River Legacy Field Guide

Common flora and fauna found within the River Legacy Parks.

Gulf Coast Toad ¹
Incilius nebulifer

Green Tree Frog ²
Hyla cinerea

Gray Tree Frog ³
Hyla versicolor

Blanchard's Cricket Frog ⁴
Acris blanchardi

Western Narrow-mouthed Toad ⁵
Gastrophryne olivacea

American Bullfrog ⁶
Lithobates catesbeianus

Southern Leopard Frog ⁷
Lithobates sphenocephalus

Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma texanum

Green Anole ⁸
Anolis carolinensis

Texas Spiny Lizard ⁹
Sceloporus olivaceus

Little Brown Skink ¹⁰
Scincella lateralis

Common Five-lined Skink ¹¹
Plestiodon fasciatus

Broadhead Skink ¹²
Plestiodon laticeps

Mediterranean House Gecko ¹³
Hemidactylus turcicus

Racer ¹⁴
Coluber constrictor

Yellowbelly Racer ¹⁵
Coluber constrictor flaviventris

Western Ribbon Snake ¹³
Thamnophis proximus

Rough Greensnake ¹⁶
Opheodrys aestivus

Plain-bellied Water Snake ¹⁷
Nerodia erythrogaster

Yellow-bellied Watersnake ¹⁸
Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster

Blotched Water Snake ¹⁹
Nerodia erythrogaster transversa

Diamondback Watersnake ²⁰
Nerodia rhombifer

Speckled Kingsnake ²¹
Lampropeltis holbrooki

Rough Earthsnake ²²
Haldea striatula

Texas Rat Snake ²³
Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeri

Copperhead ²⁴
Agkistrodon contortrix

Broad-banded Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus

Cottonmouth ¹⁸
Agkistrodon piscivorus

Western Cottonmouth ¹⁸
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma

Spiny Softshell ²⁵
Apalone spinifera

Common Snapping Turtle ²⁶
Chelydra serpentina

Pond Slider ²⁷
Trachemys scripta

Red-eared Slider ²⁸
Trachemys scripta elegans

Yellow-billed Cuckoo ²⁹
Coccyzus americanus

Downy Woodpecker ³⁰
Picoides pubescens

Hairy Woodpecker ³¹
Picoides villosus

Red-bellied Woodpecker ³²
Melanerpes carolinus

Northern Flicker ³³
Colaptes auratus

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ²⁴
Sphyrapicus varius

Eastern Screech-Owl ³⁴
Megascops asio

Barred Owl ³⁵
Strix varia

Great Horned Owl ³⁶
Bubo virginianus

Belted Kingfisher ³⁷
Megaceryle alcyon

White-winged Dove ³⁸
Zenaida asiatica

Mourning Dove ³⁹
Zenaida macroura

American Coot ⁴⁰
Fulica americana

Lesser Yellowlegs ⁴¹
Tringa flavipes

Wilson's Phalarope ⁴²
Phalaropus tricolor

Ring-billed Gull ⁴³
Larus delawarensis

Killdeer ⁴⁴
Charadrius vociferus

Black-necked Stilt ⁴⁵
Himantopus mexicanus

Pied-billed Grebe ⁴⁶
Podilymbus podiceps

White Ibis ⁴⁷
Eudocimus albus

American White Pelican ⁴⁸
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Little Blue Heron ⁴⁹
Egretta caerulea

Great Egret ⁵⁰
Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron ⁵⁰
Ardea herodias

Cattle Egret ¹⁹
Bubulcus ibis

American Kestrel ¹⁹
Falco sparverius

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ⁵¹
Dendrocygna autumnalis

Northern Pintail ⁵²
Anas acuta

American Wigeon ⁵³
Anas americana

Green-winged Teal ⁵⁴
Anas crecca

Mallard ⁵⁵
Anas platyrhynchos

Gadwall ⁵⁶
Anas strepera

Lesser Scaup ⁵⁷
Aythya affinis

Ring-necked Duck ⁵³
Aythya collaris

Canada Goose ⁵⁸
Branta canadensis

Wood Duck ⁵⁹
Aix sponsa

Cooper's Hawk ⁶⁰
Accipiter cooperii

Red-tailed Hawk ⁶¹
Buteo jamaicensis

Red-shouldered Hawk ⁶²
Buteo lineatus

Swallow-tailed Kite ²⁴
Elanoides forficatus

Mississippi Kite ⁶³
Ictinia mississippiensis

Turkey Vulture ⁶⁴
Cathartes aura

Black Vulture ⁶⁵
Coragyps atratus

Anhinga ⁶⁶
Anhinga anhinga

Cliff Swallow ⁶⁷
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Rusty Blackbird ⁶⁸
Euphagus carolinus

Brown-headed Cowbird ²⁴
Molothrus ater

Orchard Oriole ⁶⁹
Icterus spurius

Red-winged Blackbird ⁷⁰
Agelaius phoeniceus

Tufted Titmouse ⁷¹
Baeolophus bicolor

Carolina Chickadee ⁶⁹
Poecile carolinensis

House Sparrow ⁷²
Passer domesticus

Carolina Wren ⁷³
Thryothorus ludovicianus

American Robin ⁷⁴
Turdus migratorius

Hermit Thrush ⁷⁵
Catharus guttatus

Eastern Bluebird ¹⁶
Sialia sialis

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher ⁴⁸
Tyrannus forficatus

Western Kingbird ⁷⁶
Tyrannus verticalis

Eastern Phoebe ⁷⁶
Sayornis phoebe

White-eyed Vireo ³⁸
Vireo griseus

Ruby-crowned Kinglet ⁶⁹
Regulus calendula

Dark-eyed Junco ⁷⁷
Junco hyemalis

Vesper Sparrow ²⁴
Pooecetes gramineus

Lincoln's Sparrow ⁷⁸
Melospiza lincolnii

Song Sparrow ⁷⁷
Melospiza melodia

Field Sparrow ⁷⁸
Spizella pusilla

White-throated Sparrow ⁷⁹
Zonotrichia albicollis

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