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Scientific Name
Bucephala albeola
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Bucephala albeola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Bufflehead, Buffle-head
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Anseriformes |
| Family | Anatidae |
| Genus | Bucephala |
| Species | Bucephala albeola |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Present October - May (Witt 1997)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to North America (Sibley 2000), and Maine (Palmer 1949).
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Abundant fall - spring; very rare in summer (Witt 1997).
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Winter resident (Witt 1997); Sibley (2000) winters along the Maine coast, migratory at inland and northern Maine.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/2/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/2/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Mittelhauser (1991) 22 observed from Great Head to Hunter's Beach on 20 January 1991; 25 observed from Seawall Point to Ship Harbor area on 20 January 1991.
Russell (1984?) abundant fall through spring, accidental in summer. Reports that after ice-out in the spring, a flock of up to 30 birds appears in The Tarn.
Adamus (1983) "except for an isolated Vermont breeding record, the Bufflehead is not known to nest in the Northeast-Maritimes area".
Bond (19??) transient and winter resident; common.
Sullivan (1937): Not uncommon in winter and late fall., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Russell (1984?)
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