Canada Warbler

From USFWS Migratory Birds:

For Central America Week, we are highlighting a few of the grant projects we have funded in the region through the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act grant program. Here is one that our partner Birdlife International did in 2014, called "Conserving a Boreal Icon: The Canada Warbler."

With 80 percent of its breeding range in the Boreal Forest and a wintering range in tropical forests ofthe Andes, the Canada Warbler is an icon for both boreal and tropical forest conservation. Analysis of Breeding Bird Survey data shows a loss of 61 percent of its Canadian population. In 2013, project partners began developing a range-wide conservation initiative to benefit Canada Warbler and co-occurring migratory and resident species. The initiative seeks to build on emerging science regarding the warbler’s decline, and implement partner-based priority actions for the species and its habitats. Immediate objectives are to determine the winter distribution and identify priority areas and major threats to the species; improve understanding of winter ground ecology and responses to habitat management; build awareness of the importance of Canada Warbler habitat conservation among key stakeholders; and establish a partnership to implement a full lifecycle conservation strategy.

To learn more about these projects, visithttp://www.fws.gov/birds/grants/neotropical-migratory-bird-conservation-act/nmbca-project-summaries.php
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Photo: Jeremy Meyer