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Scientific Name
Megaceryle alcyon
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Muir Woods National Monument (MUWO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Ceryle alcyon
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Coraciiformes |
| Family | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily | Cerylinae |
| Genus | Megaceryle |
| Species | Megaceryle alcyon |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: T. Gardali and G. Geupel. 2000. Bird Monitoring in the Muir Woods National Monument: summary of results from 1997-1999 and suggested long-term monitoring plan. Final Report to NPS. 30 pp.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: W.D. Shuford. 1993. The Marin County breeding bird atlas: a distributional and natural history of Coastal California birds. California Avifauna Series 1. Bushtit Books, Bolinas, CA. 479 pp.
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
San Francisco Bay Area Inventory Network
Created Date
8/14/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eedson@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
2/26/2014 2:48:26 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: NRBIB: MUWO-1615
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