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Scientific Name

Tringa melanoleuca

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Tringa melanoleuca (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Park

Acadia National Park (ACAD)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Greater Yellowlegs, Greater Yellow-legs

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae
Genus	Tringa
Species	Tringa melanoleuca

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Present April - May and July - November (Witt 1997).

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Native to North America (Long 1981) and Maine (Palmer 1949).

Abundance

Common

Abundance Notes

Common fall migrant and uncommon spring migrant (Witt 1997).

Seasonality Tags

Migratory
Sibley (2000) Migratory throughout Maine.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

2

References

9

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

G. Mittelhauser

Created Date

7/15/2002 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

G. Mittelhauser

Last Modified Date

7/15/2002 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Detail: Russell (1984?) Uncommon spring migrant, uncommon to common fall migrant. One bird was observed in the marsh near Thompson's Island on 6 July 1972 (W. Fogelmann). The flats at Trenton, the coves near Seawall and Wonderland, and the upper reaches of Bass Harbor are all good spots. Bond (1969) transient often seen in summer on MDI. Bond (19??) common transient. Sullivan (1937): Transient, common in August; observed several times at Sand Beach Lagoon in October 1934. Allen (1899): Uncommon migrant on MDI between 1880 and 1899., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Russell (1984?); Sullivan (1937)

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