Strategic plan prepared by: rocky mountain bird observatory

Waterbirds and Marshbirds

State

Federal Agencies

Bird Conservation Plans

Species

Common Name

Colorado

USFWS BCC

PIF

NAWCP

Habitat

PWFA Use/ Comments

T&E/SC

CNHP

T&E

Nat'l

BCR 18

USFS

CO BCP PA 36

CO BCP PA 62

BCR 18 breed

SAD BCR 18 winter

NAWCP continent

Podiceps nigricollis

Eared Grebe

M

SA,EM,LR,AW

B,W

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Western Grebe

M

SA,EM,LR,AW

B

Aechmophorus clarkii

Clark’s Grebe

SA,EM,LR,AW

B

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American White Pelican

S1B

LR

B,M

Botaurus lentiginosus

American Bittern

X

M

EM,WM,RA

B,W

Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-crowned Night-Heron

M

SA,EM,RA,LR,AW

B,W= uncommon

Egretta thula

Snowy Egret

S2B

H

SA,EM,RA,LR,AW

B

Plegadis chihi

White -faced Ibis

S2B

EW,WM,WWS, LR,IA

B

Laterallus jamaicensis

Black Rail

X

WM

B = rare Bent Co.

Grus canadensis

Greater Sandhill Crane

SC

S2B,S4N

EM,WM,P,IA,DLA

M

Grus americanus

Whooping Crane

E

SNAN

E

EM,WM,P,IA,DLA

M= rare

Sterna forsteri

Forster’s Tern

S2B,S4N

EM,LR

B,M

Sterna antillarum

Least Tern

E

SB1

E

X

X

RA,LR

B

Chlidonias niger

Black Tern

X

M

All wetlands

M,B=probable in EM

NAWCP COLUMN: North American Waterbird Conservation Plan

NAWCP continent = Level of Concern for population throughout North America

M = Moderate Concern

H = High Concern