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Scientific Name
Limnodromus griseus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Limnodromus griseus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Eastern Dowitcher, Short-billed Dowitcher
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Scolopacidae |
| Genus | Limnodromus |
| Species | Limnodromus griseus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Present within the park (marsh pools at Bass Harbor and near Thompson's Island) on MDI (Witt 1997; Russell 1984?)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to North America (Long 1981) and Maine (Palmer 1949).
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Common spring migrant, abundant fall migrant (Witt 1997).
Seasonality Tags
-
Migratory
Spring and fall migrant (Witt 1997). Sibley (2000) Migratory in the southern half of Maine.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/15/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/15/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Witt (1997) reports this species in areas adjacent to the park. Spring migration peaks during the last week of May, when a few birds show up in the marsh pools at Bass Harbor and near Thompson's Island.
Russell (1984?) Common spring migrant, abundant to very abundant fall migrant. Flock heard at night over Seawall on 7 July 1968 (P. Arnold). Birds show up in marsh pools at Bass Harbor and near Thompsons Island.
Bond (1969) transient often seen in summer on MDI.
Bond (19??) Transient on MDI
Sullivan (1937): Rare transient.
Allen (1899): Uncommon migrant on MDI between 1880 and 1899., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Russell (1984?)
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