Chama WS River

Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 4,168 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (298)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

(5)
Packera cliffordii
(1)
Massospora levispora
(1)
Heterotheca pedunculata
Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
Alpine Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia pygmaea
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Pasqueflower (3)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Robin (3)
Turdus migratorius
Annual Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia annua
Apache-plume (1)
Fallugia paradoxa
Ash-throated Flycatcher (3)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Aztec Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus proximus
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bare-stem Larkspur (1)
Delphinium scaposum
Beard-lip Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon barbatus
Bedstraw Milkweed (8)
Asclepias subverticillata
Big Greasewood (1)
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Big Sagebrush (16)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Medic (2)
Medicago lupulina
Black-billed Magpie (12)
Pica hudsonia
Black-headed Grosbeak (2)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (2)
Lepus californicus
Black-throated Gray Warbler (1)
Setophaga nigrescens
Black-throated Sparrow (1)
Amphispiza bilineata
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grosbeak (1)
Passerina caerulea
Blushing Scale Lichen (1)
Psora decipiens
Boreal Sweet-vetch (3)
Hedysarum boreale
Box-elder (2)
Acer negundo
Brandegee's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus brandegeei
Brewer's Sparrow (1)
Spizella breweri
Brick Scale Lichen (1)
Psora crenata
Brittle Prickly-pear (3)
Opuntia fragilis
Broom Groundsel (1)
Senecio spartioides
Broom Snakeweed (2)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Brown-headed Cowbird (2)
Molothrus ater
Browse Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus cibarius
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
Burrowing Owl (1)
Athene cunicularia
Calliope Hummingbird (2)
Selasphorus calliope
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Canada Mint (2)
Mentha canadensis
Canyon Towhee (1)
Melozone fusca
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Channel Catfish (1)
Ictalurus punctatus
Chinese Tamarisk (1)
Tamarix chinensis
Chipping Sparrow (4)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (2)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (1)
Apocynum cannabinum
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Clustered Leatherflower (1)
Clematis hirsutissima
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (10)
Cercocarpus montanus
Colorado Four-o'clock (12)
Mirabilis multiflora
Columbian Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis columbiana
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Horehound (1)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Merganser (2)
Mergus merganser
Common Mullein (3)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (2)
Corvus corax
Common Sunflower (2)
Helianthus annuus
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Conspicuous Blazingstar (3)
Mentzelia conspicua
Constance's Spring-parsley (1)
Vesper constancei
Cowpen Crownbeard (1)
Verbesina encelioides
Crandall's Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon crandallii
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Crested Wheatgrass (6)
Agropyron cristatum
Crispleaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum corymbosum
Curly-cup Gumweed (1)
Grindelia squarrosa
Cyanic Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus cyaneus
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Junco hyemalis
Desert paintbrush (2)
Castilleja chromosa
Dock-leaf Smartweed (1)
Persicaria lapathifolia
Douglas-fir (4)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Drummond's False Pennyroyal (1)
Hedeoma drummondii
Drummond's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus drummondii
Dwarf Swamp-privet (8)
Forestiera pubescens
Eastern Collared Lizard (9)
Crotaphytus collaris
English Plantain (2)
Plantago lanceolata
European Starling (1)
Sturnus vulgaris
Fendler's Barberry (2)
Berberis fendleri
Fendler's Broomspurge (2)
Euphorbia fendleri
Fendler's Townsend-daisy (2)
Townsendia fendleri
Few-flowered Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia pauciflora
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Sagewort (2)
Artemisia campestris
Fineleaf Woolly-white (3)
Hymenopappus filifolius
Flammulated Owl (1)
Psiloscops flammeolus
Flat Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia bigelovii
Flat-spine Bursage (2)
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Flat-spine Stickseed (1)
Lappula occidentalis
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (3)
Yucca baccata
Flexible Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus flexuosus
Four-wing Saltbush (18)
Atriplex canescens
Fragrant Thorough-wort (1)
Ageratina herbacea
Fragrant White Sand-verbena (1)
Abronia fragrans
Galisteo Sand-verbena (6)
Abronia bigelovii
Gambel Oak (7)
Quercus gambelii
