Learn more about a specific fish or wildlife species in Washington.
Species marked with an AIS badge are aquatic invasive species. For more information about these environmentally and economically destructive species, visit the Aquatic invasive species page.
| Species | Category |
|---|---|
| Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Birds |
| Lewis's woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) | Birds |
| Limestone Point mountainsnail (Oreohelix sp. 18 or O. idahoensis baileyi) | Molluscs |
| Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Birds |
| Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) | Fish |
| Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) | Mammals |
| Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) | Reptiles |
| Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | Birds |
| Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) | Birds |
| Long-dash skipper (Polites mystic ssp.) | Butterflies and moths |
| Long-legged myotis (bat) (Myotis volans) | Mammals |
| Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) | Birds |
| Long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) | Amphibians |
| Longnose skate (Raja rhina) | Fish |
| Longspine thornyhead rockfish (Sebastolobus altivelis) | Fish |
| Lustrous copper (Lycaena cuprea henryae) | Butterflies and moths |
| Makah copper spp. (Tharsalea mariposa spp.) | Butterflies and moths |
| Manila (littleneck) clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) | Molluscs |
| Mann's mollusk-eating ground beetle (Scaphinotus mannii) | Arthropods |
| Marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) | Birds |
| Marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) | Birds |
| Mardon skipper (Polites mardon) | Butterflies and moths |
| Margined sculpin (Cottus marginatus) | Fish |
| Marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Birds |
| Masked duskysnail (Amnicola limosa) | Molluscs |