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Scientific Name
Tyrannus forficatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Tyrannus forficatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Park
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (ALFL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusTyrannus
SpeciesTyrannus forficatus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Very common in open grassland with few standing dead trees or large shrubs and along the edge of cottonwood savanna.; Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common, but unevenly distributed nesting species.; Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Nests with young recorded in ALFL.; Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
1/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Heidi Sosinski, SOPN Data Manager
Last Modified Date
9/29/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
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