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Scientific Name
Cathartes aura
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (WOTR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Accipitriformes |
| Family | Cathartidae |
| Genus | Cathartes |
| Species | Cathartes aura |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: 2002-03 volunteer survey obs./personal observations
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: sinclair, chittenden,putnam
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sh
Created Date
12/3/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Betsy Chittenden
Last Modified Date
8/27/2003 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Bibkey ID #547261
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Data Source: sinclair, chittenden,putnam
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