Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus): COSEWIC assessment and status report
Official title: COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the Greater Sage-Grouse, Phaios subspecies and Urophasianus subspecies, in Canada COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Phaios subspecies (Centrocercus urophasianus phaios) Urophasianus subspecies (Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus) in Canada
Table of contents
- Assessment Summary
- Executive Summary
- Species Information
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Biology
- Population Sizes and Trends
- Limiting Factors and Threats
- Special Significance of the Species
- Existing Protection or Other Status Designations
- Technical Summary: Greater Sage-Grouse phaios subspecies
- Technical Summary : Greater Sage-Grouse urophasianus subspecies
- Acknowledgements and Authorities Consulted
- Information Sources
- Biographical Summary of Report Writers
Extirpated - Phaios subspecies (British Columbia population)
Endangered - Urophasianus subspecies (Prairie population)
2008
COSEWIC
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
COSEPAC
Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada
COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows:
COSEWIC. 2008. COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus, Phaios subspecies and Urophasianus subspecies, Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus, in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vii + 38 pp.
Previous reports
COSEWIC. 2000. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus and Centrocercus urophasianus phaios in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vi + 34 pp.
Hyslop, Colleen (ed.). 1998 (based on draft 1997 report). COSEWIC status report on the Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus (Prairie population) Centrocercus urophasianus phaios (British Columbia population) in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 1-34 pp.
Production note
COSEWIC acknowledges Doris Hausleitner for writing the update status report on the Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus, Phaios subspecies and Urophasianus subspecies, Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus, prepared under contract with Environment Canada. This report was overseen and edited by Richard Cannings, Co-chair COSEWIC Birds Specialist Subcommittee.
A first draft of this report from 1997 is on file with COSEWIC Secretariat. The Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus phaios and Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus) was formerly designated by COSEWIC as the Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Prairie Population (Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus) and the British Columbia Population (Centrocercus urophasianus phaios).
For additional copies contact:
COSEWIC Secretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0H3
Tel.: 819-953-3215
Fax: 819-994-3684
COSEWIC E-mail
COSEWIC Website
Également disponible en français sous le titre Évaluation et Rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur le tétras des armoises de la sous-espèce phaios (Centrocercus urophasianus phaios) et de la sous espèce urophasianus (Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus) au Canada – Mise à jour.
Cover illustration
Sage-Grouse – © U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2008.
Catalogue No. CW69-14/544-2008E-PDF
ISBN 978-0-662-48837-8