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Appendix C

New Mexico PIF Breeding Species Priority Scores

Species

 

Global Abundance

NM Abundance

Global Breeding Distribution

NM Breeding Distribution

Threats to NM Breeding

Importance of NM for Breeding

Global Winter Distribution

Threats to Wintering Areas

Total Score

Lesser Prairie-Chicken

5

3

5

4

4

4

5

4

34

Black Swift

4

5

3

5

5

1

4

3

30

Willow Flycatcher (extimus)

3

3

5

5

4

4

3

3

30

White-tailed Ptarmigan

4

4

4

5

4

1

4

3

29

Gray Vireo

4

3

4

4

3

3

5

3

29

Abert’s Towhee

3

3

5

5

4

1

5

3

29

Botteri’s Sparrow

3

4

4

5

5

1

4

3

29

Grasshopper Sparrow (Arizona)

3

2

5

5

3

3

5

3

29

Mountain Plover

4

3

5

3

2

3

4

4

28

Spotted Owl (lucida)

4

3

3

3

4

4

3

4

28

Lucifer Hummingbird

4

4

5

5

2

1

4

3

28

Lucy’s Warbler

2

2

5

4

3

3

5

4

28

Costa’s Hummingbird

3

5

5

5

1

1

4

3

27

Elegant Trogon

3

5

3

5

4

1

3

3

27

Veery

2

4

3

5

4

1

4

4

27

Bendire’s Thrasher

4

3

5

3

1

3

5

3

27

Red-faced Warbler

4

2

4

4

3

3

4

3

27

Montezuma Quail

4

3

3

4

3

2

3

4

26

Common Ground-Dove

3

5

2

5

5

1

2

3

26

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

3

3

4

5

3

1

4

3

26

Thick-billed Kingbird

3

4

4

5

3

1

4

3

26

Bell’s Vireo

3

3

3

4

4

2

4

3

26

Bobolink

2

4

3

5

4

1

3

4

26

Bald Eagle

3

5

2

5

3

1

2

4

25

Common Black-Hawk

3

3

3

5

4

1

3

3

25

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

3

4

3

5

3

1

3

3

25

Virginia’s Warbler

3

2

4

3

2

3

5

3

25

Summer Tanager

3

2

3

5

4

2

3

3

25

Varied Bunting

3

4

3

5

3

1

3

3

25

Dickcissel

1

3

3

5

4

1

4

4

25

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

3

5

4

5

1

1

4

2

25

White-faced Ibis

3

3

3

5

3

1

3

3

24

Canvasback

3

4

3

5

2

1

3

3

24

Mississippi Kite

3

2

3

4

3

2

4

3

24

Ferruginous Hawk

4

3

3

3

3

2

3

3

24

Peregrine Falcon

4

4

1

4

4

2

1

4

24

Long-billed Curlew

3

3

4

3

2

2

4

3

24

Least Tern

3

4

3

5

3

1

3

2

24

Flammulated Owl

3

2

3

3

3

3

4

3

24

Whiskered Screech-Owl

3

3

3

5

3

1

3

3

24

Broad-billed Hummingbird

3

3

3

5

2

1

4

3

24

Lewis’s Woodpecker

4

3

4

3

2

2

3

3

24

Red-headed Woodpecker

3

3

2

4

4

2

3

3

24

Gila Woodpecker

2

2

4

5

3

1

4

3

24

Williamson’s Sapsucker

3

3

4

4

1

3

3

3

24

Hammond’s Flycatcher

3

2

3

5

2

2

4

3

24

Dusky Flycatcher

3

2

3

5

2

2

4

3

24

Gray Flycatcher

3

3

4

3

1

3

4

3

24

American Dipper

4

3

3

4

2

2

3

3

24

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

3

3

3

5

2

2

3

3

24

Crissal Thrasher

3

3

4

3

1

3

4

3

24

Black-throated Gray Warbler

3

2

3

3

3

3

4

3

24

Grace’s Warbler

3

2

3

3

3

3

4

3

24

Painted Bunting

2

3

4

5

3

1

4

2

24

Sage Sparrow

2

3

4

4

2

2

4

3

24

Clark’s Grebe

3

1

4

4

3

2

4

2

23

American Bittern

3

4

2

5

2

1

3

3

23

Redhead

3

3

3

5

2

1

3

3

23

Lesser Scaup

2

5

3

5

2

1

2

3

23

Boreal Owl

4

4

2

5

3

1

2

2

23

Red-naped Sapsucker

3

3

4

3

1

2

3

4

23

Olive-sided Flycatcher

3

3

2

4

3

1

3

4

23

Greater Pewee

3

3

3

5

2

1

3

