CHAPTER IV: WILFLIFE HABITATS FOR MISSISSIPPI’S SGCN,
THREATS AND CONSERVATION ACTIONS^190Scolopax minor American Woodcock 3
Anhinga anhinga Anhinga 3
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-Crowned Night-Heron 3
Calidris alpina Dunlin 3
Egretta thula Snowy Egret 3
Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron 3
Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper 3
Nycticorax violaceus Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron 3
Anas acuta Northern Pintail 3
Anas rubripes American Black Duck 3
Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup 3
Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern 3
Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern 3
Porphyrula martinica Purple Gallinule 3
Crustaceans Cambarellus diminutus Least Crayfish 2
Cambarellus lesliei A Crayfish 2
Fish Notropis chalybaeus Ironcolor Shiner 1
Notropis melanostomus Blackmouth Shiner 1
Pteronotropis welaka Bluenose Shiner 2
Fundulus jenkinsi Saltmarsh Topminnow 2
Heterandria formosa Least Killifish 3
Enneacanthus gloriosus Bluespotted Sunfish 3
Leptolucania ommata Pygmy Killfish 4
Mammals Myotis grisescens Gray Myotis 2
Reptiles Deirochelys reticularia miaria Western Chicken Turtle 3
THREATS TO EPHEMERAL (TEMPORARY) POND COMMUNITIES
Agricultural Conversion high
Channel Modification high
Incompatible Agricultural Practices high
Invasive Species high
Operation of Dams/Impoundments high
Incompatible Forestry Practices high
Road Construction/Management medium
Urban/Suburban Development medium
Recreation Activities medium
Incompatible Water Quality medium
Industrial Development low
Second Home/Vacation Home Development low