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Scientific Name
Anthus rubescens
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anthus rubescens (Tunstall, 1771)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American Pipit, American Water Pipit, Water Pipit
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMotacillidae
GenusAnthus
SpeciesAnthus rubescens
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Present April-May and September-December (Witt 1997).
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to Maine (Palmer 1949).
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common fall migrant, rare to uncommon spring migrant (Witt 1997).
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    Sibley (2000) migratory in Maine, except for an isolated breeding location in central northern Maine.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
6
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
8/17/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
8/17/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Russell (1984?) rare to uncommon spring migrant, common fall migrant; maximum spring count of 11 on Cadillac summit on 19 April 1973 (W. Russell); the Cadillac Mountain road is a good location to find this species. Bond (19??) transient, sometimes common in early fall on the mainland. Sullivan (1937): Fall migrant; large flock observed near top of Sargent Mountain on 10 September 1911 by Eliot (Pellew)., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Russell (1984?); Sullivan (1937);
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