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Scientific Name
Aythya affinis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aythya affinis (Eyton, 1838)
Park
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Lesser scaup
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae
GenusAythya
SpeciesAythya affinis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Park is within migration route (Sibley 2000).; Data Source: Sibley 2000.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Fairly common (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994). Common migrant (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    Possibly a summer resident (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
5
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DML
Created Date
8/2/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Elizabeth Nauertz
Last Modified Date
9/20/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Sibley 2000. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
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