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The Boreal Forest at Risk: A Progress Report

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APPENDIX B: CANADA'S LANDBIRD FAMILIES AND THEIR PRESENCE IN THE BOREAL FOREST

Number of Boreal Species     Family Description Occur Regularly Occur*     Cathartidae Vultures 1 0     Accipitridae Hawks & Eagles 12 11     Falconidae Falcons 5 4     Odontophoridae Quail 0 0     Phasianidae Grouse & Allies 9 9     Columbidae Pigeons & Doves 2 2     Cuculidae Cuckoos 2 1     Tytonidae Barn Owl 0 0     Strigidae Owls 13 9     Caprimulgidae Nighthawks & Nightjars 2 2     Apodidae Swifts 3 1     Trochilidae Hummingbirds 3 2     Alcedinidae Kingfishers 1 1     Picidae Woodpeckers 11 7     Tyrranidae Flycatchers 16 13     Laniidae Shrikes 2 2     Vireonidae Vireos 6 5     Corvidae Jays, Crows & Allies 8 5     Alaudidae Larks 1 1     Hirundinidae Swallows 7 7     Paridae Chickadees & Allies 5 4     Aegithalidae Bushtit 0 0     Sittidae Nuthatches 2 2     Certhiidae Creepers 1 1     Troglodytidae Wrens 5 4     Cinclidae Dippers 1 1     Regulidae Kinglets 2 2     Sylviidae Gnatcatchers 0 0     Turdidae Thrushes 12 12     Mimidae Thrashers & Allies 3 2     Sturnidae Starlings & Mynas 1 1     Motacillidae Wagtails & Pipits 3 2     Bombycillidae Waxwings 2 2     Parulidae Wood-Warblers 29 26     Thraupidae Tanagers 2 2     Cardinalidae Cardinals & Allies 4 1     Emberizidae Sparrows & Allies 28 21     Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies 11 10     Fringillidae Finches 11 10     Passeridae Old World Sparrows 1 1     * excludes species in parentheses in Appendix A

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