Bird Conservation Strategy for region 5 in Canada: priority species
| Priority species | Bird group | Population trend score ( PIFFootnote1) | Population trend score ( CSCPFootnote2, WOWFootnote3) |
Population objectiveFootnote4 | COSEWICFootnote5 | SARAFootnote6 | British Columbia provincial listingFootnote7 |
National/ continental concern (landbirds, shorebirds, waterbirds) | Regional concern (landbirds only) |
Continental stewardship (landbirds only) |
Regional stewardship (landbirds, shorebirds, waterbirds) |
NAWMP priorityFootnote8 (waterfowl only) |
NAWMP rankFootnote8 (waterfowl only) |
Expert reviewFootnote9 (changes to priority list) |
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| Bald Eagle | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | SC | SC | Blue | Y | Y | - | Y | - | - | Added |
| Barn Owl | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | T | SC | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barn Swallow | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | T | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Belted Kingfisher | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Black Swift | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | - | Y | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - |
| Bullock's Oriole | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cassin's Vireo | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - |
| Common Nighthawk | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | T | T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cooper's Hawk | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Gyrfalcon | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue (picoideus) | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Horned Lark (strigata) | Landbird | 3 | - | Recovery objectiveFootnote10 | E | E | Red | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hutton's Vireo | Landbird | 2 | - | Maintain current | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Lewis's Woodpecker | Landbird | 3 | - | IncreaseFootnote10 | T | T | Red | - | - | - | - | - | - | Added |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Northern Goshawk (laingi) | Landbird | 3 | - | Recovery objective | T (laingi) | T (laingi) | Red (laingi) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Harrier | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Pygmy-Owl | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue (swarthi) | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (acadicus) | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (brooksi) | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | T (brooksi) |
T (brooksi) |
Blue (brooksi) | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Northwestern Crow | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | T | T | Blue | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Pacific Wren | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - |
| Peregrine Falcon (anatum) | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | T (anatum) | T (anatum) | Red (anatum) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peregrine Falcon (pealei) | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | SC (pealei) | SC (pealei) | Blue (pealei) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pine Grosbeak (carlottae) | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue (carlottae) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pine Siskin | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Purple Finch | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Purple Martin | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Red Crossbill | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | Landbird | 4 | - | Increase 50% | - | - | - | - | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - |
| Rough-legged Hawk | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rufous Hummingbird | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | - | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - |
| Rusty Blackbird | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | SC | SC | Blue | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Short-eared Owl | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | SC | SC | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snowy Owl | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sooty Grouse | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | Blue | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - |
| Spotted Owl | Landbird | 3 | - | Recovery objective | E | E | Red | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spotted Towhee | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Steller's Jay | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue (carlottae) | - | Y | Y | Y | - | - | - |
| Townsend's Warbler | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Varied Thrush | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Vaux's Swift | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Vesper Sparrow (affinis) | Landbird | 3 | - | Recovery objective | E (affinis) | E (affinus) | Red (affinis) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Violet-green Swallow | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Western Bluebird | Landbird | 5 | - | IncreaseFootnote10 | - | - | Red | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Meadowlark | Landbird | 5 | - | IncreaseFootnote10 | - | - | Red | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Screech-Owl (kennicottii) | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | SC (kennicottii) | SC (kennicottii) | Blue (kennicottii) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| White-tailed Ptarmigan (saxatilis) | Landbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue (saxatilis) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Willow Flycatcher | Landbird | 5 | - | Increase 100% | - | - | - | Y | Y | - | Y | - | - | - |
| American Golden-Plover | Shorebird | 3 | 4 | Migrant (no population objective) | - | - | Blue | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Black Oystercatcher | Shorebird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Black Turnstone | Shorebird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Black-bellied Plover | Shorebird | 3 | 5 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | Added |
| Dunlin | Shorebird | 3 | 5 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | Added |
| Long-billed Curlew | Shorebird | 3 | 5 | Recovery objective | SC | SC | Blue | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marbled Godwit | Shorebird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Red Knot | Shorebird | 3 | 5 | Migrant (no population objective) | T (roselaari) | T (roselaari) | Red | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Shorebird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rock Sandpiper | Shorebird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Shorebird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sanderling | Shorebird | 3 | 5 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Shorebird | 3 | 5 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Surfbird | Shorebird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wandering Tattler | Shorebird | 3 | 3 | Migrant (no population objective) | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Sandpiper | Shorebird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | Added |
| Whimbrel | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ancient Murrelet | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | SC | SC | Blue | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Black Tern | Waterbird | 4 | 5 | Increase 50% | - | - | - | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Red | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Black-footed Albatross | Waterbird | 3 | 5 | Assess / Maintain | SC | SC | Blue | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Brandt's Cormorant | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Red | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Buller's Shearwater | Waterbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| California Gull | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Caspian Tern | Waterbird | 3 | 2 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cassin's Auklet | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Common Loon | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | Added |
| Common Murre | Waterbird | 3 | 2 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Red | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Common Tern | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Migrant (no population objective) | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Waterbird | 3 | 1 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flesh-footed Shearwater | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glaucous-winged Gull | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Great Blue Heron (fannini) | Waterbird | 3 | 1 | Assess / Maintain | SC (fannini) | SC (fannini) | Blue (fannini) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Green Heron | Waterbird | 3 | 2 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heermann's Gull | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Horned Grebe | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | SC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Horned Puffin | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Red | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Laysan Albatross | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Leach's Storm-Petrel | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manx Shearwater | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Marbled Murrelet | Waterbird | 3 | 5 | Recovery objective | T | T | Red | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Northern Fulmar | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Red | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pelagic Cormorant | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Red (pelagicus) | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Pigeon Guillemot | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Pink-footed Shearwater | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Recovery objective | T | T | Blue | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rhinoceros Auklet | Waterbird | 3 | 2 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Short-tailed Albatross | Waterbird | 3 | 2 | Recovery objective | T | T | Red | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thayer's Gull | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Thick-billed Murre | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Red | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Tufted Puffin | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Western Grebe | Waterbird | 3 | 3 | Increase 100% | - | - | Red | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Western Gull | Waterbird | 3 | 2 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Xantus's Murrelet | Waterbird | 3 | 4 | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | Y | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Yellow-billed Loon | Waterbird | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American Wigeon | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Maintain current | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Barrow's Goldeneye | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Maintain current | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Black Scoter | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Increase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | Mod High | - |
| Blue-winged Teal | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | Mod High | - |
| Brant (Black) | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Maintain current | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | Y | Highest | - |
| Brant (Western High Arctic) | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | Y | Highest | - |
| Bufflehead | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Maintain current | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Cackling Goose | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | Y | Highest | - |
| Canada Goose (Dusky) | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Red (occidentalis) |
- | - | - | - | Y | Highest | - |
| Canada Goose (Pacific) | Waterfowl | 1 | - | Maintain current | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | Highest | - |
| Canvasback | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | Mod High | - |
| Cinnamon Teal | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | Mod High | - |
| Common Goldeneye | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | Mod High | - |
| Greater Scaup | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Increase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Green-winged Teal | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | Mod High | - |
| Harlequin Duck | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Lesser Scaup | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Increase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Lesser Snow Goose | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Maintain current | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Mallard | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Northern Pintail | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Maintain current | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Northern Shoveler | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | Mod High | - |
| Surf Scoter | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Increase | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Trumpeter Swan | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Maintain current | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| Tundra Swan | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Assess / Maintain | - | - | Blue | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |
| White-winged Scoter | Waterfowl | 3 | - | Increase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Y | High | - |