Habitat in Arkansas
Disturbed and introduced wetlands
Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground. NatureServe
- Plants
- 17
- Birds
- 165
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Arkansas. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 17
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Slender FimbryFimbristylis autumnalis
- Blue MistflowerConoclinium coelestinum
- BagpodGlottidium vesicarium
- Oklahoma SedgeCarex oklahomensis
- False DaisyEclipta prostrata
- Blunt Spike RushEleocharis obtusa
- Bristly SedgeCarex comosa
- Heart Leaf WillowSalix eriocephala
- Southern Marsh YellowcressRorippa teres
- Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
- White WillowSalix alba
- Zigzag JointvetchAeschynomene rudis
- Chicken-spikeSphenoclea zeylanica
- Indian JointvetchAeschynomene indica
- Tropical FlatsedgeCyperus surinamensis
- Ricefield FlatsedgeCyperus iria
- Marsh DewflowerMurdannia keisak
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 125
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Black-and-White WarblerMniotilta varia
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Eastern Wood-peweeContopus virens
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- American CootFulica americana
- Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
Widespread birds also seen here (40)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Baltimore Oriole
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Cliff Swallow
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- European Starling
- Great Horned Owl
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Harris's Sparrow
- Hooded Merganser
- Indigo Bunting
- Northern Cardinal
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Orchard Oriole
- Osprey
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Turkey Vulture
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Wood Thrush
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Sources
- NatureServe, ecological systems of the United States habitat description
- Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition, habitat text phone app
- NC Parks species accounts
- USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (reviewed notes)
- USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models (2001)
- USGS Gap Analysis Project range maps (2001)
- NatureServe Explorer ecological systems (CC BY 4.0)
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.