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Scientific Name
Micrathene whitneyi
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Micrathene whitneyi (J. G. Cooper, 1861)
Park
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Elf Owl
Park Synonyms
Micrathene whitneyi whitneyi
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyStrigidae
SubfamilyNinoxinae
GenusMicrathene
SpeciesMicrathene whitneyi
Occurrence
Not In Park
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Timothy S. Redman and John Rotenberry, Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside: Biological Inventory - Birds at Joshua Tree National Park, 2003.
Occurrence Tags
  • Historical
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Timothy S. Redman and John Rotenberry, Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside: Biological Inventory - Birds at Joshua Tree National Park, 2003.
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Rare; Data Source: Timothy S. Redman and John Rotenberry, Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside: Biological Inventory - Birds at Joshua Tree National Park, 2003.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
3
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Amy Fesnock
Created Date
7/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
3/2/2012 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Micrathene whitneyo whitneyi (TSN# 177914) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Truesdell, W. 1995. A compilation of bird field observations, Joshua Tree National Park. NATUREBIB-166139., Accepted Detail: American Ornithologists' Union (AOU): www.aou.org (Accessed on-line 1/19/2012).
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