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Scientific Name

Aythya americana

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Aythya americana (Eyton, 1838)

Park

Yellowstone National Park (YELL)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae
Genus	Aythya
Species	Aythya americana

Occurrence

Present

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Uncommon

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Listed by Dorn and Dorn (1999) as possibly breeding in YNP. Listed by McEneaney (2004) as a breeding neotropical migrant.; Data Source: Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database. Uncommon spring, summer, fall but absent in winter; Data Source: 2014 YNP Bird Checklist.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

1

References

3

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

BCI

Created Date

3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

kcrockatt@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

5/19/2016 11:40:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Detail: found in Yellowstone Lake, Park Species Data Source: NPFauna, T. McEneaney

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