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Scientific Name

Scolopax minor

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Scolopax minor J. F. Gmelin, 1789

Park

Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

American Woodcock

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	Scolopax
Species	Scolopax minor

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

McCormick, 1975: Known to occur on Fire Island; Data Source: Buckley, 2002;

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 1998

Abundance

Common

Abundance Notes

Spring=common; Summer=common; Early Fall=common; Late Fall=common; Winter=uncommon; Data Source: Mitra, S. and Putnam, J., 1999

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Also winter resident and spring and fall migrant. Breeding information for NYBBA blocks: Wholly in Park Probable: 2003 6449B Possible:1985 6449B Likely in Park Confirmed: 1985 6751D Probable:2003 6751D; Data Source: NYBBA web site (2004) - historic species lists as of 1985 and current species lists as of 2003 for blocks 6449B, 6450D, 6550C, 6550D, 6650C, 6650A, 6650B, 6750A, 6751C, 6751D, 6851C, 6851A, and 6751B.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

0

References

5

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

sac - I & M Office

Last Modified Date

1/15/2007 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Detail: USFWS, 1997 information for this species is for the NY Bight Watershed overall and is not specific to the complexes that include Fire Island National Seashore., Park Species Data Source: Buckley, 2002; Lynch, 1986; McCormick, 1975; Mitra, 1999; NYBBA, 2004

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