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Aegolius acadicus
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Valles Caldera National Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:	Unknown

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NM: S4B,S4N
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 0 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
Bighorn Canyon National 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	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:	7/21/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 2:00:09 PM

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