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Scientific Name
Aegolius funereus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aegolius funereus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American Tengmalm's Owl, Boreal Owl, Richardson's Owl, Tengmalms' Owl
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Strigiformes |
| Family | Strigidae |
| Subfamily | Surniinae |
| Genus | Aegolius |
| Species | Aegolius funereus |
Occurrence
Unconfirmed
Occurrence Notes
Last record on Mount Desert Island was in the winter of 1952 in Town Hill (Witt 1997). Uncomfirmed within the park.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to Maine (Palmer 1949) and North America (Long 1981).
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Witt (1997) very rare winter visitor.
Seasonality Tags
-
Vagrant
Sibley (2000) rare vagrant in coastal Maine.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
8/17/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
8/17/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Checklist information (abundance, nativity) updated 4/11/03 by professional judgement of Bruce Connery, ACAD wildlife biologist.
Witt (1997) reports this species in areas adjacent to the park.
Jones (1986) lists a specimen at Town Hill taken on 21 December 1935; specimen is in S. Grierson collection.
Long (1987) reports this species occasionally breeding on Grand Manan Island .
Bond (1969) no summering records.
Bond (19??) very rare winter resident; nests on Grand Manan.
Tyson and Bond (1941): one killed in Town Hill on December 21, 1935.
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