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Scientific Name

Recurvirostra americana

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Recurvirostra americana J. F. Gmelin, 1789

Park

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

2250, AMAV, American Avocet

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Recurvirostridae
Genus	Recurvirostra
Species	Recurvirostra americana

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Seen at Sand Point on 9 June 1973 by Fred Young III.; Data Source: Ted Gostomski species list review, 2003.

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Occasional

Seasonality Tags

Vagrant

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

1

References

3

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

DML

Created Date

3/19/2002 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Leah Kainulainen

Last Modified Date

2/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Gostomski, T. Letter to Joan Elias. 2002. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Wildlife Observation Database.

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