Ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) COSEWIC assessment and status report

Official title: COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the Ferruginous Hawk in Canada COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis in Canada

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Table of contents

• Assessment Summary
• Executive Summary
• Species Information
• Distribution
• Habitat
• Biology
• Population Sizes and Trends
• Limiting Factors and Threats
• Special Significance of the Species
• Existing Protection or Other Status Designations
• Technical Summary
• Acknowledgements and Authorities Consulted
• Information Sources
• Biographical Summary of Report Writers
• Collections Examined

COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows:

COSEWIC. 2008. COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vii + 24 pp.

Previous reports

Schmutz, K. J. 1995. COSEWIC update status report on the Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 1-15 pp.

Schmutz, K. J. 1980. COSEWIC status report on the Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 1-25 pp.

Également disponible en français sous le titre Évaluation et Rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur la buse rouilleuse (Buteo regalis) au Canada – Mise à jour.

Cover illustration

Ferruginous Hawk -- Photo by Dr. Gordon Court.

©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2008.
Catalogue No.CW69-14/9-2008E-PDF
ISBN978-0-662-48836-1