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Scientific Name
Plegadis falcinellus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Park
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (BOHA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyThreskiornithidae
GenusPlegadis
SpeciesPlegadis falcinellus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    colonial waterbird species
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    detected breeding on Outer Brewster & Sheep Islands
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
CLT
Created Date
8/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
CLT
Last Modified Date
1/5/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: VCP Survey - Trocki & Paton 2003
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