Bird Conservation Strategy for region 6 in Canada: priority species

Table 1. Priority species in Bird Conservation Region (BCR) 6, population objectives and the reason for priority status.
Priority species	Bird group	Population objective	Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)^Footnotei	Species at Risk Act (SARA)^Footnoteii	Provincial listing^Footnoteiii	National/ continental concern^{Footnote iviv}	Regional concern^{Footnote vv} (landbirds, waterfowl)	Continental stewardship^Footnotevi (landbirds only)	Regional stewardship^Footnotevii (landbirds only)	North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) priority^Footnoteviii (waterfowl only)	NAWMP rank^Footnoteix (waterfowl only)	General Status Rank^Footnotex	Expert review^Footnotexi
Alder Flycatcher	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	Yes (Y)	Y	-	-	-	-
American Kestrel	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
American Three-toed Woodpecker	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
American Three-toed Woodpecker	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Baltimore Oriole	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Bank Swallow	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Barn Swallow	Landbird	Increase 50%	Threatened (T)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Barred Owl	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	Special Concern (SC) Alberta (AB)	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Bay-breasted Warbler	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Black-backed Woodpecker	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	Y	-
Black-billed Cuckoo	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black-billed Magpie	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Blackburnian Warbler	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-	Y	-
Blackpoll Warbler	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Black-throated Green Warbler	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	SC (AB)	Y	-	Y	-	-	-	Y	-
Bobolink	Landbird	Increase 50%	T	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Bohemian Waxwing	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-
Boreal Chickadee	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	Y	-
Boreal Owl	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y
Broad-winged Hawk	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Brown Creeper	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y
Canada Warbler	Landbird	Recovery objective	T	T	E Manitoba (MB)	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Cape May Warbler	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	Y		-	-	Y	-
Chimney Swift	Landbird	Recovery objective	T	T	T(MB)	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Clay-colored Sparrow	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Common Nighthawk	Landbird	Recovery objective	T	T	T (MB)	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Common Yellowthroat	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Connecticut Warbler	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-	Y	-
Eastern Phoebe	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Eastern Whip-poor-will	Landbird	Recovery objective	T	T	T (MB)	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Golden-winged Warbler	Landbird	Recovery objective	T	T	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Gray-headed Chickadee	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y
Great Gray Owl	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	-
Harris's Sparrow	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Le Conte's Sparrow	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	-
Least Flycatcher	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	-
Loggerhead Shrike	Landbird	Recovery objective	T	T	SC (AB), E (MB)	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Merlin	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Mountain Bluebird	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Mourning Warbler	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-	-	Y
Nelson's Sparrow	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Northern Flicker	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Northern Goshawk	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	-
Northern Harrier	Landbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Northern Hawk Owl	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Northern Shrike	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	Y	-
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Landbird	Recovery objective	T	T	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Peregrine Falcon anatum/tundrius	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	SC	SC	T(AB), E (MB), SP (YT)	-	-	Y	-	-	-	Y	-
Pileated Woodpecker	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Purple Martin	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Red-headed Woodpecker	Landbird	Recovery objective	T	T	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Rusty Blackbird	Landbird	Increase 100%	SC	SC	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Sedge Wren	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Sharp-tailed Grouse	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	Y	-
Short-eared Owl	Landbird	Increase 100%	SC	SC	T (MB)	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Smith's Longspur	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y
Sprague's Pipit	Landbird	Recovery objective	T	T	SC (AB), T (MB)	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Spruce Grouse	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-
Western Tanager	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Western Wood-Pewee	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
White-throated Sparrow	Landbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-	Y	-
White-winged Crossbill	Landbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Landbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-
American Golden-Plover	Shorebird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Greater Yellowlegs	Shorebird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Hudsonian Godwit	Shorebird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Killdeer	Shorebird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Least Sandpiper	Shorebird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Lesser Yellowlegs	Shorebird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marbled Godwit	Shorebird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red-necked Phalarope	Shorebird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Shorebird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	Y
Short-billed Dowitcher	Shorebird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Solitary Sandpiper	Shorebird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Upland Sandpiper	Shorebird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Whimbrel	Shorebird	Migrant (no population objective)	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	Y
Wilson's Phalarope	Shorebird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wilson's Snipe	Shorebird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
American Bittern	Waterbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
American White Pelican	Waterbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	Red British Columbia(BC)	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Arctic Tern	Waterbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black Tern	Waterbird	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Waterbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Bonaparte's Gull	Waterbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
California Gull	Waterbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Caspian Tern	Waterbird	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Common Loon	Waterbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Common Tern	Waterbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Eared Grebe	Waterbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Forster's Tern	Waterbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Herring Gull	Waterbird	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Horned Grebe	Waterbird	Increase 50%	SC	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Pacific Loon	Waterbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Pied-billed Grebe	Waterbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Red-necked Grebe	Waterbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y
Sora	Waterbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Virginia Rail	Waterbird	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Western Grebe	Waterbird	Increase 50%	-	-	SC (AB)	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Whooping Crane	Waterbird	Recovery objective	Endangered (E)	E	E (AB, MB, Saskatchewan (SK))	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Yellow Rail	Waterbird	Increase 50%	SC	SC	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-
American Wigeon	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	Mod High	High	-	-
Barrow's Goldeneye	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Moderate	-	Y	-
Blue-winged Teal	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	Mod High	Mod High	-	-
Bufflehead	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Moderate	High	-	-
Cackling Goose	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	High	High	-	-
Canvasback	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	Mod High	Mod High	-	-
Common Goldeneye	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	Mod High	High	-	-
Gadwall	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Moderate	Mod High	-	-
Green-winged Teal	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Moderate	High	Y	-
Lesser Scaup	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	High	Highest	Y	-
Lesser Snow Goose (Western Arctic)	Waterfowl	Decrease	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Above Objective	High	-	-
Long-tailed Duck	Waterfowl	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	Mod High	Mod High	Y	-
Mallard	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	High	High	-	-
Northern Pintail	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	High	High	Y	-
Northern Shoveler	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Moderate	Mod High	-	-
Redhead	Waterfowl	Maintain current	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	Mod High	Mod High	-	-
Ring-necked Duck	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Moderate	High	-	-
Surf Scoter	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	Mod High	Mod High	Y	-
Trumpeter Swan (Rocky Mountain)	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	T (AB), E (MB), Specially Protected (SP) Yukon Territory (YT)	Y	Y	-	-	High	Highest	Y	-
Tundra Swan (Eastern)	Waterfowl	Assess/Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Mod Low	High	Y	-
White-winged Scoter	Waterfowl	Increase 50%	-	-	SC (AB)	Y	Y	-	-	Mod High	High	Y	-

