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Scientific Name
Uria aalge
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Atlantic Murre, Common Murre
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Alcidae |
| Genus | Uria |
| Species | Uria aalge |
Occurrence
Not In Park
Occurrence Notes
Russell (1984?) oiled bird found dead at Sand Beach (see observation)
Occurrence Tags
- Historical
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to North America (Long 1981) and Maine (Palmer 1949).
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Witt (1997) uncommon in late fall and winter, rare in summer in the MDI area.; Data Source: Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Sibley (2000) winter resident along the coast 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
7/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ALoar@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/12/2013 2:41:07 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Witt (1997) reports this species in areas adjacent to the park. One bird was observed at Otter Point in 1994 (Witt 1997).
Russell (1984?) uncommon in late fall and winter, rare in summer; seems to be increasing. 2 shore records as follows: an oiled bird found near Bar Harbor on 7 February 1960 (E. Green) and an oiled bird found dead at Sand Beach on 11 March 1962 (now in the Patterson Collection)., Park Species Data Source: Russell (1984?)
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