Duck Creek Mtns.

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 12,165 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (161)

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

Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (3)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Big Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Medic (1)
Medicago lupulina
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (1)
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Bristlecone Pine (7)
Pinus longaeva
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Bushtit (1)
Psaltriparus minimus
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cespitose Rockmat (8)
Petrophytum caespitosum
Chambers' Twinpod (5)
Physaria chambersii
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Colorado Four-o'clock (4)
Mirabilis multiflora
Common Blue-mustard (2)
Chorispora tenella
Common Dandelion (3)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Shepherd's Purse (1)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Creeping Oregon-grape (3)
Berberis repens
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (3)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curly-cup Gumweed (2)
Grindelia squarrosa
Curveseed Butterwort (2)
Ceratocephala testiculata
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Desert paintbrush (1)
Castilleja chromosa
Desert-sweet (3)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dusky Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax oberholseri
Dusky Grouse (6)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Lousewort (6)
Pedicularis centranthera
Eaton's Firecracker (4)
Penstemon eatonii
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Entireleaf Ragwort (1)
Senecio integerrimus
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia pulchella
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-spine Stickseed (2)
Lappula occidentalis
Foxtail Barley (2)
Hordeum jubatum
Golden Currant (1)
Ribes aureum
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (5)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Grassy Rock-goldenrod (1)
Petradoria pumila
Gray Horsebrush (5)
Tetradymia canescens
Great Basin Wildrye (3)
Leymus cinereus
Greater Sage-Grouse (4)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (3)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green Mormon-tea (2)
Ephedra viridis
Hairy Bigleaf Lupine (2)
Lupinus prunophilus
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
Hollyleaf Clover (4)
Trifolium gymnocarpon
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Johnston's Stickseed (2)
Hackelia patens
King Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium graveolens
King's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus calycosus
King's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone kingii
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (3)
Sedum lanceolatum
Least Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias minimus
Limber Pine (2)
Pinus flexilis
Lobeleaf Groundsel (4)
Packera multilobata
Longleaf Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis acuminata
Longleaf Phlox (1)
Phlox longifolia
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Martin's Ceanothus (2)
Ceanothus martini
Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (2)
Tragopogon dubius
Mottled Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mule Deer (6)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (2)
Argemone munita
Naked-stem Desert-parsley (4)
Lomatium nudicaule
Narrowleaf Willow (1)
Salix exigua
Nebraska Sedge (1)
Carex nebrascensis
Needle-and-Thread (1)
Hesperostipa comata
North American Porcupine (1)
Erethizon dorsatum
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Mule's-ears (5)
Wyethia amplexicaulis
Northern Scorpion (1)
Paruroctonus boreus
Northern Yellow Warbler (1)
Setophaga aestiva
Northwestern Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja angustifolia
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus nuttallii
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Oregon Bitterroot (4)
Lewisia rediviva
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Panhandle Prickly-pear (6)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parsnip-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum heracleoides
Perennial Twistflower (2)
Streptanthus cordatus
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Violet (2)
Viola purpurea
Prairie Gentian (1)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Purple Missionbells (3)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Quaking Aspen (2)
Populus tremuloides
Red-naped Sapsucker (3)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Rose-heath (2)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Rough Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja scabrida
Round-spike Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya humilis
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruddy Duck (1)
Oxyura jamaicensis
Sage Thrasher (1)
Oreoscoptes montanus
Savannah Sparrow (1)
Passerculus sandwichensis
Scented Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon palmeri
Showy Green-gentian (2)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (7)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Single-leaf Pine (8)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender Lipfern (2)
Myriopteris gracilis
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (2)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum
Spiny Greasebush (1)
Glossopetalon spinescens
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Stemless Four-nerve-daisy (1)
Tetraneuris acaulis
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (2)
Stenotus acaulis
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Taper-tip Onion (2)
Allium acuminatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Thickleaf Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon pachyphyllus
Thompson's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon thompsoniae
Thorny Wire-lettuce (4)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Two-form Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria dimorpha
Two-lobe Speedwell (2)
Veronica biloba
Utah Juniper (5)
Juniperus osteosperma
Wapiti (3)
Cervus canadensis
Wax Currant (2)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (2)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (2)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Peony (2)
Paeonia brownii
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (3)
Abies concolor
White-margined Gentian (3)
Frasera albomarginata
White-stem Gooseberry (1)
Ribes inerme
White-throated Swift (1)
Aeronautes saxatalis
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (2)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woods' Rose (2)
Rosa woodsii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
alpine waterleaf (2)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
Federally Listed Species (3)

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.

Pahrump Poolfish
Empetrichthys latosEndangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (11)

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

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (9)

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.

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (13)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,682 ha
GNR34.2%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,371 ha
GNR27.9%
GNR16.3%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 347 ha
GNR7.0%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 114 ha
GNR2.3%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 107 ha
G42.2%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 105 ha
GNR2.1%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 100 ha
GNR2.0%
GNR0.9%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 19 ha
G30.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 5 ha
G30.1%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 1 ha
G20.0%

Duck Creek Mtns.

Duck Creek Mtns. Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 12,165 acres