Bird Conservation Strategy for region 14 in Quebec: priority species

Table 1. Priority species in BCR 14-QC, population objective and the reason for priority status.
Priority speciesTable 1, Footnote1 Bird group Population objective COSEWICTable 1, Footnote2 SARATable 1, Footnote3 Provincial listingTable 1, Footnote4 National/continental concernTable 1, Footnote5 (landbirds) Regional concernTable 1, Footnote5
(landbirds)
Continental stewardshipTable 1, Footnote5
(landbirds)
Regional stewardshipTable 1, Footnote5
(landbirds)
Conservation category and ruleTable 1, Footnote6 (shorebirds) National conservation levelTable 1, Footnote7 (waterbirds) NAWMP rankTable 1, Footnote8(waterfowl) Expert reviewTable 1, Footnote9
(changes to priority list)
American Redstart Landbird Maintain - - - - - - Yes - - - -
American Three-toed Woodpecker Landbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - - - - Yes
Bald Eagle Landbird Recovery objective - - V - - Yes - - - - -
Bank Swallow Landbird Increase 50% - - - - - - - - - - Yes
Barn Swallow Landbird Increase 100% T - - - - - - - - - -
Bay-breasted Warbler Landbird Maintain - - - Yes - - Yes - - - -
Belted Kingfisher Landbird Increase 50% - - - - Yes - - - - - -
Bicknell's Thrush Landbird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 T T V Yes Yes - Yes - - - -
Black-and-white Warbler Landbird Maintain - - - - - - Yes - - - -
Black-backed Woodpecker Landbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - Yes - - - - -
Black-billed Cuckoo Landbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - Yes - - - - - -
Blackburnian Warbler Landbird Maintain - - - Yes - Yes Yes - - - -
Blackpoll Warbler Landbird Increase 50% - - - - Yes - - - - - -
Black-throated Blue Warbler Landbird Maintain - - - - - - Yes - - - -
Black-throated Green Warbler Landbird Maintain - - - Yes - Yes Yes - - - -
Blue-headed Vireo Landbird Maintain - - - - - Yes - - - - -
Bobolink Landbird Increase 50% T - - Yes Yes - - - - - -
Boreal Chickadee Landbird Maintain - - - - Yes Yes - - - - -
Boreal Owl Landbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - - - - Yes
Brown Creeper Landbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - - - - Yes
Brown Thrasher Landbird Increase 100% - - - - - Yes - - - - -
Canada Warbler Landbird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 T T L Yes Yes - Yes - - - -
Chimney Swift Landbird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 T T L Yes - - - - - - -
Common Nighthawk Landbird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 T T L Yes - - - - - - -
Eastern Meadowlark Landbird Increase 100% T - - - - - - - - - -
Eastern Whip-poor-will Landbird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 T T L Yes - - - - - - -
Eastern Wood-Pewee Landbird Increase 50% SC - - - - - - - - - -
Evening Grosbeak Landbird Maintain - - - - - - Yes - - - -
Field Sparrow Landbird Increase 100% - - - - - - - - - - Yes
Golden Eagle Landbird Recovery objective - - V - - - - - - - -
Golden-winged Warbler Landbird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 T T L Yes - - - - - - -
Magnolia Warbler Landbird Maintain - - - Yes - Yes - - - - -
Nelson’s Sparrow Landbird Increase - - L Yes - - - - - - -
Northern Flicker Landbird Increase 50% - - - - - - - - - - Yes
Northern Parula Landbird Maintain - - - - - - Yes - - - -
Northern Saw-whet Owl (acadicus) Landbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - Yes - - - -
Olive-sided Flycatcher Landbird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 T T L Yes Yes - - - - - -
Ovenbird Landbird Maintain - - - - - - - - - - Yes
Palm Warbler Landbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - Yes - Yes - - - - -
Peregrine Falcon (anatum/tundrius) Landbird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 SC SC VTable 1, Footnote11 Yes - - - - - - -
Pine Grosbeak Landbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - Yes - Yes - - - - -
Purple Finch Landbird Maintain - - - - - - Yes - - - -
Rufous-sided Towhee Landbird Increase 100% - - - Yes Yes Yes - - - - -
Rusty Blackbird Landbird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 SC SC L Yes - - - - - - -
