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Scientific Name
Botaurus lentiginosus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett, 1813)
Park
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American Bittern
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyArdeidae
GenusBotaurus
SpeciesBotaurus lentiginosus
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Fabre, 2007: Also See Observation data./; Data Source: Mark Hoffman, ASIS Avian expert, MD DNR
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 1998
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    MD DNR NH, 2006:State Rank=S1S2B,S1N;State Protection Status=I;Global Rank=G4
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
22
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Linda Fabre
Created Date
12/3/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Linda Fabre
Last Modified Date
1/9/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
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