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Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere Version 2.1 for Order of Charadriiformes and Family of Scolopacidae

    Resource Identifier: http://gapwms.nbii.gov/natureserve/birds/Scolopacidae.zip
    Cataloging Node: GAP Analysis Program
    Creator: NatureServe
    Subject: distribution, population distribution, animals, birds, gulls and shore birds, sandpipers, phalaropes, and allies
    Uncontrolled Keywords: range map, distribution map
    Scientifc Names: Tringa nebularia, Tringa melanoleuca, Tringa flavipes, Tringa solitaria, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, Heteroscelus incanus, Heteroscelus brevipes, Numenius borealis, Numenius phaeopus, Numenius tahitiensis, Actitis macularia, Bartramia longicauda, Calidris canutus, Calidris alba, Numenius americanus, Limosa haemastica, Limosa lapponica, Limosa fedoa, Arenaria melanocephala, Aphriza virgata, Calidris ruficollis, Arenaria interpres, Calidris pusilla, Calidris mauri, Calidris subminuta, Calidris minutilla, Calidris fuscicollis, Calidris bairdii, Calidris melanotos, Calidris maritima, Calidris ptilocnemis, Calidris alpina, Calidris ferruginea, Calidris himantopus, Tryngites subruficollis, Philomachus pugnax, Limnodromus griseus, Limnodromus scolopaceus, Gallinago gallinago, Phalaropus lobatus, Phalaropus fulicaria, Scolopax minor, Phalaropus tricolor
    Common Names: COMMON GREENSHANK, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, WILLET, WANDERING TATTLER, GRAY-TAILED TATTLER, ESKIMO CURLEW, WHIMBREL, BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEW, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, UPLAND SANDPIPER, RED KNOT, SANDERLING, LONG-BILLED CURLEW, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, BAR-TAILED GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT, BLACK TURNSTONE, SURFBIRD, RED-NECKED STINT, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, WESTERN SANDPIPER, LONG-TOED STINT, LEAST SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, PURPLE SANDPIPER, ROCK SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, CURLEW SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, RUFF, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, COMMON SNIPE, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, RED PHALAROPE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, WILSON'S PHALAROPE
    Description: The data presented here represents a major product of this collaboration—a digital map library of the distributions of the birds of the Western Hemisphere, covering 4,247 species. The maps are annotated to indicate sources, migratory status, historic versus current ranges, origin (native or introduced) and taxonomic decisions. The migratory status indications are particularly detailed, distinguishing where birds are permanent residents, breeding residents, non-breeding residents, or passage migrants. These maps are presented as a free resource for conservationists, researchers, and the general public.
    Publisher: National Biological Information Infrastructure ( NBII )
    Date Published: 07/11/2005
    Resource Type: Internet Map Services, Datasets
    Format: Interactive Mapping, ESRI shape
    Language: English
    Continent: North America
    Country: United States
    Rights: Public Domain
    Relation: http://gapmap.nbii.gov/cap/Scolopacidae_ns/capabilities_1_1_1.xml