Landbird Conservation Plan 2016
PROJECT LEADS
Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Judith A. Kennedy, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Randy Dettmers, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Robert P. Ford, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Debra Reynolds, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
AUTHORS
John D. Alexander, Klamath Bird Observatory
Carol J. Beardmore, Sonoran Joint Venture; United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Peter J. Blancher, Environment and Climate Change Canada (emeritus)
Roxanne E. Bogart, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Gregory S. Butcher, United States Forest Service
Alaine F. Camfield, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Andrew Couturier, Bird Studies Canada
Dean W. Demarest, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Randy Dettmers, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Wendy E. Easton, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Robert P. Ford, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Jim J. Giocomo, Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture; American Bird Conservancy
Rebecca Hylton Keller, Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture; American Bird Conservancy
Judith A. Kennedy, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Anne E. Mini, Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture; American Bird Conservancy
Arvind O. Panjabi, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
David N. Pashley, American Bird Conservancy
Terrell D. Rich, Boise State University
Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Janet M. Ruth, United States Geological Survey
Henning Stabins, Weyerhaeuser Company
Jessica Stanton, United States Geological Survey
Tom Will, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
COMMUNICATIONS
Kacie Miller, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Matthew Cimitile, Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture
DESIGN
Debra Reynolds, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
EDITOR
Roxanne E. Bogart, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
PARTNERS IN FLIGHT (PIF) SCIENCE TEAM CONTRIBUTIONS AND REVIEW
The following individuals participated regularly in PIF Science Committee monthly calls and face-to-face meetings from 2014 to 2016, contributing substantially to the concepts and content of this Plan Revision: Peter Blank, Dan Casey, Ashley Dayer, Mary Gustafson, Mike Green, Chuck Hunter, Eduardo Iñigo-Elias, Todd Jones-Farrand, Cara J. Joos, Dave Krueper, Ed Laurent, Greg Levandoski, C.J. Ralph, Michael Reed, Brian Smith, John Takekawa, Wayne Thogmartin, Rosa Maria Vidal.
SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND MAPS
Andrew Couturier, Bird Studies Canada
Peter J. Blancher, Environment and Climate Change Canada (emeritus)
Daniel Fink, Marshall Iliff, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
RECOMMENDED CITATION
K. V. Rosenberg, J. A. Kennedy, R. Dettmers, R. P. Ford, D. Reynolds, J.D. Alexander, C. J. Beardmore, P. J. Blancher, R. E. Bogart, G. S. Butcher, A. F. Camfield, A. Couturier, D. W. Demarest, W. E. Easton, J.J. Giocomo, R.H. Keller, A. E. Mini, A. O. Panjabi, D. N. Pashley, T. D. Rich, J. M. Ruth, H. Stabins, J. Stanton, T. Will. 2016. Partners in Flight Landbird Conservation Plan: 2016 Revision for Canada and Continental United States. Partners in Flight Science Committee. 119 pages.
2016 Plan: What is New Since 2004?
This 2016 Plan Revision presents four new and updated tools for bird conservation:
- Extinction Risk models that convey quantitative measures of urgency;
- Responsibility assignments for continental Watch List species scaled to Joint Ventures and Bird Conservation Regions (BCR);
- Full life-cycle analysis of year-round eBird data to identify areas of greatest importance to migrants in the non-breeding season; and
- Species assessment scores updated with improved access to the associated PIF database.
