The American Wigeon is primarily monitored on its core breeding range through the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey (WBPHS) in western Canada, as well as the Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey of the Central Interior Plateau of British Columbia. The American Wigeon is below its North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) population goal of 3 million birds. In the Canadian Prairies, the population has been well below the NAWMP population goal of 1.2 million birds for decades. In the Western Boreal Region, the population has been above the NAWMP goal of 1.3 million birds since 2013, after a decade-long period during which it was below that objective (North American Waterfowl Management Plan 2012, CWS Waterfowl Committee 2017). Detailed information on the population status of waterfowl species is available in the Population Status of Migratory Game Birds in Canada report (summarized version). To obtain a copy of the full version of this report, including tables and graphs, please contact ec.scf-oismiggibiers-cws-miggamebirds.ec@canada.ca
Additional information on: Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey in Western Canada and the Northwestern United-States
Additional information on: British Columbia Coastal Waterbird Survey
Additional information on: Cooperative Yukon roadside Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey
Additional information on: Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey of the Central Interior Plateau of B.C.
