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PR Notice 2023-01; Appendix

Vertebrate Pests
Pest Scientific Name Public Health Importance/ Possible Clinical Significance
Reptiles
Rattlesnakes Crotalus spp. Direct injury, venomous bites
Copperhead and cottonmouth snakes Agkistrodon spp.
Coral snakes Micrurus spp.
Brown tree snake Boiga irregularis
Fish
Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias Direct Injury
Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier
Bull shark Carcharhinus leucas
Asian carps Cyprinus spp.
Ctenopharyngodon spp.
Hypophthalmichthys spp.
Birds
Geese Subfamily Anserinae Histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, psittacosis, avian influenza, direct injury, bird strike at airports
Mute swan Cygus olor
Gulls Subfamily Larinae
Coot Fulica americana
Rock dove (domestic pigeon) Columba livia
Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
House (English) sparrow Passer domesticus
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish crow Corvus ossifragus
European starling Sturnus vulgaris
House finch Cardodacus purpureus
Blackbirds Family Icteridae
Common raven Corvus corax
Chihuahuan raven Corvus cryptoleucus
Black vulture Cathartes aura
Turkey vulture Coragyps atratus

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