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Scientific Name
Botaurus lentiginosus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett, 1813)
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American bittern
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Ardeidae |
| Genus | Botaurus |
| Species | Botaurus lentiginosus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002; Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master in 2006.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
; Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002; Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master in 2006.
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
; Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002; Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master in 2006.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
PA State Status: PE (Endangered); State Rank: S1B--PA Natural Heritage Program, 6/6/2007; NJ State Breeding Status: Endangered; NJ Non-breeding Status: Species of Special Concern--http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/spclspp.pdf, 7/6/2007.
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
SRH
Created Date
12/13/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
7/9/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Padalino et al., 1982. NPBIB-153123., Accepted Detail: The American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Checklist of North American Birds: Seventh Edition.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Not observed during breeding weltand bird survey from 2004-2005, no response to CD playback at night..; Data Source: Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master and Steven Hawk, 2002; Reviewed by Dr. Terry Master in 2006.
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