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Aegolius acadicus
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Aegolius acadicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Northern Saw-whet Owl
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Strigiformes, Family Strigidae, Genus Aegolius, Species Aegolius acadicus


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MT: S4; WY: S4
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Alagnak Wild River
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Bend National Park
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bryce Canyon National Park	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Channel Islands National Park	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Colorado National Monument
Coronado National Memorial	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Death Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
El Malpais National Monument	Fire Island National Seashore
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fossil Butte National Monument
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hovenweep National Monument
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument	Joshua Tree National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Muir Woods National Monument	Navajo National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Olympic National Park
Oregon Caves National Monument	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Parashant National Monument	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pinnacles National Park	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Sitka National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Voyageurs National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/7/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 12:20:17 PM

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