Sedge Wren Landbird Increase - - L - - - - - - - -
Short-eared Owl Landbird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 SC SC L Yes - - - - - - -
Tree Swallow Landbird Maintain - - - - - - Yes - - - -
Veery Landbird Increase 50% - - - - - - Yes - - - -
White-throated Sparrow Landbird Maintain - - - Yes - Yes Yes - - - -
Wood Thrush Landbird Increase 50% T - - Yes Yes - - - - - -
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Landbird Maintain - - - - - Yes Yes - - - -
Yellow-throated Vireo Landbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - Yes Yes - - - - -
Black-bellied Plover Shorebird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - 3a - - -
Dunlin Shorebird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - 3a - - -
Hudsonian Godwit Shorebird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - 4b - - -
Killdeer Shorebird Increase 50% - - - - - - - 3a - - -
Piping Plover (melodus) Shorebird Recovery objective E E T - - - - 5a - - -
Purple Sandpiper Shorebird Increase 50% - - - - - - - 2b - - Yes
Red Knot (rufa) Shorebird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 E E L - - - - 4a - - -
Red Phalarope Shorebird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - 3a - - -
Red-necked Phalarope Shorebird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - 3a - - -
Ruddy Turnstone Shorebird Increase 50% - - - - - - - 4a, b - - -
Sanderling Shorebird Increase 50% - - - - - - - 4a - - -
Semipalmated Sandpiper Shorebird Increase 100% - - - - - - - 3a - - -
Short-billed Dowitcher (griseus) Shorebird Maintain - - - - - - - 3a - - -
Upland Sandpiper Shorebird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - 2b - - Yes
Whimbrel Shorebird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - 4a - - -
American Bittern Waterbird Increase 50% - - - - - - - - Tier 1 - -
Atlantic Puffin Waterbird Maintain - - - - - - - - Tier 3 - Yes
Black Guillemot Waterbird Maintain - - - - - - - - Tier 3 - Yes
Black-legged Kittiwake Waterbird Maintain - - - - - - - - Tier 3 - Yes
Bonaparte's Gull Waterbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - - Tier 1 - -
Common Loon Waterbird Maintain - - - - - - - - Tier 1 - -
Common Murre Waterbird Maintain - - - - - - - - Tier 3 - Yes
Common Tern Waterbird Maintain - - - - - - - - Tier 2 - -
Double-crested Cormorant Waterbird Maintain - - - - - - - - Tier 3 - Yes
Great Black-backed Gull Waterbird Maintain - - - - - - - - Tier 3 - Yes
Great Cormorant Waterbird Maintain - - - - - - - - Tier 3 - Yes
Herring Gull Waterbird Increase 100% - - - - - - - - Tier 2 - -
Horned Grebe (Magdalen Islands population) Waterbird Recovery objectiveTable 1, Footnote10 E E T - - - - - Tier 2 - -
Leach's Storm-Petrel Waterbird Increase 50% - - L - - - - - Tier 1 - -
Least Bittern Waterbird Recovery objective T T V - - - - - Tier 2 - -
Northern Gannet Waterbird Maintain - - - - - - - - Tier 3 - Yes
Razorbill Waterbird Maintain - - - - - - - - Tier 3 - Yes
Roseate Tern Waterbird Recovery objective E E T - - - - - Tier 2 - -
Sora Waterbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - - Tier 2 - -
Thick-billed Murre Waterbird Increase 50% - - - - - - - - Tier 2 - -
Virginia Rail Waterbird Assess/
Maintain
- - - - - - - - Tier 2 - -
Yellow Rail Waterbird Recovery objective SC SC T - - - - - Tier 1 - -
American Black Duck Waterfowl Increase - - - - - - - - - Very high -
American Scoter Waterfowl Maintain - - - - - - - - - Moderately low Yes
Barrow's Goldeneye (Eastern population) Waterfowl Recovery objective SC SC V - - - - - - Moderately high -
Brant Waterfowl Maintain - - - - - - - - - Moderate Yes
Canada Goose
(Atlantic population)
Waterfowl Maintain - - - - - - - - - N/A Yes
Canada Goose
(North Atlantic population)
Waterfowl Maintain - - - - - - - - - High -
Common Eider (dresseri) Waterfowl Increase - - - - - - - - - Very high -
Harlequin Duck
(Eastern population)
Waterfowl Recovery objective SC SC V - - - - - - Moderately high -
Long-tailed Duck Waterfowl Maintain - - - - - - - - - High -
Red-breasted Merganser Waterfowl Maintain - - - - - - - - - Moderate Yes
Surf Scoter Waterfowl Maintain - - - - - - - - - High -

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