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Scientific Name
Calidris maritima
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Calidris maritima (Brünnich, 1764)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Purple Sandpiper
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Scolopacidae |
| Genus | Calidris |
| Species | Calidris maritima |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Present October-May (Witt 1997).
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to North America (Long 1981) and Maine (Palmer 1949).
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Very common migrant and winter resident (Witt 1997).
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Winter resident (Witt 1997). Sibley (2000) Winter resident along the coast of Maine.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/15/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/15/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Mittelhauser (1991) none observed from Great Head to Hunter's Beach on 20 January 1991; 100 observed from Seawall Point to Ship Harbor area on 20 January 1991.
Russell (1984?) very common to abundant fall through spring. Maximum fall count of 350 near Bass Harbor on 17 November 1968 (W. Russell). Late spring count of 9 near Schooner Head on 28 May 1968 (W. Russell). The best places are the Old Soaker, west Bunkers Ledge near Seawall, and the rocks off Brown's Ledge (Wonderland).
Bond (19??) winter visitant; apparently fairly common in the MDI area.
Tyson and Bond (1941): 150 observed on 1938 Bar Harbor Christmas Bird Count.
Sullivan (1937): rare visitor, only seen in winter.
Eliot (1931): observed on MDI by Mr. And Mrs. C.R. Robbins on 11 June 1916., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Russell (1984?)
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