Wagon Tongue

Gila National Forest · New Mexico · 11,411 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (38)

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

Alligator Juniper (1)
Juniperus deppeana
American Purple Vetch (3)
Vicia americana
American Robin (3)
Turdus migratorius
Arizona Mountain Kingsnake (1)
Lampropeltis pyromelana
Arizona Valerian (1)
Valeriana arizonica
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Beard-lip Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon barbatus
Broom Snakeweed (1)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Common Lesser Earless Lizard (1)
Holbrookia maculata
Davis Mountains Mock Vervain (1)
Glandularia pubera
Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus fendleri
Fendler's Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus fendleri
Fineleaf Woolly-white (1)
Hymenopappus filifolius
Golden Columbine (1)
Aquilegia chrysantha
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (2)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Grace's Warbler (1)
Setophaga graciae
Greater Short-horned Lizard (2)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Mexican Catchfly (1)
Silene laciniata
Narrowleaf Puccoon (1)
Lithospermum incisum
New Mexico Thistle (1)
Cirsium neomexicanum
One-seeded Juniper (2)
Juniperus monosperma
Pineywoods Geranium (1)
Geranium caespitosum
Plumbeous Vireo (1)
Vireo plumbeus
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Silky Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia exscapa
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Thicket Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Toadflax Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon linarioides
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Upright Blue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon virgatus
Upright Prairie Coneflower (2)
Ratibida columnifera
Virile Crayfish (1)
Faxonius virilis
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
White Fir (2)
Abies concolor
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
Yellow-rumped Warbler (3)
Setophaga coronata
Federally Listed Species (12)

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
Rhizome Fleabane
Erigeron rhizomatusThreatened
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 (9)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Vegetation (6)

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

Southern Rockies Ponderosa Pine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 3,052 ha
GNR66.1%
GNR17.5%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 231 ha
GNR5.0%
Sky Island High Mountain Conifer-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 198 ha
GNR4.3%
Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 184 ha
GNR4.0%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 111 ha
GNR2.4%

Wagon Tongue

Wagon Tongue Roadless Area

Gila National Forest, New Mexico · 11,411 acres