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Scientific Name
Egretta caerulea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Little Blue Heron, Northern Little Blue Heron
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 | Egretta |
| Species | Egretta caerulea |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Witt (1997) Wanders in the Acadia region in spring and fall
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to North America (Palmer 1976) and Maine (Palmer 1949).
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
Witt (1997) 2 records within the park; Sand Beach pool and New Mill Meadow; at least 6 recent records.
Seasonality Tags
-
Vagrant
Long (1987); Witt (1997) wanders north of typical breeding sites in spring and fall. Adamus (1983) breeding in southwestern coastal Maine, reaches northern edge of its breeding range in Maine.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/9/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/9/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Checklist information (abundance, nativity) updated 4/9/03 by professional judgement of Bruce Connery, ACAD wildlife biologist.
Witt (1997): "Stupka (1934) reported this species as "uncommon, often seen in late summer"". For reasons listed, Stupka's assertion seems highly unlikely.
Russell (1984?) 3 records since 1950 including 3 in Bass Harbor on 11 September 1954 and 1 at New Mill Meadow on 18 September 1969 (M. Leach and C. Jellison).
Bond (1969) vagrant occasionally observed on MDI.
Palmer (1949) "...one seen from September 10 to 30, 1934 on Mt. Desert Island (A. Stupka)."
Bond (19??) casual visitant from the south.
Sullivan (1937): uncommon often seen in late summer., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Russell (1984?)
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