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Scientific Name
Charadrius melodus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Charadrius melodus Ord, 1824
Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Piping Plover
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyCharadriidae
GenusCharadrius
SpeciesCharadrius melodus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: 7th Ed. A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: USGS Bird Checklists - Gulf Islands National Seashore on the Web
Seasonality Tags
  • Resident
    Data Source: range maps in Peterson & Peterson 2002 A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
6
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/13/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Malcolm Mark Swan - The Nature Conservancy
Last Modified Date
8/29/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: EOR. Species Land Mgr Comments: Recorded as LT on NRMAP97. Species Land Manager Status Code: U97NPS01SESO. El.Site Db Code: USNPSERO*2879. TNC Code: ABNNB03070., Park Species Data Source: Converted from SE.xls file by I & M Office
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