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Scientific Name
Aythya marila
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aythya marila (Linnaeus, 1761)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Greater Scaup, Greater Scaup Duck
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 marila |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Witt (1997) Generally present at Mount Desert Narrows through the last week of April.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to North America (Palmer 1976, Sibley 2000) and Maine (Palmer 1949).
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Witt (1997) Common fall through spring in the MDI region.
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Winter resident off the coast of Maine (Sibley 2000); migratory throughout Maine (Sibley 2000).
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/2/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/2/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Witt (1997) Reports this species in areas adjacent to the park.
Russell (1984?) abundant to very abundant fall migrant, winterer, and spring migrant, rare in summer. Lists some observations, but none within the park on MDI.
Favour (1970): recorded a high count of 2612 individuals on 20 December 1958 during the CBC; most of these were recorded off the Bar Island bar.
Bond (19??) Transient, not uncommon.
Sullivan (1937): rare transient and winter visitor; One killed at Hadley Point by C. Gay on 16 October 1937; also f flock of 15 observed in Bar Harbor during January 1935., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997)
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