Priority Continental Species
The following 20 WatchList 2007 "red" list species are among the most imperiled bird species that regularly breed in the continental U.S. They need our help simply to survive amid a convergence of environmental challenges, including habitat loss, invasive species and global warming.
Note--Many U.S. species that are not on the WatchList are still experiencing significant declines in specific regions and local areas. Locally focused conservation priorities established by states and regions can effectively catalog and address these changes in populations and subspecies in addition to those identified on the WatchList.
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Bird |
Population |
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Gunnison Sage-Grouse |
2,000-5,000
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Listen |
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Lesser Prairie-Chicken |
32,000
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Listen |
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California Condor |
301 (154 in the wild)
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No Audio Available |
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Whooping Crane |
593
|
Listen |
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Piping Plover |
6,410
|
Listen |
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Black-capped Vireo |
8,000
|
Listen |
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Florida Scrub-Jay |
10,000
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Listen |
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Golden-cheeked Warbler |
21,000
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Listen |
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Kirtland's Warbler |
1,707 singing males;
4,500 overall
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No Audio Available |
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Ashy Storm-Petrel |
5,000-15,000
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No Audio Available |
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Kittlitz's Murrelet |
24,000
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No Audio Available |
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker |
20,000
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Spectacled Eider |
360,000
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No Audio Available |
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Reddish Egret |
67,500
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No Audio Available |
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Black Rail |
Unknown
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
15,000
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No Audio Available |
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Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow |
250,000
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No Audio Available |
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Tricolored Blackbird |
247,500
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Yellow Rail |
17,500
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Listen |
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Xantus's Murrelet |
5,600
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No Audio Available |
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