3

23

Cave Swallow

2

1

4

5

1

2

4

4

23

Mexican Chickadee

3

3

3

5

2

1

3

3

23

Eastern Bluebird

2

4

2

5

4

1

2

3

23

Olive Warbler

3

3

3

5

2

1

3

3

23

Black-chinned Sparrow

3

3

3

3

1

3

4

3

23

Hooded Oriole

3

2

3

4

3

2

3

3

23

Western Grebe

3

1

4

4

3

1

4

2

22

Blue Grouse

3

3

3

3

2

2

3

3

22

Gambel’s Quail

2

1

4

4

1

3

4

3

22

Snowy Plover

3

1

2

5

4

2

3

2

22

American Avocet

3

2

3

3

2

2

4

3

22

Wilson’s Phalarope

2

3

3

5

2

1

4

2

22

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

3

2

2

3

3

2

3

4

22

Elf Owl

2

2

4

4

1

2

4

3

22

Whip-poor-will

3

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

22

Strickland’s Woodpecker

3

3

3

5

1

1

3

3

22

Cordilleran Flycatcher

3

2

4

3

1

2

4

3

22

Bank Swallow

2

3

1

5

5

1

3

2

22

Marsh Wren

2

2

2

5

4

1

2

4

22

Western Bluebird

3

2

3

3

3

2

3

3

22

Townsend’s Solitaire

3

2

3

4

2

2

3

3

22

Plumbeous Vireo

3

2

3

3

2

3

3

3

22

Hutton’s Vireo

3

2

3

4

2

2

3

3

22

Painted Redstart

3

2

3

4

2

2

3

3

22

Lark Bunting

1

3

3

4

3

2

3

3

22

Yellow-eyed Junco

2

3

3

5

3

1

3

2

22

Orchard Oriole

2

3

3

5

3

1

3

2

22

Scott’s Oriole

3

2

3

3

2

2

4

3

22

Little Blue Heron

2

4

2

5

3

1

2

2

21

Wood Duck

3

3

2

5

1

1

3

3

21

Osprey

3

4

1

5

3

1

1

3

21

Northern Goshawk

4

3

2

3

3

1

2

3

21

Zone-tailed Hawk

4

3

2

4

1

2

2

3

21

Prairie Falcon

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

21

Eastern Phoebe

3

4

2

5

1

1

2

3

21

Brown-crested Flycatcher

3

3

2

5

2

1

2

3

21

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

2

2

4

4

1

2

4

2

21

Pinyon Jay

2

2

3

3

2

3

3

3

21

Clark’s Nutcracker

3

3

3

3

1

2

3

3

21

Verdin

2

3

3

4

1

2

3

3

21

Pygmy Nuthatch

2

2

3

3

2

3

3

3

21

Mountain Bluebird

2

2

3

3

3

2

3

3

21

Sage Thrasher

2

2

4

4

2

2

3

2

21

Brown Thrasher

3

4

2

5

1

1

3

2

21

MacGillivray’s Warbler

2

2

3

4

2

2

3

3

21

Green-tailed Towhee

2

2

3

3

2

3

3

3

21

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

3

2

3

3

1

3

3

3

21

Savannah Sparrow

1

4

1

5

4

1

2

3

21

Neotropic Cormorant

2

3

2

5

3

1

2

2

20

Least Bittern

3

3

1

5

2

1

2

3

20

Northern Harrier

3

3

1

4

3

1

1

4

20

American Wigeon

2

3

2

5

2

1

2

3

20

Golden Eagle

4

3

2

2

3

2

2

2

20

Scaled Quail

3

1

3

2

2

3

3

3

20

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

2

1

3

3

1

3

4

3

20

Purple Martin

2

3

2

3

2

2

3

3

20

Bridled Titmouse

3

2

3

4

1

1

3

3

20

Cactus Wren

2

2

3

3

1

3

3

3

20

Golden-crowned Kinglet

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

20

Gray Catbird

2

3

2

4

2

1

3

3

20

Curve-billed Thrasher

3

2

3

2

1

3

3

3

20

American Pipit

2

2

3

5

2

1

2

3

20

Phainopepla

3

2

3

4

1

2

3

2

20

Loggerhead Shrike

3

2

2

2

2

2

3

4

20

Wilson’s Warbler

2

3

2

5

2

1

3

2

20

Western Tanager

2

2

3

3

2

2

3

3

20

Lazuli Bunting

2

2

3

3

2

2

4

2

20

Canyon Towhee

3

2

3

3

1

3

3

2

20

Cassin’s Sparrow

1

1

4

2

2

3

4

3

20

Grasshopper Sparrow (other sspp.)

