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Scientific Name

Ardea herodias

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758

Park

Gauley River National Recreation Area (GARI)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

great 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	Ardea
Species	Ardea herodias

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: Matt Marshall, ERMN Program Manager/Biologist, 6/26/2013.

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Matt Marshall, ERMN Program Manager/Biologist, 6/26/2013.

Abundance

Common

Abundance Notes

Data Source: Matt Marshall, ERMN Program Manager/Biologist, 6/26/2013.

Management Tags

Management Priority
West Virginia State Rank: S3B,S4N--West Virginia Natural Heritage Program, 6/14/2012.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

0

References

2

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

ARHL

Created Date

2/21/2002 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Jennifer Stingelin Keefer

Last Modified Date

6/27/2013 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Canterbury, 2000. NPBIB-172830., Accepted Detail: American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.) (accessed on-line 5/28/13 at http://www.aou.org/). Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Possible breeder.; Data Source: Matt Marshall, ERMN Program Manager/Biologist, 6/26/2013.

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