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Scientific Name
Falco sparverius
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Parashant National Monument (PARA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American kestrel
Park Synonyms
Falco sparverius sparverius
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Falconiformes |
| Family | Falconidae |
| Subfamily | Falconinae |
| Genus | Falco |
| Species | Falco sparverius |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC. 11/23/2011.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC. 11/23/2011.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC. 11/23/2011.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Resident; Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC. 11/23/2011.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
48
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Christopher Herbst
Created Date
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
11/23/2011 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Falco sparverius sparverius (TSN# 175623) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Boone, James L., PhD. October 2011. Annotated List of Animal Species Observed in and Adjacent to the Mojave Desert Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument and associated excel spreadsheet (PARA_Wildlife_Obs_Jboone_2011_11_15b.xls)., Accepted Detail: American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) on-line checklist: http://www.aou.org/checklist/north/ (Accessed November 2011).
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