Pacheco Canyon

Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 1,012 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (119)

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

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Anticlea elegans
Alfalfa (2)
Medicago sativa
Alpine Cancer-root (1)
Conopholis alpina
American Bistort (3)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American Three-toed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides dorsalis
Apache-plume (1)
Fallugia paradoxa
Band-tailed Pigeon (1)
Patagioenas fasciata
Beard-lip Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon barbatus
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Birdbill Dayflower (2)
Commelina dianthifolia
Black-billed Magpie (1)
Pica hudsonia
Black-chinned Hummingbird (1)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (2)
Selasphorus platycercus
Broom Snakeweed (1)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Canada Violet (3)
Viola canadensis
Canyon Towhee (1)
Melozone fusca
Choke Cherry (2)
Prunus virginiana
Cliff Jamesia (3)
Jamesia americana
Cockerell's Stonecrop (1)
Sedum cockerellii
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus montanus
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Columbian Virgin's-bower (2)
Clematis columbiana
Common Hoptree (1)
Ptelea trifoliata
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Astur cooperii
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Curve-billed Thrasher (1)
Toxostoma curvirostre
Dissected Bahia (1)
Hymenothrix dissecta
Drummond's False Pennyroyal (1)
Hedeoma drummondii
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Fendler's Ragwort (2)
Packera fendleri
Fendler's Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum fendleri
Fendler's Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus fendleri
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (1)
Yucca baccata
Fly Amanita (1)
Amanita muscaria
Four-line Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera involucrata
Franciscan Bluebells (1)
Mertensia franciscana
Fremont's Squirrel (2)
Tamiasciurus fremonti
Gambel Oak (3)
Quercus gambelii
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (2)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden Corydalis (1)
Corydalis aurea
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gray's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis procera
Greater Short-horned Lizard (4)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Greenhead Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Hadrian's Stinkhorn (1)
Phallus hadriani
Hairy Oyster Mushroom (1)
Panus lecomtei
Harsh False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca hirsutissima
Heller's Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba helleriana
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
Inflated Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon inflatus
James' Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum jamesii
Juniper Mistletoe (2)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Kenilworth Ivy (1)
Cymbalaria muralis
Koch's Wolf Spider (1)
Alopecosa kochi
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates scalaris
Lesser Goldfinch (1)
Spinus psaltria
Little Bluestem (1)
Schizachyrium scoparium
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Pennycress (3)
Noccaea fendleri
Mountain Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Myrtle Spurge (1)
Euphorbia myrsinites
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (1)
Populus angustifolia
Northern Bog Violet (1)
Viola nephrophylla
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Pineywoods Geranium (2)
Geranium caespitosum
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Pinyon Dwarf-mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium divaricatum
Plumbeous Vireo (2)
Vireo plumbeus
Pygmy Nuthatch (1)
Sitta pygmaea
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (1)
Androsace septentrionalis
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Richardson's Bitterweed (1)
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Rubber Rabbitbrush (2)
Ericameria nauseosa
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Echinocereus coccineus
Seemly Sweetpea (1)
Lathyrus eucosmus
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Shrimp Russula (1)
Russula xerampelina
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Smooth Greensnake (1)
Opheodrys vernalis
Southwestern Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Spikenard (1)
Aralia bicrenata
Spinystar (4)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spreading Dogbane (2)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Steller's Jay (2)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Townsend's Solitaire (1)
Myadestes townsendi
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (1)
Pinus edulis
Upright Prairie Coneflower (2)
Ratibida columnifera
Wavyleaf Oak (1)
Quercus × undulata
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Red Columbine (3)
Aquilegia elegantula
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
Williamson's Sapsucker (3)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (1)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Wright's Goldenrod (1)
Solidago wrightii
a fungus (1)
Boletus barrowsii
fetid goosefoot (1)
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 (16)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
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 (14)

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
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (4)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 180 ha
GNR43.9%
GNR26.8%
GNR18.8%
GNR9.4%

Pacheco Canyon

Pacheco Canyon Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 1,012 acres