Hirundo	rustica	727	Birds	Hirundinidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
42	American Robin	Turdus	migratorius	3289	Birds	Turdidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
43	Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma	rufum	857	Birds	Mimidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
44	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus	polyglottos	2102	Birds	Mimidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
45	European Starling	Sturnus	vulgaris	1447	Birds	Sturnidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
46	House Sparrow	Passer	domesticus	1550	Birds	Passeridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
47	Eastern Towhee	Pipilo	erythrophthalmus	1055	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
48	Song Sparrow	Melospiza	melodia	2507	Birds	Emberizidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
49	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis	cardinalis	3710	Birds	Cardinalidae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
50	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius	phoeniceus	2316	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
51	Common Grackle	Quiscalus	quiscula	1126	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
52	Baltimore Oriole	Icterus	galbula	539	Birds	Icteridae	Passeriformes	Aves	Animalia
1	Honey Bee	Apis	mellifera	1233	Bees	Apidae	Hymenoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon	melinus	852	Butterflies	Lycaenidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
2	Monarch	Danaus	plexippus	3257	Butterflies	Nymphalidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
3	Common Buckeye	Junonia	coenia	1610	Butterflies	Nymphalidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
4	Cabbage White	Pieris	rapae	2687	Butterflies	Pieridae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	American Carrion Beetle	Necrophila	americana	471	Carrion Beetles	Silphidae	Coleoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Needham's Skimmer	Libellula	needhami	734	Dragonflies	Libellulidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
2	Common Pondhawk	Erythemis	simplicicollis	2580	Dragonflies	Libellulidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
3	Blue Dasher	Pachydiplax	longipennis	2825	Dragonflies	Libellulidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
4	Black-shouldered Spinyleg	Dromogomphus	spinosus	314	Dragonflies	Gomphidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
5	Widow Skimmer	Libellula	luctuosa	1652	Dragonflies	Libellulidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
6	Halloween Pennant	Celithemis	eponina	796	Dragonflies	Libellulidae	Odonata	Insecta	Animalia
1	Differential Grasshopper	Melanoplus	differentialis	928	Grasshoppers	Acrididae	Orthoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle	Harmonia	axyridis	1020	Lady Beetles	Coccinellidae	Coleoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Chinese Mantis	Tenodera	sinensis	229	Mantids	Mantidae	Mantodea	Insecta	Animalia
1	Euonymous Defoliator Moth	Pryeria	sinica	48	Moths	Zygaenidae	Lepidoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	Blue-winged Wasp	Scolia	dubia	402	Scoliid Wasps	Scoliidae	Hymenoptera	Insecta	Animalia
1	White-tailed Deer	Odocoileus	virginianus	2893	Mammals	Cervidae	Artiodactyla	Mammalia	Animalia
2	Eastern Cottontail	Sylvilagus	floridanus	1580	Mammals	Leporidae	Lagomorpha	Mammalia	Animalia
3	Red Fox	Vulpes	vulpes	1017	Mammals	Canidae	Carnivora	Mammalia	Animalia
4	Muskrat	Ondatra	zibethicus	360	Mammals	Muridae	Rodentia	Mammalia	Animalia
5	Woodchuck	Marmota	monax	630	Mammals	Sciuridae	Rodentia	Mammalia	Animalia
6	Common Raccoon	Procyon	lotor	904	Mammals	Procyonidae	Carnivora	Mammalia	Animalia
1	Horseshoe Crab	Limulus	polyphemus	297	Horseshoe Crabs	Limulidae	Xiphosura	Merostomata	Animalia
1	Eastern Wormsnake	Carphophis	amoenus amoenus	400	Reptiles	Colubridae	Squamata	Reptilia	Animalia
2	Red-eared Slider	Trachemys	scripta elegans	1630	Reptiles	Emydidae	Testudines	Reptilia	Animalia
3	Diamond-backed Terrapin	Malaclemys	terrapin	401	Reptiles	Emydidae	Testudines	Reptilia	Animalia
4	Snapping Turtle	Chelydra	serpentina	1269	Reptiles	Chelydridae	Testudines	Reptilia	Animalia
5	Northern Watersnake	Nerodia	sipedon sipedon	1256	Reptiles	Colubridae	Squamata	Reptilia	Animalia
1	Bull Thistle	Cirsium	vulgare	349	Aster Family	Asteraceae	Asterales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	Burning Bush	Euonymus	atropurpureus	20	Bittersweet Family	Celastraceae	Celastrales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	Pale Yellow Iris	Iris	pseudacorus	157	Iris Family	Iridaceae	Liliales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	Crimson-eyed Rosemallow	Hibiscus	moscheutos	520	Mallow Family	Malvaceae	Malvales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	Indian Strawberry	Potentilla	indica	581	Rose Family	Rosaceae	Rosales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	Trumpet Creeper	Campsis	radicans	849	Trumpet-creeper Family	Bignoniaceae	Lamiales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
1	Marginal Woodfern	Dryopteris	marginalis	212	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae
2	Christmas Fern	Polystichum	acrostichoides	1768	Ferns	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales	Polypodiopsida	Plantae