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Scientific Name
Charadrius melodus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Charadrius melodus Ord, 1824
Park
Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Piping Plover
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyCharadriidae
GenusCharadrius
SpeciesCharadrius melodus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
This species does not appear in Mollhoff 2001 for this park. Could not locate Schwalbach et al.1986.; Data Source: Peterson 1995, Perkins III and Backlund 2001, Rolfsmeier 2001
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Peterson 1995, Perkins III and Backlund 2001
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
6
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
7/24/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Stephen Wilson
Last Modified Date
2/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
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