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Scientific Name
Nycticorax nycticorax
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyArdeidae
GenusNycticorax
SpeciesNycticorax nycticorax
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Stedman and Stedman 2006, Bibkey # 633619
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Bill Moore, CUPN Ecologist
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
very uncommon; Data Source: Stedman and Stedman 2006, Bibkey # 633619
Seasonality Tags
  • Resident
    winter resident; Data Source: Stedman and Stedman 2006, Bibkey # 633619
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
jtd-CUPN
Created Date
8/2/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Bill Moore
Last Modified Date
1/9/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Stedman 2003-2005
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