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Scientific Name
Chen caerulescens
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Chen caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Snow Goose
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Anseriformes |
| Family | Anatidae |
| Genus | Anser |
| Species | Chen caerulescens |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Ted Gostomski species list review, 2003.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Sibley 2000
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
One blue form seen in December 1971 in Big Platte Lake by C. Freeman.; Data Source: Foster 1975
Seasonality Tags
-
Migratory
Data Source: Scharf and Jorae 1980
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DML
Created Date
7/24/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
7/18/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Recorded on Mainland and North Manitou Island., Park Species Data Source: Gostomski, T. Letter to Joan Elias. 2002.
Sibley, D. A. 2000. National Audubon Society The Sibley Guide to Birds. Chanticleer Press, New York. 544 pp. Scharf, William C., Jorae, Michael, L. 1980. Birds and Land Vertebrates of North Manitou Island. Jack-Pine Warbler: 58(1):4-15. Foster, W L. 1975. Birds of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Area. Pages 31-95 in M W Paddock. Natural History Surveys of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston and Ann Arbor, MI.
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