The following list of Oregon Coast 101 Species is used as part of the Guide and Outfitter Recognized Professional (GORP) training program. This collection of animal and plant blogs were especially selected to represent a variety of interesting coastal region wildlife.

The individual links below lead to an Interpretive Fact Sheet for each species. We are currently in the process of converting the articles and establishing the links. We hope to be operational this fall.

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#Common NameScientific NameFlora or FaunaCategory
1Pacific Chorus Frog Pseudacris regillaFaunaAmphibians
2Roughskin Newt Taricha granulosaFaunaAmphibians
3American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosFaunaBirds
4American DipperCinclus mexicanusFaunaBirds
5Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusFaunaBirds
6Black OystercatcherHaematopus bachmaniFaunaBirds
7Brandt’s CormorantPhalacrocorax penicillatusFaunaBirds
8Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisFaunaBirds
9Canada GooseBranta canadensisFaunaBirds
10Common LoonGavia immerFaunaBirds
11Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasFaunaBirds
12Great EgretArdea albaFaunaBirds
13MallardAnas platyrhynchosFaunaBirds
14OspreyPandion haliaetusFaunaBirds
15Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusFaunaBirds
16Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columbaFaunaBirds
17Red-Tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisFaunaBirds
18Snowy EgretEgretta thulaFaunaBirds
19Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataFaunaBirds
20Tufted PuffinFratercula cirrhataFaunaBirds
21Turkey VultureCathartes auraFaunaBirds
22Western GullLarus occidentalisFaunaBirds
23Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaFaunaBirds
24Western Snowy PloverCharadrius alexandrinus nivosusFaunaBirds
25Bass – LargemouthMicropterus salmoidesFaunaFish – Freshwater
26Chinook SalmonOncorhynchus tshawytschaFaunaFish – Freshwater
27Coho SalmonOncorhynchus kisutchFaunaFish – Freshwater
28SteelheadOncorhynchus mykissFaunaFish – Fresh water & ocean
29Albacore (TUNA)Thunnus alalungaFaunaFish – Saltwater
30LingcodOphiodon elongatusFaunaFish – Saltwater
31Pacific HalibutHippoglossus stenolepisFaunaFish – Saltwater
32Redtail SurfperchAmphistichus rhodoterusFaunaFish – Saltwater
33Black RockfishSebastes melanopsFaunaFish-Saltwater
34Oregon SwallowtailPapilio machaon oregoniusFaunaInsects 
35American BeaverCastor canadensisFaunaMammals – terrestrial
36American Black BearUrsus americanusFaunaMammals – terrestrial
37Black-tailed & Mule DeerOdocoileus hemionusFaunaMammals – terrestrial
38Brush RabbitSylvilagus bachmaniFaunaMammals – terrestrial
39Common PorcupineErethizon dorsatumFaunaMammals – terrestrial
40Common RaccoonProcyon lotorFaunaMammals – terrestrial
41CougarFelix concolorFaunaMammals – terrestrial
42CoyoteCanis latransFaunaMammals – terrestrial
43Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatusFaunaMammals – terrestrial
44Douglas SquirrelTamiasciurus douglasiiFaunaMammals – terrestrial
45Elk, Roosevelt Cervus canadensisFaunaMammals – terrestrial
46Golden-mantled Ground SquirrelCallospermophilus lateralisFaunaMammals – terrestrial
47Mountain Beaver Aplodontia rufaFaunaMammals – terrestrial
48OpossumDidelphis virginianaFaunaMammals – terrestrial
49River OtterLutra canadensisFaunaMammals – terrestrial
50Striped SkunkMephitis mephitisFaunaMammals – terrestrial
51Townsend’s ChipmunkTamias townsendiiFaunaMammals – terrestrial
52Black Turban SnailTegula funebralisFaunaMarine life 
53Butter ClamSaxidomus giganteusFaunaMarine life 
54California Sea LionZalophus californianusFaunaMarine life 
55Dungeness CrabMetacarcinus magisterFaunaMarine life 
56Gaper Clam (aka Horseneck Clam)Tresus nuttalliiFaunaMarine life 
57Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammicaFaunaMarine life 
58Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerusFaunaMarine life 
59Gray WhaleEschrichtius robustusFaunaMarine life 
60Harbor SealPhoca vitulinaFaunaMarine life 
61Ochre Sea Star (aka Common Seastar)Pisaster ochraceusFaunaMarine life 
62OrcaOrcinus orcaFaunaMarine life 
63Pacific Razor ClamSiliqua patulaFaunaMarine life 
64Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratusFaunaMarine life 
65Red Rock CrabCancer productusFaunaMarine life 
66Common Garter SnakeThamnophis sirtalisFaunaReptiles 
67Western Skink Plestiodon skiltonianusFaunaReptiles 
68Pacific Golden ChanterelleCantharellus formosusFloraMushroom
69Bullwhip KelpNereocystis luetkeanaFloraPlants
70Frog PeltPeltigera neopolydactylaFloraPlants
71Bleeding heartDicentra formosaFloraPlants – Flowers 
72Cow ParsnipHeracleum lanatumFloraPlants – Flowers 
73FoxgloveDigitalis pupureaFloraPlants – Flowers 
74Indian PaintbrushCastilleja miniataFloraPlants – Flowers 
75Pacific
Aster
Symphyotrichum chilenseFloraPlants – Flowers 
76Scotch BroomCytisus scopariusFloraPlants – Flowers 
77Tree LupineLupinus arboreusFloraPlants – Flowers 
78California Pitcher PlantDarlingtonia californicaFloraPlants – Freshwater aquatic
79CattailTypha latifoliaFloraPlants – Freshwater aquatic
80Yellow Pond-lilyNuphar luteaFloraPlants – Freshwater aquatic
81Black CottonwoodPopulus trichocarpaFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
82Bracken FernPteridium aquilinumFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
83Cascara (aka Chittum)Rhamnus purshianaFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
84Douglas-firPseudotsuga menziesiiFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
85Evergreen HuckleberryVaccinium ovatumFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
86GorseUlex europaeusFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
87Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatumFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
88Myrtlewood (aka California Bay-laurel)Umbellularia californicaFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
89Oregon GrapeMahonia aquifoliumFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
90Pacific MadroneArbutus menziesiiFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
91Pacific RhododendronRhododendron macrophyllumFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
92Red AlderAlnus rubraFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
93SalalGaultheria shallonFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
94Shore PinePinus contortaFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
95Sitka SprucePicea sitchensisFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
96Vine MapleAcer circinatumFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
97Western RedcedarThuja plicataFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
98Western Sword FernPolystichum munitumFloraPlants – Trees & Shrubs 
99European BeachgrassAmmophila arenariaFloraPlants-Grasses 
100Poison OakToxicodendron diversilobumFloraPlants-Grasses 
101Slough SedgeCarex obnuptaFloraPlants-Sedge
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