Bird Conservation Strategy for region 9 in Canada: priority species
| Priority species |
Bird group | Population trend score (Partners in Flight (PIF)Footnote 1) | Population trend score (Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plan (CSCP),Footnote 2Wings Over Water (WOW)Footnote 3) |
Population objectiveFootnote4 | Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)Footnote5 | Species at Risk Act (SARA)Footnote6 | British Columbia (BC) provincial listingFootnote 7 |
National/ Continential concern (landbirds, shorebirds, waterbirds) |
Regional concern (landbirds only) |
Continental stewardship (landbirds only) |
Regional stewardship (landbirds, shorebirds, waterbirds) |
North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP)Footnote 8 priority (waterfowl only) |
NAWMP rank (waterfowl only) |
Expert review (changes to priority list) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Kestrel | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | Special Concern (SC) | SC | Blue | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bank Swallow | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Barn Owl | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | Threatened (T) | SC | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barn Swallow | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | T | - | Blue | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Black Swift | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Black-backed Woodpecker | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Black-billed Magpie | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Bobolink | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | T | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brewer's Sparrow (breweri) |
Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | Red | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - |
| Burrowing Owl | Landbird | 3 | - | Recovery objective | Endangered (E) | E | Red | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Calliope Hummingbird | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Canyon Wren | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cassin's Finch | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Common Nighthawk | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Common Poorwill | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Dusky Grouse | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | - | Y | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | T | T | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Flammulated Owl | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | SC | SC | Blue | Y | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Golden Eagle | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | Red | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Gray Flycatcher | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - |
| Great Gray Owl | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Gyrfalcon | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Horned Lark (merrilli) | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lark Sparrow | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | Red | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Lazuli Bunting | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Lewis's Woodpecker | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | T | T | Red | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - |
| Long-eared Owl | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Mountain Chickadee | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Northern Goshawk | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Northern Harrier | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | T | T | Blue | Y | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Peregrine Falcon (anatum/ tundrius) |
Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | SC | SC | Red | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prairie Falcon | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | Red | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| American Golden-Plover | Shorebird | 3 | 4 | Migrant (no population objective) | - | - | Blue | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Long-billed Curlew | Shorebird | 3 | 5 | Assess/ Maintain | SC | SC | Blue | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Shorebird | 3 | 4 | Migrant (no population objective) | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanderling | Shorebird | 3 | 5 | Migrant (no population objective) | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Shorebird | 3 | 4 | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American Bittern | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American White Pelican | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | Red | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Black Tern | Waterbird | 4 | 5 | Increase 50% | - | - | - | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| California Gull | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Caspian Tern | Waterbird | 3 | 2 | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clark's Grebe | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | Red | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Common Tern | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Migrant (no population objective) | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Waterbird | 3 | 1 | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Great Blue Heron (herodias) | Waterbird | 2 | 1 | Maintain current | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Horned Grebe | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess/ Maintain | SC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thayer's Gull | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Virginia Rail | Waterbird | 3 | - | Assess/ Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | YFootnote 99 | - | - | - |
| Western Grebe | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Increase 100% | - | - | Red | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| American Wigeon | Waterfowl | 2 | - | Maintain current | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | Mod High | - |
| Barrow's Goldeneye | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Maintain current | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |