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Scientific Name
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Aphelocoma woodhouseii (S. F. Baird, 1858)
Park
Arches National Park (ARCH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Park Synonyms
Aphelocoma californica
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Corvidae |
| Genus | Aphelocoma |
| Species | Aphelocoma woodhouseii |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
The Southeast Utah Group riparian birds database lists a total of 193 sightings of this species from all three ARCH monitoring sites over the period from 1993-2005.; Data Source: Williams 1983, Bibkey #17230
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Sibley 2000, Bibkey #388608
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common: occurs regularly, often in numbers; easily found in proper season and habitat.; Data Source: Williams 1983, Bibkey #17230
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
The Southeast Utah Group riparian birds database holds breeding observations (all direct forms of evidence) for this species from two of three ARCH monitoring sites over the period from 1993-2005.; Data Source: Williams 1983, Bibkey #17230
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
Swarthout
Created Date
7/25/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
helenthomas@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
11/9/2020 3:34:31 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: per Williams: recorded every month; adults feeding young in June. Note: old name was Aphelocoma coerulescens, Scrub Jay., Park Species Data Source: Williams 1983, Bibkey #17230. Citation for taxonomy update from Aphelocoma californica to Aphelocoma woodhouseii: R. Terry Chesser, Kevin J. Burns, Carla Cicero, Jon L. Dunn, Andrew W. Kratter, Irby J. Lovette, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, James D. Rising, Douglas F. Stotz, Kevin Winker "Fifty-seventh Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds," The Auk, 133(3), 544-560, (6 July 2016).
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Colorado National Monument (COLM)
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Dinosaur National Monument (DINO)
Fossil Butte National Monument (FOBU)
Golden Spike National Historical Park (GOSP)
Hovenweep National Monument (HOVE)
Natural Bridges National Monument (NABR)
Pipe Spring National Monument (PISP)
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (TUSK)
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