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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