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The Great Crested Flycatcher is a cavity nester that inhabits open deciduous and mixed woods across southeastern and central Canada. The Breeding Bird Survey indicates that the population in Canada has shown a moderate decrease since about 1970. Causes of the decline remain unclear.
The Great Crested Flycatcher prefers open woodlands and edges, and is therefore thought to have benefited from forest clearing and fragmentation in previous decades (Lanyon 1997). However, threats to this secondary cavity-nesting species include competition for nest sites from other cavity-nesting birds and mammals, and the elimination of dead snags through forestry and suburban forest management (Lanyon 1997).
Environment and Climate Change Canada and partners have developed Bird Conservation Region Strategies in each of Canada’s Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs). In these strategies, selected species are identified as priorities for one or more of the following reasons:
Select any of the sub-regions below to view the BCR strategy for additional details.