Scientific Name
Egretta caerulea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
little blue heron
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Ardeidae |
| Genus | Egretta |
| Species | Egretta caerulea |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
According to Worthington et al. 1985 one record from June 1983.; Data Source: Matt Marshall, Program Manager/Ecologist, ERMN, 8/16/2013.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Matt Marshall, Program Manager/Ecologist, ERMN, 8/16/2013.
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Matt Marshall, Program Manager/Ecologist, ERMN, 8/16/2013.
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
amk - I & M Office
Created Date
1/5/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
8/20/2013 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Worthington et al., 1985. NPBIB-12610., Accepted Detail: American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.) (accessed on-line 5/21/13 at http://www.aou.org/).
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Data Source: Matt Marshall, Program Manager/Ecologist, ERMN, 8/16/2013.
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