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Scientific Name

Contopus virens

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Contopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766)

Park

Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Eastern Wood-pewee, Pewee

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Tyrannidae
Genus	Contopus
Species	Contopus virens

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Several heard near Sugar Mountain during June 2005 bird surveys (Egan 2005).; Data Source: Egan 2005. Egan and Oelfke 1999. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Park is within breeding range (Sibley 2000).; Data Source: Sibley 2000. Brewer, McPeek, and Adams 1991. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.

Abundance

Rare

Abundance Notes

Rare (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994). Uncommon spring migrant, possible summer resident on main island (Van Buskirk and Smith 1994). Uncommon summer resident in sugar-maple forest; occurs more widely during migration (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.

Seasonality Tags

Resident
Probable, but not confirmed, breeding (A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005). Uncommon summer resident in sugar maple forest (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982). Nesting/breeding (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994).; Data Source: A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

0

References

9

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

DML

Created Date

8/3/2000 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Elizabeth Nauertz

Last Modified Date

10/12/2005 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005. Egan 2005. Sibley 2000. Egan and Oelfke 1999. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Brewer, McPeek, and Adams 1991. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.

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