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Scientific Name
Sphyrapicus varius
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site (THST)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
yellow-bellied sapsucker
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPicidae
SubfamilyPicinae
GenusSphyrapicus
SpeciesSphyrapicus varius
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Maryland State Rank: SHB (Historically known from Maryland during breeding season, but not verified for an extended period (usually 20 years or more), with the expectation that it may be rediscovered)--Maryland Natural Heritage Program, 10/17/2006.
Seasonality Tags
  • Resident
    Temperate migrant: THST_Bradshaw_Bird_Inventory_2004.mdb.; Data Source: Brad Ross, Bird taxa expert, 10/16/2006 (based on Dana Bradshaw's Bird Inventory Data, 2004).
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
10/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Nistico 1995, Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. October 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (2) National Geographic Society. 1999. Field Guide to the Birds of North America (3rd edition). National Geographic. Washington, D.C. (3) Maryland Department of Natural Resources. December 2003. Rare, threatened, and endangered animals of Maryland. Tawes State Office Building. Annapolis, MD. 16pp.
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