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Scientific Name

Egretta caerulea

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Park

Arches National Park (ARCH)

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

Unconfirmed

Occurrence Notes

Williams reports one sighting from August, 1974 from Salt Wash at the Wolfe Cabin, by L.D. Reed - calls this an accidental sighting.; Data Source: Williams 1983, Bibkey #630242

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Sibley 2000, Bibkey #388608

Abundance

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

0

References

1

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

eln/NCPN I&M

Created Date

9/16/2006 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

eln/NCPN I&M

Last Modified Date

9/17/2006 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Williams 1983, Bibkey #630242

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