Platte River Ecosystem Resources and Management, with Emphasis on the Big Bend Reach in Nebraska
Tables
Table 8. Nine listed species and critical habitat that occur along the Platte River in Nebraska (50 Code of Federal Regulations §17.11 & §17.12).
| Listed Species | Primary Habitat Type | Current Known Range |
| Whooping Crane critical habitat |
riverine & wet meadow | central Platte R.-- primarily
Lexington to Chapman. Critical habitat: Lexington to Shelton |
| Eskimo Curlew |
wet meadow and low prairie grasslands | very rare; most probable in central Platte - Grand Island downstream to Duncan (50 mi.) |
| Bald Eagle | riverine & wet meadow | Platte to Missouri R. |
| Peregrine Falcon | riverine & wet meadow | Platte to Missouri R. |
| Piping Plover | riverine | Platte to Missouri R. |
| Least Tern | riverine | Platte to Missouri R. |
| Pallid Sturgeon | riverine | lower Platte R. (33 mi) |
| American Burying Beetle | low prairie & riparian woodland (?) | North Platte to Cozad |
| Western Prairie Fringed Orchid | wet meadow | Mormon Island Crane Meadows near Grand Island |
Previous Section -- Table 7
Return to Contents
Next Section -- Table 9
