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Scientific Name
Oenanthe oenanthe
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Oenanthe oenanthe (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Greenland Wheatear, Northern Wheatear
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMuscicapidae
GenusOenanthe
SpeciesOenanthe oenanthe
Occurrence
Not In Park
Occurrence Notes
Single record within park on MDI in 1913 (Witt 1997, Jones 1986) is the only documented observation of species within park on MDI.
Occurrence Tags
  • Historical
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to Maine (a hypothetical vagrant in Maine; Palmer 1949) and North America (Long 1981).
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Witt (1997) vagrant in the fall.
Seasonality Tags
  • Vagrant
    Sibley (2000) rare vagrant in Maine; typically an arctic species.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
4
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
8/17/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
8/17/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Checklist information (abundance, nativity) updated 4/11/03 by professional judgement of Bruce Connery, ACAD wildlife biologist. Palmer (1949) A wheatear was seen at close range (10 yards) on Cadillac Mountain on 1 September 1913 by Dr. C.P. Alexander and Dr. W.C. Woods. Bond (19??) Vagrant from the north (one sight record from Cadillac Mountain on 1 September 1913., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Jones (1986); Palmer (1949); Bond (19??);
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