Bird Conservation Strategy for region 9 in Canada: priority species

Table 1. Priority species in Bird Conservation Regions (BCR) 9 Pacific and Yukon Region, population objective, and the reason for priority status.
Priority species	Bird group	Population trend score (Partners in Flight (PIF)^{Footnote 1})	Population trend score (Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plan (CSCP),^{Footnote 2}Wings Over Water (WOW)^{Footnote 3})	Population objective^Footnote4	Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)^Footnote5	Species at Risk Act (SARA)^Footnote6	British Columbia (BC) provincial listing^{Footnote 7}	National/ Continential concern (landbirds, shorebirds, waterbirds)	Regional concern (landbirds only)	Continental stewardship (landbirds only)	Regional stewardship (landbirds, shorebirds, waterbirds)	North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP)^{Footnote 8} priority (waterfowl only)	NAWMP rank (waterfowl only)	Expert review (changes to priority list)
American Kestrel	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Band-tailed Pigeon	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	Special Concern (SC)	SC	Blue	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bank Swallow	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Barn Owl	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	Threatened (T)	SC	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Barn Swallow	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100%	T	-	Blue	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Black Swift	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black-backed Woodpecker	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Black-billed Magpie	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Bobolink	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100%	T	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brewer's Sparrow (breweri)	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100%	-	-	Red	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	-	-
Burrowing Owl	Landbird	3	-	Recovery objective	Endangered (E)	E	Red	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Calliope Hummingbird	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Canyon Wren	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cassin's Finch	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Common Nighthawk	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	T	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Common Poorwill	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Dusky Flycatcher	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Dusky Grouse	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100%	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Ferruginous Hawk	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	T	T	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Flammulated Owl	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	SC	SC	Blue	Y	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Golden Eagle	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Grasshopper Sparrow	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100%	-	-	Red	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Gray Flycatcher	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Blue	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Great Gray Owl	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Gyrfalcon	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Horned Lark (merrilli)	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50%	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lark Sparrow	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50%	-	-	Red	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Lazuli Bunting	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Lewis's Woodpecker	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100%	T	T	Red	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	-	-
Long-eared Owl	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
MacGillivray's Warbler	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Mountain Chickadee	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Northern Goshawk	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Northern Harrier	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Landbird	4	-	Increase 50%	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Landbird	5	-	Increase 100%	T	T	Blue	Y	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Peregrine Falcon (anatum/ tundrius)	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	SC	SC	Red	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Prairie Falcon	Landbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Red	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
American Golden-Plover	Shorebird	3	4	Migrant (no population objective)	-	-	Blue	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Long-billed Curlew	Shorebird	3	5	Assess/ Maintain	SC	SC	Blue	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red-necked Phalarope	Shorebird	3	4	Migrant (no population objective)	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sanderling	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
American White Pelican	Waterbird	3	3	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Red	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black Tern	Waterbird	4	5	Increase 50%	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	-	-	-
California Gull	Waterbird	3	3	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Caspian Tern	Waterbird	3	2	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clark's Grebe	Waterbird	3	3	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Red	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Common Tern	Waterbird	3	3	Migrant (no population objective)	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Double-crested Cormorant	Waterbird	3	1	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Great Blue Heron (herodias)	Waterbird	2	1	Maintain current	-	-	Blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Horned Grebe	Waterbird	3	4	Assess/ Maintain	SC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thayer's Gull	Waterbird	3	3	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
Virginia Rail	Waterbird	3	-	Assess/ Maintain	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y^{Footnote 99}	-	-	-
Western Grebe	Waterbird	3	3	Increase 100%	-	-	Red	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-
American Wigeon	Waterfowl	2	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Mod High	-
Barrow's Goldeneye	Waterfowl	3	-	Maintain current	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	High	-

Footnotes

Footnote 1

PIF: Partners in Flight (Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory 2005)

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Footnote 2

CSCP: Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plan (Donaldson et al.2000)

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Footnote 3

WOW: Wings Over Water (Milko et al. 2003)

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Footnote 4

Population objectives were modified based on expert review so may not correspond directly with the population trend (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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