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Scientific Name
Plectrophenax nivalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Snow bunting
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Calcariidae |
| Genus | Plectrophenax |
| Species | Plectrophenax nivalis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Park is along northern edge of winter residency range, and along the southern edge of migration range (Sibley 2000).; Data Source: Sibley 2000. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Fairly common (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994). Perhaps erratic in abundance among years; large numbers seen in October (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Seasonality Tags
-
Migratory
Presumably winters in Park (A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005). Migrant (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994), (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982). Rare winter resident, common migrant (Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966).; Data Source: A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DML
Created Date
8/3/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Elizabeth Nauertz
Last Modified Date
12/15/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005. Sibley 2000. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.
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