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Scientific Name
Melanitta fusca
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
white-winged scoter
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae
GenusMelanitta
SpeciesMelanitta fusca
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002; Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master in 2006.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002; Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master in 2006.
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
Two individuals present on the Delaware River during May 2003.; Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002; Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master in 2006.
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002; Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master in 2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SRH
Created Date
6/5/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
6/26/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: NPS Observation (Green) Card, 2003., Accepted Detail: The American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Checklist of North American Birds: Seventh Edition.
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