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Scientific Name
Gallinula chloropus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Common Moorhen
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyRallidae
GenusGallinula
SpeciesGallinula chloropus
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
See observation evidence; Data Source: Chazal, 2002
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 1998
Abundance
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    VA State Rank, 2006=S1B,S1N;VA State Protection Status, 2006=SC;Federal Status, 2006=
Seasonality Tags
  • Summer
    Data Source: pers. comm. Daniel Cristol, Professor, Biology Department, College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, dacris@wm.edu, 757 221 2405
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
W&M MCK
Created Date
3/14/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
dskidds@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
12/18/2014 7:39:12 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Chazal, 2002
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