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Scientific Name
Asio flammeus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Park
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Short-eared Owl
Park Synonyms
Asio accipitrinus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Strigiformes |
| Family | Strigidae |
| Subfamily | Striginae |
| Genus | Asio |
| Species | Asio flammeus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Mark Hoffman, ASIS Avian expert, MD DNR
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 1998
Abundance
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
MD DNR NH, 2006:State Rank=S1B,S2N;State Protection Status=E;Global Rank=G5
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
17
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Linda Fabre
Created Date
1/3/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
cseyer-ochi@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
1/7/2026 10:46:40 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Fabre, 2008: See Asio acciptrinus (TSN -674928) for additional evidence regarding this species./
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