Peregrine Falcon pealei subspecies
(Falco peregrinus pealei)

Overview

Summary

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The Peregrine Falcon, pealei subspecies, breeds along the Pacific coast. Data from targeted surveys indicate a moderate increase in population since 1970. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada assessed this subspecies as Special Concern in 2001, and reconfirmed the assessment in 2007 (COSEWIC 2007e). This species has been identified as a priority for conservation and/or stewardship in one or more Bird Conservation Region Strategies in Canada.

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Designations

Population status

Population estimate

Distribution maps

• COSEWIC: Canadian distribution of the Peregrine Falcon pealei subspecies

Migration strategy, occurrence

Responsibility for conservation of world population

Conservation and management

The Peregrine Falcon pealei subspecies was not impacted as heavily by pesticide contamination as other Peregrine Falcon populations, likely due to its remote nesting grounds and seabird prey (COSEWIC 2007e). For information on the legal status of this species under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), see the SARA Registry.

Bird conservation region strategies

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:

• conservation concerns (i.e., species vulnerable due to population size, distribution, population trend, abundance, or threats)
• stewardship responsibilities (i.e., species that typify the regional avifauna or have a large proportion of their range or population in the sub-region)
• management concerns (i.e., species that require ongoing management because of their socio-economic importance as game species, or because of their impacts on other species or habitats)
• other concerns (i.e., species deemed a priority by regional experts for other reasons than those listed above or because they are listed as species at risk or concern at the provincial level)

Select any of the sub-regions below to view the BCR strategy for additional details.

References

• COSEWIC. 2007e. COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, Ottawa. vii + 45 pp. COSEWIC. 2007e. COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, Ottawa. vii + 45 pp. (Link)