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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
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusContopus
SpeciesContopus 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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