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Scientific Name
Tympanuchus cupido cupido
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Tympanuchus cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
In Review
Park Preferred Common Names
Heath Hen
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Galliformes |
| Family | Phasianidae |
| Genus | Tympanuchus |
| Species | Tympanuchus cupido |
| Subspecies | Tympanuchus cupido cupido |
Occurrence
Not In Park
Occurrence Notes
Audubon reported this now extinct subspecies on MDI (Audubon 1834) but was likely referring to the Spruce Grouse (Witt 1997; Jones 1986, Palmer 1949). Occurrence as far north as Maine is hypothetical (Palmer 1949).
Occurrence Tags
- False Report
Nativeness
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Extinct (Sibley 2000).
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/16/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/16/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Considered extinct (Sibley 2000).
Hypothetical, but likely a false report for the species (Palmer 1949, Witt 1997).
Jones (1986): No other evidence for this form of Prarie chicken exists for Maine, except for an Aroostook county record mentioned in conjunction with the MDI report.
Palmer (1949) "An extinct bird whose occurrence as far north as Maine is hypothetical" Audubon (1834: 492) mentioned this bird as occurring on MDI. Notes that another name for the Spruce Grouse was the Haith Hen or Heath Hen.
Tyson and Bond (1941): Formerly found on MDI, according to Audubon.
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