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Scientific Name

Quiscalus major

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Quiscalus major Vieillot, 1819

Park

Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)

Sensitive

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Boat-tailed Grackle

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Icteridae
Genus	Quiscalus
Species	Quiscalus major

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: Mitra, 1999; NYBBA, 2004

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 1998

Abundance

Rare

Abundance Notes

Spring=rare; Summer=rare; Early Fall=rare; Late Fall=rare; Data Source: Mitra, S. and Putnam, J., 1999 Lack of winter abundance is probably due to local, non-migratory flock movement in the general area.

Seasonality Tags

Resident
Occurs as non-migratory resident. Breeding information for NYBBA blocks: Wholly in Park Possible: 2003 6449B, 2003 6550C Unverifiable in Park Confirmed: 2003 6851A Possible: 2003 6751B; Data Source: Mitra, S. and Putnam, J., 1999

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

Ernest Taylor

Created Date

10/25/2000 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Ernest Taylor

Last Modified Date

12/11/2006 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Mitra, 1999; NYBBA, 2004

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