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Scientific Name
Charadrius melodus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Charadrius melodus Ord, 1824
Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
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
Not In Park
Occurrence Tags
  • Historical
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Seasonality Tags
  • Vagrant
Habitat Tags
  • Estuary/Coast
  • Freshwater ponds and lakes
Seasonality/Breeding (birds) Tags
  • Vagrant
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Lena Lee SAMO
Created Date
9/26/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mmendelsohn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
1/11/2018 9:32:17 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: A Checklist of the Birds of the Santa Monica Mountains
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