Cuyama

Los Padres National Forest · California · 19,631 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (181)

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

California Jewelflower (2)
Caulanthus californicusEndangered
San Joaquin Woollythread (2)
Monolopia congdoniiEndangered
(1)
Quercus berberidifolia × john-tuckeri
Acton's Brittlebush (1)
Encelia actoni
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
Anna's Hummingbird (2)
Calypte anna
Annual Rabbit's-foot Grass (1)
Polypogon monspeliensis
Arroyo Willow (4)
Salix lasiolepis
Ash-throated Flycatcher (1)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Band-tailed Pigeon (2)
Patagioenas fasciata
Beautiful Rockcress (1)
Boechera pulchra
Bell's Sparrow (1)
Artemisiospiza belli
Bentham's Bush Lupine (1)
Lupinus albifrons
Bewick's Wren (1)
Thryomanes bewickii
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Big-cone Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
Bigberry Manzanita (5)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Black Phoebe (1)
Sayornis nigricans
Black-chinned Sparrow (1)
Spizella atrogularis
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (2)
Lepus californicus
Black-throated Gray Warbler (1)
Setophaga nigrescens
Blue Witch (1)
Solanum umbelliferum
Blue-stem Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella ternata
Blushing Scale Lichen (3)
Psora decipiens
Bobcat (4)
Lynx rufus
Booth's Suncup (2)
Eremothera boothii
Branching Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bristly Combseed (1)
Pectocarya setosa
Bristly Matilija Poppy (1)
Romneya trichocalyx
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
Butterfly Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus venustus
California Brickell-bush (2)
Brickellia californica
California Broomshrub (2)
Lepidospartum squamatum
California Buckwheat (11)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Coffeeberry (3)
Frangula californica
California Condor (8)
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Creamcup (1)
Platystemon californicus
California Ephedra (1)
Ephedra californica
California Ground Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Juniper (12)
Juniperus californica
California Kingsnake (1)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Poppy (2)
Eschscholzia californica
California Quail (8)
Callipepla californica
California Rose (1)
Rosa californica
California Sage (3)
Salvia columbariae
California Scrub Jay (2)
Aphelocoma californica
California Thrasher (1)
Toxostoma redivivum
California Towhee (3)
Melozone crissalis
Cane Cholla (1)
Cylindropuntia bernardina
Canyon Live Oak (2)
Quercus chrysolepis
Chaparral Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus leucodermis
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Cliff Swallow (2)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Coast Horned Lizard (13)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Common Chamise (1)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Horehound (2)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Monolopia (1)
Monolopia lanceolata
Common Raven (5)
Corvus corax
Common Side-blotched Lizard (5)
Uta stansburiana
Cooper's Hawk (2)
Astur cooperii
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Wild-cabbage (5)
Caulanthus coulteri
Desert Fiesta-flower (1)
Pholistoma auritum
Desert Night Lizard (3)
Xantusia vigilis
Desert Prince's-plume (9)
Stanleya pinnata
Distant Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia distans
Douglas' Phacelia (4)
Phacelia douglasii
Douglas' Wormwood (1)
Artemisia douglasiana
Dwarf White Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus didymocarpus
Fall Thistle (2)
Cirsium occidentale
Foothill Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Four-wing Saltbush (1)
Atriplex canescens
Fox Sparrow (2)
Passerella iliaca
Fremont Cottonwood (1)
Populus fremontii
Giant Woolstar (1)
Eriastrum densifolium
Glandular Layia (1)
Layia glandulosa
Golden Eagle (5)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Ear-drops (1)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Golden-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Gophersnake (4)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Sage (1)
Salvia leucophylla
Gray's Gilia (1)
Gilia latiflora
Great Brome (1)
Bromus diandrus
Great Horned Owl (2)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Roadrunner (3)
Geococcyx californianus
Grinnell's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon grinnellii
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hoary Bowlesia (1)
Bowlesia incana
Holly-leaf Navarretia (1)
Navarretia atractyloides
Hoover's Eriastrum (1)
Eriastrum hooveriDL
Hummingbird-trumpet (1)
Epilobium canum
Interior Live Oak (2)
Quercus wislizeni
Jacumba Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus douglasii
John Tucker's Oak (5)
Quercus john-tuckeri
Lark Sparrow (3)
Chondestes grammacus
Lawrence's Goldfinch (1)
Spinus lawrencei
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Leafy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron foliosus
Lemmon's Wild Cabbage (1)
Caulanthus lemmonii
Lewis's Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes lewis
Loggerhead Shrike (1)
Lanius ludovicianus
Long-beak Heron's-bill (1)
Erodium botrys
