Priority Bird Species
Landbird species of priority conservation concern for the Landbird Habitat Program are those identified by the Ontario Bird Conservation Region 13 Plan for the Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Plain (BCR13).
Using a detailed assessment process, BCR13 identified those regularly occurring landbird species in Ontario that met the Partners in Flight (PIF) criteria for Species of Continental or Regional Importance, because of high conservation concern, vulnerability, and/or high stewardship responsibility scores. PIF priority species in BCR13 include priority bird species of high conservation responsibility, as well as species of high concern. Many of the identified priority bird species are provincially and/or federally listed as a species at risk and they are all of regional concern and thus illicit regional responsibility.
For more information on how species are assessed and for definitions of determining factors please see the full BCR13 plan (PDF 2.63MB).
Priority Bird Species of concern to the Landbird Habitat Program
(Alphabetical by Common Name)
Acadian
Flycatcher*, Empidonax virescensAmerican Kestrel, Falco sparverius
Bald Eagle*, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula
Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia
Barn Owl*, Tyto alba
Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon
Black-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus
Blue-winged Warbler, Vermivora pinus
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum
Canada Warbler, Wilsonia Canadensis
Cerulean Warbler*, Dendroica cerulean
Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica
Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna
Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens
Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla
Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera
Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum
Henslow's Sparrow*, Ammodramus henslowii
Hooded Warbler*, Wilsonia citrina
Kirtland's Warbler*, Dendroica kirtlandii
Loggerhead Shrike*, Lanius ludovicianus
Louisiana Waterthrush*, Seiurus motacilla
Northern Bobwhite*, Colinus virginianus
Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus
Peregrine Falcon*, Falco peregrinus
Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor
Prothonotary Warbler*, Protonotaria citrea
Red-headed Woodpecker*, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-shouldered Hawk*, Buteo lineatus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus
Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus vociferus
Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii
Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina
Yellow-breasted Chat*, Icteria virens
* Denotes provincially listed bird species.
