Ruff

Calidris pugnax (Philomachus pugnax)

General Status Rank: 
Vagrant
Common Name: 
Ruff
Scientific Name: 
Calidris pugnax (Philomachus pugnax)
Synonyms: 
Philomachus pugnax
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Bird
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Aves
Order: 
Charadriiformes
Family: 
Scolopacidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

One record in NWT-NU checklist database (CWS): From Yellowknife area on May 11, 1980 by Robert Galipeau.
Score: 
A
References: 
LA20
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Vagrant
Status Rank Description: 
One record in NTYellowknife, 1980 (Species Infobase)One record in NWT-NU checklist database (CWS): From Yellowknife area on May 11, 1980 by Robert Galipeau.Delete 31Aug16. No records with documentation; though there is a 1980s record.
S Rank: 
SNA
Decision Process Description: 
Drafted in 2005 by Craig Machtans and Lindsay Armer based on NWT Bird Checklist Survey database.; Reviewed in 2010, no change; Reviewed by Check list group (D Britton, C Eckert, D tate, R. Pankratz, S Carriere) 2016: Not assessed (deleted from vagrant list); Modified from not assessed to vagrant by Paul Woodard 2020, error correction.
Last Updated: 
September 16, 2020

References

Number of Occurrences

  • Canadian Wildlife Service (2005) NWT/NU Bird Checklist Survey database. Environment Canada / Canadian Wildlife Service Yellowknife http://www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/nature/migratorybirds/nwtbcs/index.en.html - LA20 Return