Scientific Name
Scolopax minor
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Scolopax minor J. F. Gmelin, 1789
Park
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American woodcock
Park Synonyms
Philohela minor
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Scolopacidae |
| Genus | Scolopax |
| Species | Scolopax minor |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Regularly heard during early nightime hours on frog and toad surveys island-wide (A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005). Recorded as Philohela minor in Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982, and in Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966. Name change from Philohela minor in 1957 to Scolopax minor in 1983 as per The History of North American Bird Names in the American Ornithologists' Union Checklists 1886 - 2000.; Data Source: A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.
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
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Uncommon summer resident (Van Buskirk and Smith 1994), (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982). Rare (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994).; Data Source: Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Confirmed breeding (nest discovered) in 1988 on Porter's Island (Van Buskirk and Smith 1994). Nesting/breeding (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994). P.C. Shelton saw an adult with 3 young on Tobin Creek, 1 June 1962 (Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966).; Data Source: Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.
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
DML
Created Date
8/4/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Elizabeth Nauertz
Last Modified Date
12/13/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Recorded as Philohela minor in Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982, and in Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966. Name change from Philohela minor in 1957 to Scolopax minor in 1983 as per The History of North American Bird Names in the American Ornithologists' Union Checklists 1886 - 2000. Website accessed on December 13, 2005, (http://members.aol.com/darwinpage/zoo/AOUb.htm#Woodcock)., Park Species Data Source: A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005. Sibley 2000. 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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