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Scientific Name
Ardea herodias
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (SAHI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
great 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 | Ardea |
| Species | Ardea herodias |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Barton, 2004
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The North American AOU Checklist, 1998
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Barton, 2004: Winter=Fairly Common;Spring=;Summer=Uncommon;Fall=Common/; Data Source: Barton, 2004
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
NY State NH, 2007:State Rank=S5 ;State Protection Status=P;State Tracked;Federal Status=;Global Rank=G5
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Barton, 2004:Confirmed breeder; Recently fledged young observed./; Data Source: Barton, 2004
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
ARHL
Created Date
7/19/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
dskidds@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/21/2018 12:40:48 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: CBC, 2003; Barton, 2004
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