Bird Conservation Strategy for region 10 in Pacific and Yukon: priority species

Table 1. Priority species in BCR 10 Pacific and Yukon Region, population objective, and the reason for priority status.
Priority species	Bird group	Population trend score (PIF^Footnote1)	Population trend score (CSCP^Footnote2, WOW^Footnote3)	Population objective^Footnote4	COSEWIC^Footnote5	SARA^Footnote6	British Columbia provincial listing^Footnote7	Alberta provincial listing^Footnote8	National/ continental concern (landbirds, waterbirds, shorebirds)	Regional concern (landbirds only)	Continental stewardship (landbirds only)	Regional stewardship (landbirds, shorebirds, waterbirds)	NAWMP^Footnote9 priority (waterfowl only)	NAWMP rank (waterfowl only)	Expert review (changes to priority list)
American Dipper	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Barn Swallow	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100 %	T	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black Swift	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50 %	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Bobolink	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	T	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brewer's Sparrow (taverneri)	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Calliope Hummingbird	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-	-
Canyon Wren	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cassin's Finch	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100 %	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	-	-	-
Cassin's Vireo	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Clark's Nutcracker	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-
Common Nighthawk	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100 %	T	T	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dusky Flycatcher	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50 %	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-
Dusky Grouse	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Evening Grosbeak	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100 %	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Ferruginous Hawk	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	T	T	-	E	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Flammulated Owl	Landbird	3	-	Increase 50 %	SC	SC	Blue	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Hammond's Flycatcher	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Horned Lark	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50 %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lark Sparrow	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	Red	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lazuli Bunting	Landbird	2	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Lewis's Woodpecker	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50 %	T	T	Red	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Northern Goshawk	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50 %	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Northern Harrier	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50 %	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Northern Pygmy-Owl	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100 %	T	T	Blue	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Peregrine Falcon (anatum)	Landbird	3	-	Increase 50 %	SC	SC	Red	T	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pine Siskin	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100 %	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Prairie Falcon	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	Red	SC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pygmy Nuthatch	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Red Crossbill	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Red-naped Sapsucker	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-
Ruffed Grouse	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Rufous Hummingbird	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-	-
Rusty Blackbird	Landbird	3	-	Increase 100 %	SC	SC	Blue	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sharp-tailed Grouse	Landbird	3	-	Increase 50 %	-	-	Blue	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Short-eared Owl	Landbird	3	-	Increase 50 %	SC	SC	Blue	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swainson's Hawk	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100 %	-	-	Red	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Swainson's Thrush	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50 %	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Townsend's Solitaire	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Townsend's Warbler	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Western Screech-Owl (macfarlanei)	Landbird	3	-	Recovery objective	E	E	Red	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Western Tanager	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
White-tailed Ptarmigan	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
White-throated Swift	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Williamson's Sapsucker	Landbird	3	-	Recovery objective	E	E	Red	-	-	Y	Y	Y	-	-	-
Willow Flycatcher	Landbird	3	-	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Yellow Warbler	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100 %	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Yellow-breasted Chat	Landbird	3	-	Recovery objective	E	E	Red	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
American Avocet	Shorebird	3	3	Assess / Maintain	-	-	Red	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Long-billed Curlew	Shorebird	3	5	Maintain current	SC	SC	Blue	SC	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Upland Sandpiper	Shorebird	3	2	Assess / Maintain	-	-	Red	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wilson's Phalarope	Shorebird	3	4	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
American Bittern	Waterbird	5	4	Increase 100 %	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
American White Pelican	Waterbird	3	3	Assess / Maintain	-	-	Red	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Black Tern	Waterbird	3	5	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	-	-	-
California Gull	Waterbird	3	3	Assess / Maintain	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Common Loon	Waterbird	3	3	Assess / Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Double-crested Cormorant	Waterbird	3	1	Assess / Maintain	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Forster's Tern	Waterbird	3	4	Assess / Maintain	-	-	Red	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Great Blue Heron	Waterbird	3	1	Assess / Maintain	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Horned Grebe	Waterbird	3	4	Increase 50 %	SC	SC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Western Grebe	Waterbird	3	3	Increase 50 %	-	-	Red	SC	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
American Wigeon	Waterfowl	3	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Mod. High	-
Barrow's Goldeneye	Waterfowl	3	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	High	-
Bufflehead	Waterfowl	3	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	High	-
Canada Goose	Waterfowl	2	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	High	-
Cinnamon Teal	Waterfowl	3	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Mod. High	-
Harlequin Duck	Waterfowl	3	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	SC	-	-	-	-	Y	Mod. High	-
Hooded Merganser	Waterfowl	3	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Moderate	Added
Lesser Scaup	Waterfowl	1	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Mod. High	-
Mallard	Waterfowl	3	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	High	-
Ring-necked Duck	Waterfowl	3	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Mod. High	-
Trumpeter Swan	Waterfowl	3	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	T	-	-	-	-	-	Moderate	-
White-winged Scoter	Waterfowl	3	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Mod. High	-

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Footnote 1

PIF: Partners in Flight. PT 5 = < −50 % total population change, 4 = −50 % to −15 %, 3 = −15 % to 0 %, 2 = 0 % to +50 %, and 1 = > +50 % (Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 2005)

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Footnote 2

CSCP: Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plan (Donaldson et al. 2000). Population trends 5 = significant population decline, 3 = apparently stable population or status unknown, 1 = significant population increase

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Footnote 3

WOW: Wings Over Water (Milko et al. 2003). Population trends 5 = biologically significant population decline, 3 = apparently stable population, 1 = biologically significant population increase

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Footnote 4

Population objectives were modified based on expert review so may not correspond directly with the PT score. In addition, waterfowl objectives were taken from the Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture's Biological Foundation and Prospectus (CIJV 2003) and Implementation Plan (CIJV Technical Committee 2010)

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Footnote 5

Assessed by COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) as: E, Endangered; T, Threatened; SC, Special Concern

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Footnote 6

Species listed on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act as E, Endangered; T, Threatened; SC, Special Concern (Species at Risk Public Registry 2012)

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Footnote 7

Red: Red Listed, Blue: Blue Listed by the British Columbia Conservation Data Centre

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Footnote 8

Listed by the province of Alberta as: E, Endangered; T, Threatened; SC, Special Concern

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Footnote 9

NAWMP: North American Waterfowl Management Plan (North American Waterfowl Management Plan, Plan Committee, 2004)

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