Species



Click on the icons above to see the species currently featured in the Biodiversity Atlas by taxonomic group. You may also view common native species, threatened species, and non-native species by visiting their respective pages.

Birds

Common NameScientific Name
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California condorGymnogyps californianus
California least ternSterna antillarum browni
California spotted owlStrix occidentalis ssp. occidentalis
Coastal California gnatcatcherPolioptila californica californica
Least Bell’s vireoVireo bellii pusillus
Red-crowned parrotAmazona viridigenalis
San Clemente loggerhead shrikeLanius ludovicianus mearnsi
Yellow-chevroned parakeetBrotogeris chiriri
Yellow-headed parrotAmazona oratrix
Western snowy ploverCharadrius nivosus nivosus

Fishes

Common NameScientific Name
Barred sand bassParalabrax nebulifer
CabezonScorpaenichthys marmoratus
California sheepheadBodianus pulcher
Kelp bassParalabrax clathratus
LingcodOphiodon elongatus
RockfishSebastes spp.
Santa Ana sucker Catostomus santaanae
SteelheadOncorhynchus mykiss
Tidewater goby Eucyclogobius newberryi
Unarmored threespine sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni

Invertebrates

Common NameScientific Name
Black abaloneHaliotis cracherodii
California spiny lobsterPanulirus interruptus
El Segundo blue butterflyEuphilotes battoides allyni
Giant keyhole limpetMegathura crenulata
Green abaloneHaliotis fulgens
Invasive shot-hole borer Euwallacea nr. fornicatus
Kellet’s whelkKelletia kelletii
Palos Verdes blue butterfly Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis
Pink abaloneHaliotis corrugata
Red sea urchinMesocentrotus franciscanus
Vernal pool fairy shrimpBranchinecta lynchi
White abaloneHaliotis sorenseni

Mammals

Common NameScientific Name
Black bear Ursus americanus
Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
California ground squirrel Otospermophilus beecheyi
Coyote Canis latrans
Desert bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis nelsoni
Dusky-footed woodrat Neotoma fuscipes
Eastern fox squirrel Sciurus niger
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Mojave ground squirrel Xerospermophilus mohavensis
Mountain lion Puma concolor
North Pacific right whale Eubalaena japonica
Santa Catalina Island fox Urocyon littoralis catalinae
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

Plants

Common NameScientific Name
Bigcone Douglas-firPseudotsuga macrocarpa
Black mustard Brassica nigra
Braunton’s milk-vetch Astragalus brauntonii
California black walnut Juglans californica
California fan palm Washingtonia filifera
California poppy Eschscholzia californica
Engelmann oak Quercus engelmannii
Fountain grassPennisetum setaceum
Giant reed Arundo donax
Joshua tree Yucca brevifolia
Kelp forest species Multiple species
Lyon’s pentachaeta Pentachaeta lyonii
Marcescent dudleya Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens
Nevin’s barberry Berberis nevinii
Thread-leaved brodiaea Brodiaea filifolia
Valley oak Quercus lobata

Reptiles and Amphibians

Common NameScientific Name
American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus
Arroyo toad Anaxyrus californicus
California red-legged frog Rana draytonii
Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii
Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
Pacific leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea
Southern mountain yellow-legged frog Rana muscosa
Western rattlesnakeCrotalus oreganus