Strategic plan prepared by: rocky mountain bird observatory

Raptors

State

Federal Agencies

Bird Conservation Plans

Species

Common Name

Colorado

USFWS BCC

PIF

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

BCR 18 winter

Ictinia mississippiensis

Mississippi Kite

I

RA,WL

B,M

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle

T

S1B,S3N

T

IIC

RA,LR

B,M,W

Circus cyaneus

Northern Harrier

X

X

X

X

IIA

I

WM,RA,SG, MG,AG

B,M,W

Buteo swainsoni

Swainson’s Hawk

X

X

I

All uplands

B,M

Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk

SC

S3B,S4N

X

X

X

X

I

I

SG,SS

B,M,W

Aquila chrysaetos

Golden Eagle

IIA

SG,SS

B,M,W

Falco mexicanus

Prairie Falcon

X

X

X

I

I

SG,MG,SS,PJ

B,M,W

Athene cunicularia

Burrowing Owl

T

X

X

X

X

I

I

Asio otus

Long-eared Owl

I

WL,AG, PJ,MG,SG

B,M,W

Asio flammeus

Short-eared Owl

S2B

X

X

X

X

IIC

IIC

MG,SG,SS

B,M,W

Upland Game Birds

State

Federal Agencies

Bird Conservation Plans

Species

Common Name

Colorado

USFWS BCC

PIF

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

BCR 18 winter

Tympanuchus cupido

Greater Prairie Chicken

S3

X

X

I

I

MG,SS,AG

R, n.PWFA Washington,Yuma, Kit Carson Counties

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Lesser Prairie Chicken

T

S2

C

X

X

X

X

I

I

MG,SS

R s.PWFA, Kiowa, Prowers, Baca Counties

Callipepla squamata

Scaled Quail

I

I

SS,SG,PJ

R

Colinus virginianus

Northern Bobwhite

IIA

AG,SS,RA,WL

R

Landbirds

State

Federal Agencies

Bird Conservation Plans

Species

Common Name

Colorado

USFWS BCC

PIF

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

BCR 18 winter

Coccyzus americanus

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

SNA

C

X

X

RA, WL

B

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Common Poorwill

PJ

B

Archilochus alexandri

Black –chinned Humingbird

X

PJ,RA,WL

B- Las Animas Co.

Melanerpes lewis

Lewis’s Woodpecker

X

X

X

X

X

I

I

PJ,RA,WL

R

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-headed Woodpecker

X

IIIB

I

RA,WL

B, Occ. W

Contopus sordidulus

Western Wood-Peewee

RA,WL,PJ

B

Sayornis saya

Say’s Phoebe

IIA

AG,WL,PJ,RA

B

Tyrannus vociferans

Cassin’s Kingbird

PJ,RA,WL

B

Tyrannus verticalis

Western Kingbird

IIIA

All uplands

B

Lanius ludovicianus

Loggerhead Shrike

X

X

IIA

AG,SG,PJ,WL

B

Vireo bellii

Bell’s Vireo

X

X

X

I

WL,RA

B Yuma Co.

Vireo plumbeus

Plumbeous Vireo

PJ,RA

B SW PWFA

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Pinyon Jay

PJ

R

Pica hudsonia

Black-billed Magpie

IIA

All uplands

R

Corvus cryptoleucus

Chihuanuan Raven

IIA

IIA

SG,PJ,WL,AG

R

Eremophila alpestris

Horned Lark

IIIA

SG,AG,MG,SS

R

Baeolophus ridgwayi

Juniper Titmouse

PJ

R SW PWFA

Salpinctes obsoletus

Rock Wren

PJ,MG,SG

B Canyons, rocky outcrops

Pipilo chlorurus

Green-tailed Towhee

X

PJ,RA

B, SW PWFA

Pipilo maculatus

Spotted Towhee

IIA

PJ,RA,WL

B

Aimophila cassinii

Cassin’s Sparrow

X

X

X

X

I

SS,SG

B

Aimophila ruficeps

Rufuous-crowned Sparrow

S2

PJ,SG

B, SW PWFA

Spizella breweri

Brewers Sparrow

X

X

X

IIIB

SS,SG

B, Require shrubs

Chondestes grammacus

Lark Sparrow

IIA

All uplands

B

Calamospiza melanocorys

Lark Bunting

X

X

X

I

SG,MG,SS,AG

B

Ammodramus savannarum

Grasshopper Sparrow

X

X

X

IIA

MG,SS

B

Calcarius mccownii

McCown’s Longspur

S2B

X

X

X

X

I

SG,MG

B,W rare breeder in PWFA

Calcarius ornatus

Chesnut-collared Longspur

S1B

X

X

X

I

SG,MG

B,W rare breeder in PWFA

Passerina amoena

Lazuli Bunting

X

PJ,RA

B

Spiza americana

Dickcissel

X

IIC

MG,AG

B

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Bobolink

IIC

AG,IA

B rare breeder in PWFA

Sturnella neglecta

Western meadowlark

IIIA

IIA

SG,MG,SS,AG

R

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Yellow-headed Blackbird

IIC

EM,WM,IA

B

Icterus parisorum

Scott’s Oriole

PJ

B SW PWFA