Canada's top-three endangered bird species...

1. Greater Sage Grouse (urophasianus subspecies)

2. Sage Thrasher

3. Mountain Plover

Canada has many endangered bird species, but the Greater Sage-Grouse, Sage Thrasher and Mountain Plover are consistently highlighted as critically low, with very few individuals remaining in sagebrush habitats.

The Greater Sage-Grouse is found in the Alberta-Saskatchewan borderlands, with estimates of only 120-200 mature birds existing, with habitat loss the main threat.

The Sage Thrasher, tied closely to sagebrush, has an extremely small population (7-36 individuals).   Though stable, it is at very high risk.

The Mountain Plover is a grassland shorebird facing habitat loss and is considered endangered.

Other endangered species in Canada include

Kirtland's Warbler, Loggerhead Shrike and Prothonotary Warbler.

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BarrytheBirder