Northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius Acadicus brooksi) COSEWIC update and status report: chapter 1

Assessment Summary

Assessment Summary – April 2006

Common name: Northern Saw-whet Owl brooksi subspecies

Scientific name: Aegolius Acadicus Brooksi

Status: Threatened

Reason for designation: This is a distinct subspecies endemic to Canada, with a small world population (ca. 1900 adults) restricted to the Queen Charlotte Islands. It is a forest specialist, preferring older forests with abundant nesting snags and an open understory in a landscape where such resources are continually becoming scarcer due to forest harvest.

Occurrence: British Columbia

Status history: Designated Threatened in April 2006. Assessment based on a new status report.

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