Note: A single species can be on the priority list for more than one reason.

Footnote i

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 ii

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

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Footnote iii

Provincially Listed indicates species legally protected under provincial/territorial legislation: Alberta's Wildlife Act, British Columbia's Wildlife Act, Saskatchewan's The Wildlife Act , Manitoba's The Endangered Species Act, Northwest Territories' Species at Risk (NWT) Act (PDF, 315.25 KB), or the Yukon Territory's Wildlife Act (Note that SP stands for "Specially Protected" in YT).

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Footnote iv

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Footnote v

Species of regional concern identified by bird group protocols using continental (shorebirds and waterbirds) or BCR-specific (landbirds, waterfowl) data. Note: For shorebirds, final decisions were based on information additional to continental plans that was found in the U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan. These shorebird listings are considered the most current.

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Footnote vii

Landbirds identified as regional stewardship species using BCR-specific data.

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Footnote ix

Breeding Need or Non-breeding Need rankings from Waterfowl Conservation Region 6 and 6.1 in Table B-2 of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan 2004 Implementation Framework (where multiple values are available, the highest is noted in the table here); included as additional information to explain regional concern listings for waterfowl.

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Footnote x

General Status Rank of ≤ 3 (At Risk, May be at Risk, or Sensitive) in any province or territory overlapping with the BCR.

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Footnote xi

Expert review indicates that at species was added to the priority list as a result of expert opinion.

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