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Scientific Name
Circus cyaneus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Park
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Northern Harrier
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Accipitriformes |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Genus | Circus |
| Species | Circus cyaneus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Davis, T., Taft, D., and Riepe, D. (1996)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds (1998)
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Spring=uncommon; Summer=rare; Early Fall=uncommon; Late Fall=uncommon; Winter=common; Data Source: Ferraro, H., Bourque, R. Bourque, J. and Cook, R. (1994); Davis, T., Taft, D., and Riepe, D. (1996); Audubon web site (2003)
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Mizrahi, 2004: Determine distribution and abundance throughout the park. Monitor productivity and survival across the years./
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Also occurs predominately as winter resident and spring and fall migrant. Confirmed breeder in the NYBBA online species lists for blocks: 1985 and 2003 5849D;1985 5949A. Probable breeder in 1985 5849B; 2003 5949A. These blocks have high probability that breeding confirmations occur within park boundaries. Confirmed breeding also for block 1985 5949B. This block also encompasses suitable habitat that is outside of the park boundaries.; Data Source: NYBBA web site (2004) - historic species lists as of 1985 and current species lists as of 2003 for blocks 5848A, 5848B, 5849B, 5849D, 5949A, 5949B, 5949C, 5949D and 5950C.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
6
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
sac - I & M Office
Last Modified Date
1/5/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: CBC numbers indicate higher abundance than on JBWR checklist of Uncommon. Average is 17 indicating an abundance status of Common. Counted 42 out of 42 years. FBF checklist used for higher spring abundance, Park Species Data Source: BOSOFauna
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