4 Canadian Birds Re-assessed

COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) has recently re-assessed four Canadian bird species and three of them were classed as having a higher threat status. Below is a quick and dirty summary with one of my photos of each species:

Barn Owl Tyto alba
Eastern population = Endangered. Not changed from previous assessment
Western population = Threatened. Elevated from Special Concern to Threatened (degradation of grassland habitat, conversion of old barns, vehicle collisions)


Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea
Endangered. Elevated from Special Concern to Endangered (habitat loss and degradation)


Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
Endangered. Not changed from previous assessment


White-headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus
Endangered. Elevated from Threatened to Endangered (habitat loss and degradation)


For more information, see:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/White+headed+woodpecker+gone+from+Canada/3902171/story.html (the above photo of White-headed Woodpecker used in this story)

http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct7/sct7_3_16_e.cfm

http://ebird.org/content/canada/home/new-canadian-species-at-risk-assessments