COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) in Canada.: CW69-14/468-2018E-PDF
"This aerial insectivore is a long-distance migrant, breeding in central and eastern Canada and wintering in South America. It has experienced a long-term population decline of close to 90% since 1970 in areas outside towns and cities, including a reduction of 49% over the past three generations (14 years). However, most roost counts in towns and urban areas show relatively stable numbers. A significant cause of decline is the reduced availability of aerial insects, likely due to the effects of agricultural and other pesticides, changing agricultural practices, and broad-scale ecosystem modifications in much of its breeding, migratory and wintering range. Reduced availability of roosting and nesting sites in chimneys and similar human-made structures, and in large hollow trees, is also likely contributing to declines. Greater frequency and severity of weather extremes may be reducing productivity, and increasing mortality during migration"--Assessment summary, page iii.
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| Department/Agency | Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada. |
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| Title | COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) in Canada. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Earlier edition | COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica, in Canada |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Évaluation et rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur le Martinet ramoneur (Chaetura pelagica) au Canada. "Threatened 2018." Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-54). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa, ON : Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada = Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada, [2018] ©2018 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xii, 63 pages) : illustrations (some colour) |
| ISBN | 9780660278483 |
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| Subject terms | Endangered species Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica |
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