Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus

General Status Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Common Name: 
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Scientific Name: 
Aegolius acadicus
Taxonomy
Group: 
Bird
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Aves
Order: 
Strigiformes
Family: 
Strigidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Accidental near the South Nahanni River - unconfirmed (BEM: C. Lausen), heard only, not convincing (DPT); One was reported calling in Nahanni NPR during summer 2006 during a bat survey (Lausen 2006), however the description did not eliminate the possibility of Boreal Owl.(NWT Bird checklist project)
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Status Rank Description: 
Accidental near the South Nahanni River - unconfirmed (BEM) >> C. Lausen, heard only, not convincing (DPT)
Decision Process Description: 
new in 2006.Reviewed by Check list group (D Britton, C Eckert, D tate, R. Pankratz, S Carriere) 2016: Not assessed (deleted from vagrant list); Reviewed in 2020, no change
Last Updated: 
June 30, 2020

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