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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 2Wings Over Water (WOW)Footnote 3)		 Population objectiveFootnote4 Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)Footnote5 Species at Risk Act (SARA)Footnote6 British Columbia (BC)
provincial listingFootnote 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 - - - - - - YFootnote 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 -

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