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Scientific Name
Aquila chrysaetos
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Accipitriformes |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Genus | Aquila |
| Species | Aquila chrysaetos |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Observed during October and November (Witt 1997).
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to North America (Palmer 1976) and Maine (1949).
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
Very rare migrant (Witt 1997).
Seasonality Tags
-
Vagrant
Sibley (2000) rare vagrant in coastal Maine. Fall migrant or vagrant (Witt 1997); Nested in northern Maine as far back as the 1600s (Palmer 1949)
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/8/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/8/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Checklist information (abundance) updated 4/9/03 by professional judgement of Bruce Connery, ACAD wildlife biologist.
Jones (1986): reported from 3 locations on MDI.
Adamus (1983) a very few pairs continue to nest in Northern Maine.
Bond (19??) very rare transient.
Tyson and Bond (1941): 2 seen near Somesville, 16 October 1897.
Sullivan (1937) accidental visitor; 2 seen on 3 October 1916 near Somesville by R.C. Robbins (Pellew)., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997)
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