Subject Guides: Wildlife, Fisheries, & Conservation Biology: Species Lists & Field Guides

Online Species Lists & Field Guides

Amphibian Species by the Numbers
A catalog amphibian species curated by Amphibiaweb
Amphibian Species of the World 6.0
American Museum of Natural History.
AmphibiaWeb
Includes taxonomic information on all recognized amphibian species. Species accounts, including life histories, conservation status, and literature references, for many amphibians.

Birds of the World
Birds of the World, produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, provides comprehensive information on birds such as behavior, habitat, range maps, images, and more. It brings together scholarly content from four major works of ornithology: Birds of North America, The Handbook of Birds of the World, Neotropical Birds, and Bird Families of the World. It also includes millions of bird observations from eBird and multimedia from the Macaulay Library. Continually updated.
Locations: UM
Remote Access: Available

Catalog of Fishes
California Academy of Sciences
Encyclopedia of Life
Online directory of all 1.8 million known species on Earth.
Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases
USGS, National Wildlife Health Center.
National Park Species Database
The occurrence and status of species on National Park Service lands.
Species in Parks: Flora and Fauna Databases
Search database by National Park Service site or species name. Information Center for the Environment, University of California, Davis and National Park Service.

Acadia National Park Species List
From the National Park Service
Birds of the Orono Bog
Maine Listed Species
Links to Federal and State level lists of Endangered and Threatened Species in Maine. From the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Maine Field Office.
Invasive Species: What & Where | Maine Invasive Species Network (MISN)
From the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Includes identification resources, photos, and other resources.
Maine Bird Atlas
From the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. An ongoing project.