Scientific Name
Aythya affinis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aythya affinis (Eyton, 1838)
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Lesser Scaup
Park Synonyms
Nyroca affinis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Aves |
Order | Anseriformes |
Family | Anatidae |
Genus | Aythya |
Species | Aythya affinis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Listed as uncommon/rare in NPFauna.
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
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Dianne Ingram
Last Modified Date
8/27/2003 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: UNCOMMON FALL WINTER, SPRING, Park Species Data Source: Converted from NPFauna Database by I & M Office.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Listed as migratory, vagrant or non-reproducing.
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