Vesper sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus affinis) COSEWIC assessment and status report
Official title: COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report for the Vesper Sparrow affinis subspecies (Pooecetes gramineus affinis) in Canada COSEWIC
Table of contents
- Assessment Summary
- Executive Summary
- Species Information
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Biology
- Population Sizes and Trends
- Limiting Factors and Threats
- Special Significance of the Species
- Existing Protection or Other Status Designations
- Technical Summary
- Acknowledgements
- Information Sources
- Biographical Summary of Report Writer
- Authorities Contacted
Assessment and Update Status Report
on the
Vesper Sparrow affinis subspecies
Pooecetes gramineus affinis
in Canada
Endangered 2006
COSEWIC
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
COSEPAC
Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada
COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows:
COSEWIC 2006. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Vesper Sparrow affinis subspecies Pooecetes gramineus affinis in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vi + 22 pp. (Species at Risk Public Registry).
Production note:
COSEWIC acknowledges Suzanne Beauchesne for writing the status report on the Vesper Sparrow affinis subspecies Pooecetes gramineus affinis in Canada. COSEWIC also gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Vertebrates at Risk Recovery Action Group of the Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team for the preparation of this report. The COSEWIC report review was overseen by Richard Cannings, Co-chair (Birds) of the COSEWIC Birds Species Specialist Subcommittee, with input from members of COSEWIC. That review may have resulted in changes and additions to the initial version of the report.
Please note that throughout the report the Vesper Sparrow affinis subspecies is referred to as the Coastal Vesper Sparrow.
For additional copies contact:
COSEWIC Secretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0H3
Tel.: 819-953-3215
Fax: 819-994-3684
COSEWIC E-mail
COSEWIC Website
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Cover illustration:
Vesper Sparrow affinis subspecies -- Provided by Suzanne Beauchesne.
©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2006
Catalogue No. CW69-14/504-2006E-PDF
ISBN0-662-43319-X
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