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Note/Disclaimer: This list is made possible through a database keyword search/filtering process which may not be 100% accurate. Therefore, all endangered species of Washington may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in North America, browse the North America endangered species list or see the complete United States List.

Endangered species found in Washington:

This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total at the bottom of this page as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About Us page.

 Species NameScientific NameGroupRange
1. Bradshaw's Desert-parsley Lomatium bradshawii Plants Oregon, Washington
2. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Birds Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies
3. Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Birds Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
4. Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri Birds American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
5. Cascade Torrent Salamander Rhyacotriton cascadae Amphibians Oregon, Washington
6. Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii Birds Canada, Mexico, United States
7. Columbia Clubtail Gomphus lynnae Insects Oregon, Washington
8. Columbia River Tiger Beetle Cicindela columbica Insects Idaho, Oregon, Washington
9. Columbia Torrent Salamander Rhyacotriton kezeri Amphibians Oregon, Washington
10. Cougar  WATCH A LIVE COUGAR Puma concolor Mammals North and Central America
11. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mammals Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America
12. Giant Palouse Earthworm Driloleirus americanus Worms Idaho, Washington
13. Gray Wolf  WATCH A LIVE GRAY WOLF Canis lupus Mammals Mexico, United States
14. Greater Sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Birds Canada, United States
15. Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni Birds Arizona, California, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Oregon, Washington
16. Killer Whale  WATCH A LIVE KILLER WHALE Orcinus orca Mammals Southern Resident DPS (Canada, USA - WA)
17. Larch Mountain Salamander Plethodon larselli Amphibians Oregon, Washington
18. Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis Birds Alaska, Australia (Norfolk Island), California, Canada, Federated States of Micronesia, Hawaii, Japan, Marshall Islands, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Washington
19. Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus Birds Canada, Mexico, United States
20. Mckay's Bunting Plectrophenax hyperboreus Birds Canada, Oregon, Washington
21. North Pacific Right Whale Balaena japonica Mammals Canada (British Columbia), China, Japan, Korea, Mexico (Baja California), Russia, Taiwan, United States and Hawaii
22. Northern Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana Snails Alaska, California, Canada (British Columbia), Oregon, Washington
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23. Northern Fur Seal Callorhinus ursinus Mammals Arkansas, California, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Oregon, Russia, Taiwan, Washington
24. Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Birds Central and South America, North America (including United States)
25. Olympic Torrent Salamander Rhyacotriton olympicus Amphibians Washington
26. Oregon Spotted Frog Rana pretiosa Amphibians Canada, Oregon, Washington
27. Pacific Pond Turtle Actinemys marmorata Reptiles California, Mexico, Oregon, Washington
28. Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus Birds Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, United States
29. Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Birds United States
30. Pygmy Rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis Mammals USA - Columbia Basin DPS
31. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Birds Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States
32. Sea Otter Enhydra lutris Mammals Canada, Japan, Mexico, Russia, United States
33. Showy Stickseed Hackelia venusta Plants Washington
34. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Birds Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
35. Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes (endangered population southern California Coast), North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula
36. Steller Sea-lion  WATCH A LIVE STELLER SEA-LION Eumetopias jubatus Mammals Alaska, California, Canada, North Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Russia, Washington
37. Townsend's Ground Squirrel Urocitellus townsendii Mammals Washington
38. Washington Ground Squirrel Spermophilus washingtoni Mammals Oregon, Washington
39. Whale Shark  WATCH A LIVE WHALE SHARK Rhincodon typus Fishes Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America
40. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus Mammals Florida, Oregon and Washington (along the Columbian River)
41. Whitebark Pine Pinus albicaulis Plants Canada, United States
42. Wolverine Gulo gulo Mammals Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, Mongolia, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United States
43. Woodland Caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou Mammals British Columbia, Idaho, Washington
44. Xantus's Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Birds California, Canada, Mexico, Washington
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