Longleaf Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja subinclusa
Many-flower Eriastrum (2)
Eriastrum pluriflorum
Mediterranean Mustard (2)
Hirschfeldia incana
Mojave Desert Suncup (2)
Camissonia campestris
Mojave Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja plagiotoma
Mottled Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mountain Bluebird (5)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (2)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Neststraw (2)
Stylocline gnaphalioides
Mountain Quail (2)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Narrowleaf Goldenweed (2)
Ericameria linearifolia
Nelson's Antelope Squirrel (1)
Ammospermophilus nelsoni
Northern Mockingbird (2)
Mimus polyglottos
Northern Yellow Warbler (1)
Setophaga aestiva
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Pale-yellow Layia (1)
Layia heterotricha
Parish's Larkspur (1)
Delphinium parishii
Parry's Mallow (2)
Eremalche parryi
Perfoliate Mucronea (3)
Mucronea perfoliata
Phainopepla (1)
Phainopepla nitens
Pin Clover (6)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Siskin (2)
Spinus pinus
Pinyon Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe xanti
Prickly Phlox (4)
Linanthus californicus
Pringle's Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum pringlei
Purple Finch (1)
Haemorhous purpureus
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rubber Rabbitbrush (2)
Ericameria nauseosa
Sacred Thorn-apple (2)
Datura wrightii
Sage Shoulderband (1)
Helminthoglypta salviae
Salt-cedar (1)
Tamarix ramosissima
San Bernardino Larkspur (1)
Delphinium parryi
Sandy-soil Suncup (1)
Camissonia strigulosa
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera subspicata
Scarlet Bugler (9)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Schott's Langloisia (3)
Loeseliastrum schottii
Seaside Heliotrope (1)
Heliotropium curassavicum
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Shoreline Wolf Spider (1)
Arctosa littoralis
Shortleaf Combseed (1)
Pectocarya penicillata
Silverleaf Nightshade (6)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Single-leaf Pine (4)
Pinus monophylla
Small-flower Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja minor
Southwestern Pond Turtle (1)
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Stink Bells (2)
Fritillaria agrestis
Thick-pod Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus pachypus
Thickleaf Yerba Santa (4)
Eriodictyon crassifolium
Thistle Sage (2)
Salvia carduacea
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Tournefort's Mustard (1)
Brassica tournefortii
Tree Poppy (1)
Dendromecon rigida
Unequal-fruited Pectocarya (1)
Pectocarya anisocarpa
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Pooecetes gramineus
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Kingbird (2)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Poison-oak (1)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (2)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Wallflower (2)
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-margin Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia albomarginata
White-tailed Kite (1)
Elanus leucurus
White-throated Swift (1)
Aeronautes saxatalis
Willowleaf False Willow (2)
Baccharis salicifolia
Wilson's Phalarope (1)
Phalaropus tricolorUR
Woolly-pod Milkweed (4)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Yellow Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow Star-thistle (1)
Centaurea solstitialis
dense mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron densum
Federally Listed Species (16)

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.

California Jewelflower
Caulanthus californicusEndangered
California Orcutt Grass
Orcuttia californicaEndangered
Giant Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys ingensEndangered
Kern Primrose Sphinx Moth
Euproserpinus euterpeThreatened
Kit Fox - San Joaquin Valley Population
Vulpes macrotis muticaEndangered
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Riverside Fairy Shrimp
Streptocephalus woottoniEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Spreading Navarretia
Navarretia fossalisThreatened
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
San Joaquin wooly-threads
Monolopia (=Lembertia) congdonii
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (17)

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

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (15)

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.

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (13)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,665 ha
GNR33.5%
GNR18.2%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,021 ha
GNR12.9%
Northern California Coastal Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 637 ha
GNR8.0%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 430 ha
GNR5.4%
GNR2.4%
Southern California Coast Ranges Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 177 ha
2.2%
California Foothill Mixed Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 111 ha
GNR1.4%
Mojave Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 99 ha
GNR1.2%
GNR1.1%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 79 ha
1.0%

Cuyama

Cuyama Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 19,631 acres