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Endangered Species in Cameron County

Texas · species whose current range includes this county

Listed species
15
Endangered
8
Threatened
7

Species are listed under the Endangered Species Act as endangered or threatened, with the counties where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service records their current range. A county listing means the species is known or believed to occur there, not that it lives at any particular property. Some species protected only by NOAA Fisheries may not be listed. For a project site, use the Fish and Wildlife Service IPaC tool for an official species list.

Birds (5)

  • Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owlGlaucidium brasilianum cactorumThreatenedListed 08/21/2023
  • Eastern Black railLaterallus jamaicensis jamaicensisThreatenedListed 11/09/2020
  • Northern Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis septentrionalisWherever found, except where listed as an experimental populationEndangeredListed 02/25/1986
  • Piping PloverCharadrius melodus[Atlantic Coast and Northern Great Plains populations] - Wherever found, except those areas where listed as endangered.ThreatenedListed 12/11/1985
  • rufa red knotCalidris canutus rufaThreatenedListed 01/12/2015

Reptiles (5)

  • Green sea turtleChelonia mydasGreen sea turtles originating from the North Atlantic Ocean, bounded by the following lines and coordinates: 48 degrees N. Lat. in the north, along the western coasts of Europe and Africa (west of 5.5 degrees W. Long.); north of 19 degrees N. Lat. in the east; bounded by 19 degrees N., 65.1 degrees W. to 14 degrees N., 65.1 degrees W. then 14 degrees N., 77 degrees W. in the south and west; and along the eastern coasts of the Americas (north of 7.5 degrees N., 77 degrees W.)ThreatenedListed 05/06/2016
  • Hawksbill sea turtleEretmochelys imbricataEndangeredListed 06/02/1970
  • Kemp's ridley sea turtleLepidochelys kempiiEndangeredListed 12/02/1970
  • Leatherback sea turtleDermochelys coriaceaEndangeredListed 06/02/1970
  • Loggerhead sea turtleCaretta carettaNorthwest Atlantic Ocean DPS - Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean west of 40 degrees W. LongThreatenedListed 07/23/1978

Mammals (3)

Flowering Plants (2)

Environmental hazards in Cameron County

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ECOS