Marine Species
- American eel
- Atlantic tomcod
- Fourpine stickleback
- Lined seahorse
- Northern pipefish
- Tautog
- Winter flounder
- Blue whale
- Fin whale
- Harbor porpoise
- North Atlantic right whale
- Green turtle
- Kemp's ridley
- Leatherback sea turtle
- Loggerhead turtle
- Bay scallop
- Eastern oyster
- Hard clam
- American lobster
- Horseshoe Crab
Lined seahorse ( Hippocampus erectus)
- American black duck
- Barn owl
- Black skimmer
- Bobolink
- Brown thrasher
- Canada warbler
- Cattle egret
- Common nighthawk
- Eastern meadowlark
- Grasshopper sparrow
- Horned lark
- King rail
- Northern bobwhite
- Piping plover
- Roseate tern
- Saltmarsh sparrow
- Seaside sparrow
- Short-eared owl
- Upland sandpiper
- Vesper sparrow
- Whip-por-will
- Yellow-breasted chat
Eastern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
Long Island's Classified Species
The NY State Wildlife Action Plan classifies 166 species as High Priority Species of Greatest Conservation Need.
55 are found on Long Island.
Explore the lists and links below to learn about species native to Long Island habitats, including the Calverton Grasslands.