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Scientific Name
Tyrannus forficatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Tyrannus forficatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Park
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Park Synonyms
Muscivora forficata
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusTyrannus
SpeciesTyrannus forficatus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
The location recorded for this species in Brogie and Mossman 1983 is inconclusive in respect to the park boundaries. The study area of Ducey 1989 includes more area than the park itself and one cannot be sure that birds observed were done so within park boundaries.; Data Source: Steinauer and Scudder 1989
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
accidental (rare and outside normal range); Data Source: Stuart Schneider (2005)
Seasonality Tags
  • Vagrant
    Steinauer and Scudder 1989; Data Source: Stuart Schneider (2005)
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
R Perdaems--THRO
Created Date
2/28/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Stuart Schneider and Marcia Wilson
Last Modified Date
11/30/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Brogie and Mossman 1983
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