Taylor Creek

Gila National Forest · New Mexico · 16,639 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (25)

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

Apache-plume (1)
Fallugia paradoxa
Arizona Mountain Kingsnake (1)
Lampropeltis pyromelana
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Butterfly Milkweed (1)
Asclepias tuberosa
Cassin's Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus vociferans
Golden Corydalis (1)
Corydalis aurea
Gray Oak (1)
Quercus grisea
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Lark Sparrow (1)
Chondestes grammacus
Mexican Catchfly (1)
Silene laciniata
Mojave Milkweed (1)
Asclepias nyctaginifolia
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Pygmy Nuthatch (1)
Sitta pygmaea
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Smallmouth Bass (1)
Micropterus dolomieu
Spinystar (1)
Escobaria vivipara
Townsend's Solitaire (1)
Myadestes townsendi
Trumpeter Swan (1)
Cygnus buccinator
Virginia Creeper (1)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Federally Listed Species (11)

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.

Loach Minnow
Tiaroga cobitisEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Narrow-headed Gartersnake
Thamnophis rufipunctatusThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Spikedace
Meda fulgidaEndangered
Gila Topminnow
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
Gila Trout
Oncorhynchus gilae
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 (6)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens lepida
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (6)

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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Vegetation (13)

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

Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 3,223 ha
GNR47.9%
Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,864 ha
GNR27.7%
Arizona Plateau Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 460 ha
GNR6.8%
North American Warm Desert Bedrock Cliff and Outcrop
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 312 ha
4.6%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 304 ha
GNR4.5%
Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 226 ha
3.4%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 127 ha
G21.9%
Apache-Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 62 ha
GNR0.9%
Sky Island Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 44 ha
GNR0.6%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 7 ha
G30.1%
G30.1%
G30.0%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2 ha
G30.0%

Taylor Creek

Taylor Creek Roadless Area

Gila National Forest, New Mexico · 16,639 acres