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Scientific Name
Gallinula chloropus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Common Gallinule, Common Moorhen
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Gruiformes |
| Family | Rallidae |
| Genus | Gallinula |
| Species | Gallinula chloropus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Davis, T., Taft, D., and Riepe, D. (1996)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds (1998)
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Spring=uncommon; Summer=uncommon; Early Fall=uncommon; Late Fall=rare; Winter=occasional; Data Source: Davis, T., Taft, D., and Riepe, D. (1996); Audubon web site (2003)
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Also winter resident and spring and fall migrant. Confirmed breeder in the NYBBA online species lists for block: 1985 5949A. This block has high probability that breeding confirmations occur within park boundaries. As of 1995 it no longer breeds at Jamaica Bay. Note: species is listed as breeder in FBF checklist, but species is not in either of the NYBBA blocks that include FBF.; Data Source: NYBBA web site (2004) - historic species lists as of 1985 and current species lists as of 2003 for blocks 5848A, 5848B, 5849B, 5849D, 5949A, 5949B, 5949C, 5949D and 5950C.
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
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
NJAS - SB
Last Modified Date
9/27/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Winter abundance based on Brooklyn CBC data indicating this species' occurrence 11 out of 42 years ranging from 1 to 3 individuals counted. Average is less than one indicating an abundance status of Occasional., Park Species Data Source: Converted from BOSOFauna file by I & M Office
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