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Gophersnake (11)
Pituophis catenifer
Grand Canyon Black Tarantula (6)
Aphonopelma marxi
Grassy Rock-goldenrod (3)
Petradoria pumila
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Great Rushy Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (4)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus (7)
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Greenhead Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Ground-cover Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus humistratus
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Gunnison's Prairie Dog (1)
Cynomys gunnisoni
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hairy-sepal Sandmat (2)
Euphorbia chaetocalyx
Handsome Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon lentus
Harsh False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca hirsutissima
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
Hollyleaf Clover (3)
Trifolium gymnocarpon
Horse Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla hippiana
House Finch (2)
Haemorhous mexicanus
James' Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum jamesii
James' Cat's-eye (2)
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Juniper Mistletoe (5)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Lacy Tansy-aster (1)
Xanthisma spinulosum
Lanceleaf Scurfpea (1)
Ladeania lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (2)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Large-flower Skeleton-plant (2)
Lygodesmia grandiflora
Large-petal Onion (2)
Allium macropetalum
Lark Sparrow (2)
Chondestes grammacus
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Least Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia minutissima
Lesser Goldfinch (1)
Spinus psaltria
Limber Pine (1)
Pinus flexilis
Lobeleaf Groundsel (1)
Packera multilobata
Loggerhead Shrike (2)
Lanius ludovicianus
Long-flower Rabbitbrush (2)
Chrysothamnus depressus
Long-hood Milkweed (1)
Asclepias macrotis
Longleaf Phlox (6)
Phlox longifolia
Longleaf Squirreltail (2)
Elymus longifolius
Longnose Dace (3)
Rhinichthys cataractae
Low Nailwort (1)
Paronychia sessiliflora
Many-flowered Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Missouri Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus missouriensis
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (8)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Bluebird (4)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Pennycress (1)
Noccaea fendleri
Mule Deer (3)
Odocoileus hemionus
Muttongrass (4)
Poa fendleriana
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (1)
Populus angustifolia
Narrowleaf Puccoon (4)
Lithospermum incisum
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (1)
Mirabilis linearis
Narrowleaf Willow (1)
Salix exigua
Needle-and-Thread (1)
Hesperostipa comata
Nevada Peavine (3)
Lathyrus lanszwertii
New Mexico Thistle (2)
Cirsium neomexicanum
Newberry's Milkvetch (6)
Astragalus newberryi
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Mockingbird (1)
Mimus polyglottos
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (8)
Calochortus nuttallii
Nuttall's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria parvifolia
One-seeded Juniper (6)
Juniperus monosperma
Orange Rock-posy Lichen (1)
Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca
Oregon Boxleaf (3)
Paxistima myrsinites
Ornate Tree Lizard (1)
Urosaurus ornatus
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Panhandle Prickly-pear (6)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria parryi
Peregrine Falcon (2)
Falco peregrinus
Pin Clover (6)
Erodium cicutarium
Pinyon Jay (3)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Plains Flax (1)
Linum puberulum
Plains Spadefoot (1)
Spea bombifrons
Plateau Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus tristichus
Plateau Striped Whiptail (12)
Aspidoscelis velox
Plumbeous Vireo (1)
Vireo plumbeus
Pottery Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus ceramicus
Prairie Evening-primrose (2)
Oenothera albicaulis
Prairie Rattlesnake (7)
Crotalus viridis
Prairie Sagebrush (6)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie Sunflower (2)
Helianthus petiolaris
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Purple-white Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus purpureoalbus
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (1)
Androsace septentrionalis
Ravenna Grass (1)
Tripidium ravennae
Red Clover (2)
Trifolium pratense
Red Globemallow (3)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red-root Amaranth (1)
Amaranthus retroflexus
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redroot Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum racemosum
Richardson's Bitterweed (4)
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Rock Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rocky Mountain Fameflower (2)
Phemeranthus confertiflorus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (9)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rough Cocklebur (1)
Xanthium strumarium
Rough Horsetail (1)
Equisetum hyemale
