CHAPTER IV: WILFLIFE HABITATS FOR MISSISSIPPI’S SGCN,
THREATS AND CONSERVATION ACTIONS^187SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED ASSOCIATED WITH ARTIFICIAL
PONDS
GROUP SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME TIER
Amphibians Rana areolata Crawfish Frog 2
Birds Migrant Shorebirds 1
Mycteria americana Wood Stork 2
Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron 2
Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit 2
Eudocimus albus White Ibis 2
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-Crowned Night-Heron 3
Anhinga anhinga Anhinga 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
THREATS TO ARTIFICIAL POND COMMUNITIES
Incompatible Agricultural Practices medium
Incompatible Grazing Practices medium
Livestock Feedlots/Operations medium
Incompatible Water Quality medium
Invasive Species low
PRIORITY CONSERVATION ACTIONS
A Plan and conduct additional research (i.e. habitat needs, status surveys, breeding status, disease,
etc.) on SGCN.
A Develop/implement/continue recovery plans for individual SGCN.
A Encourage restoration and improved management of altered/degraded habitat when possible.
A Encourage and improve agricultural/forestry/watershed land-use planning and BMPs to address
nonpoint pollution, erosion and water quality issues.
A Maintain/improve/restore hydrologic (depth, hydroperiod, flow) and geomorphic (channel
sinuosity, floodplain, microtopography) integrity.
A Encourage buffers and improve land use practices adjacent to streams (SMZs) and other aquatic/
wetland habitats.
A Provide public education about conservation of SGCN and/or their habitats.