Recovery strategy for the common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) in Canada .: En3-4/234-2016E-PDF

The recovery of the Common Nighthawk in Canada is considered feasible; however, there are several unknown factors associated with its potential for recovery. Despite these unknowns and in keeping with the precautionary principle, this recovery strategy has been prepared as per section 41(1) of SARA. The short-term population objective for the Common Nighthawk in Canada is to halt the national decline by 2025 (i.e., 10 years after this recovery strategy is posted on the Species at Risk Public Registry), while ensuring the population does not decrease more than 10% over this time. The long-term (after 2025) population objective is to ensure a positive 10-year population trend for the Common Nighthawk in Canada. The distribution objective for Common Nighthawk is to maintain the current extent of occurrence (i.e., the area that encompasses the geographic distribution of all known populations) in Canada. Broad strategies to be taken to address the threats to the survival and recovery of Common Nighthawk are presented in section 6.2: Strategic Direction for Recovery. At present, the available information is not adequate to identify the habitat necessary for the survival or recovery of the Common Nighthawk in Canada. A schedule of studies is included to obtain the information needed for the identification of critical habitat. One or more action plans for Common Nighthawk will be posted on the Species at Risk Public Registry within the five years following the posting of this recovery strategy.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Title Recovery strategy for the common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) in Canada .
Variant title Recovery strategy for the common nighthawk
Series title Species at Risk Act recovery strategy series
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Programme de rétablissement de l’engoulevent d’Amérique (Chordeiles minor) au Canada.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-47).
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2016.
Description vii, 49 p. : fig., photograph, map, graph, tables.
ISBN 978-0-660-04642-6
Catalogue number
  • En3-4/234-2016E-PDF
Subject terms Endangered species
Birds
Nature conservation
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