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
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Gruiformes |
| Family | Rallidae |
| Genus | Gallinula |
| Species | Gallinula 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
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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