Scientific Name
Falco rusticolus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Falco rusticolus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Gyrfalcon
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Aves |
Order | Falconiformes |
Family | Falconidae |
Subfamily | Falconinae |
Genus | Falco |
Species | Falco rusticolus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
One positive identification, February 1960, L.D. Mech, from a small plane along southwest shore (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: M. Romanski and J. Kaplan (private contractor), pers. comm., 1/13/2003. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Park is within area of rare occurrence (Sibley 2000).; Data Source: Sibley 2000.
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
Regionally is a casual winter visitant (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
Seasonality Tags
-
Vagrant
Winter range may annually include Isle Royale (A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005).; Data Source: A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005.
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
8/2/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Elizabeth Nauertz
Last Modified Date
11/14/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: A. Egan, pers. comm., August 2005. M. Romanski and J. Kaplan (private contractor), pers. comm., 1/13/2003. Sibley 2000. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.
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