Rubber Rabbitbrush (4)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (3)
Selasphorus rufus
Russian Olive (2)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
Salt-cedar (1)
Tamarix ramosissima
San Juan Gilia (1)
Aliciella haydenii
Sand Lupine (1)
Lupinus ammophilus
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (7)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (4)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Seemly Sweetpea (1)
Lathyrus eucosmus
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)
Accipiter striatus
Short-stem Lupine (1)
Lupinus brevicaulis
Showy Milkweed (15)
Asclepias speciosa
Side-bells Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon secundiflorus
Sideoats Grama (4)
Bouteloua curtipendula
Sidewalk Screw Moss (1)
Syntrichia ruralis
Silky Townsend-daisy (2)
Townsendia exscapa
Silverleaf Nightshade (1)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Six-weeks Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia depauperata
Skunkbush (1)
Rhus trilobata
Slender Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma tenellum
Slenderleaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum leptophyllum
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (4)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum
Soft Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea incana
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spinystar (9)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Towhee (2)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Fleabane (1)
Erigeron divergens
Spring Agaricus (1)
Agaricus bitorquis
Spring Polypore (1)
Lentinus arcularius
Starflower Solomon's-plume (4)
Maianthemum stellatum
Stemless Four-nerve-daisy (2)
Tetraneuris acaulis
Steppe Agoseris (1)
Agoseris parviflora
Sticky False Starwort (2)
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Stinking Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus praelongus
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Striped Whipsnake (4)
Masticophis taeniatus
Sweetclover (6)
Melilotus officinalis
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thicket Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Thrift Mock Goldenweed (4)
Stenotus armerioides
Thyme-leaf Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Torrey's Mormon-tea (1)
Ephedra torreyana
Touristplant (1)
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Townsend's Solitaire (6)
Myadestes townsendi
Townsend's Warbler (1)
Setophaga townsendi
Triangular-valve Dock (1)
Rumex triangulivalvis
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (9)
Pinus edulis
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (1)
Comandra umbellata
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Upright Prairie Coneflower (6)
Ratibida columnifera
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Pooecetes gramineus
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Wavyleaf Oak (1)
Quercus × undulata
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Bluebird (5)
Sialia mexicana
Western Red Columbine (1)
Aquilegia elegantula
Western Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia rosea
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Wallflower (2)
Erysimum capitatum
White Heath Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum ericoides
White Prairie-clover (8)
Dalea candida
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sucker (1)
Catostomus commersonii
White Sweetclover (4)
Melilotus albus
White-crowned Sparrow (2)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Standing-cypress (6)
Ipomopsis longiflora
White-throated Swift (1)
Aeronautes saxatalis
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja integra
Wild Licorice (5)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Wild Potato (1)
Solanum jamesii
Williamson's Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Winter-fat (4)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (6)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woodhouse's Toad (4)
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Paper-flower (7)
Psilostrophe tagetina
Woolly Plantain (5)
Plantago patagonica
Wright's Vervain (2)
Glandularia wrightii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium fendleri
Yellow Indiangrass (1)
Sorghastrum nutans
Yellow-breasted Chat (1)
Icteria virens
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
common cocklebur (1)
Xanthium orientale
curlytop gumweed (1)
Grindelia nuda
fetid goosefoot (3)
Dysphania incisa
Federally Listed Species (6)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (12)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (11)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (10)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

GNR31.6%
GNR16.8%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 256 ha
G315.2%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 210 ha
GNR12.4%
G34.5%
GNR3.2%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 42 ha
G22.5%
GNR1.5%
G31.2%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 13 ha
G30.8%

Chama WS River

Chama WS River Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 4,168 acres