2

2

2

4

3

1

3

3

20

Pine Grosbeak

3

3

2

5

2

1

2

2

20

Great Blue Heron

2

2

2

5

3

1

2

2

19

Green-winged Teal

2

3

2

4

2

1

2

3

19

Harris’s Hawk

3

2

2

4

2

1

2

3

19

Swainson’s Hawk

3

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

19

Band-tailed Pigeon

3

2

3

3

1

2

3

2

19

Inca Dove

3

2

3

4

1

1

3

2

19

Western Screech-Owl

3

2

3

2

1

2

3

3

19

Common Poorwill

3

2

3

2

1

2

3

3

19

Black-chinned Hummingbird

3

1

3

2

1

3

4

2

19

Cassin’s Kingbird

3

1

3

2

1

2

4

3

19

Gray Jay

3

3

2

5

1

1

2

2

19

Mexican Jay

3

2

3

4

1

1

3

2

19

Black-billed Magpie

2

2

3

4

1

2

3

2

19

Mountain Chickadee

2

2

3

3

1

2

3

3

19

Juniper Titmouse

2

2

3

3

1

3

3

2

19

Swainson’s Thrush

1

3

2

4

2

1

2

4

19

Yellow-breasted Chat

2

2

2

3

2

2

3

3

19

Hepatic Tanager

3

2

1

3

2

3

2

3

19

Pyrrhuloxia

2

2

3

3

1

2

3

3

19

Black-headed Grosbeak

2

1

3

2

2

2

4

3

19

Brewer’s Sparrow

1

2

3

3

2

2

3

3

19

Lincoln’s Sparrow

2

3

2

4

3

1

2

2

19

Yellow-headed Blackbird

1

1

3

3

3

2

3

3

19

Bronzed Cowbird

3

3

3

4

1

1

3

1

19

Red Crossbill

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

19

American Goldfinch

2

5

2

5

1

1

2

1

19

Eared Grebe

2

1

2

4

3

2

2

2

18

Double-crested Cormorant

2

1

2

5

3

1

2

2

18

Great Egret

2

3

1

5

3

1

1

2

18

Cooper’s Hawk

3

3

1

2

2

2

2

3

18

Wild Turkey

3

2

2

3

1

2

2

3

18

Northern Bobwhite

2

2

2

4

2

1

2

3

18

Black-necked Stilt

3

2

1

5

2

1

1

3

18

Common Snipe

2

4

1

5

2

1

1

2

18

Greater Roadrunner

3

3

2

2

1

2

2

3

18

Northern Pygmy-Owl

3

3

2

3

1

2

2

2

18

Long-eared Owl

3

4

1

3

1

2

1

3

18

Northern Saw-Whet Owl

3

3

2

3

1

2

2

2

18

Three-toed Woodpecker

4

3

1

4

1

1

1

3

18

Dusky-capped Flycatcher

2

2

2

5

1

1

2

3

18

Western Kingbird

2

1

3

2

1

2

4

3

18

Eastern Kingbird

2

2

2

4

1

1

3

3

18

Steller’s Jay

2

2

3

3

1

2

3

2

18

Hermit Thrush

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

18

Warbling Vireo

2

2

1

3

2

2

3

3

18

Orange-crowned Warbler

2

3

2

3

1

2

3

2

18

Indigo Bunting

1

3

3

2

2

2

3

2

18

Black-throated Sparrow

1

2

3

2

1

3

3

3

18

Evening Grosbeak

1

2

3

4

2

2

2

2

18

Cattle Egret

2

3

1

5

3

1

1

1

17

Northern Pintail

1

3

1

5

2

1

1

3

17

Blue-winged Teal

2

2

2

3

2

1

2

3

17

Sharp-shinned Hawk

3

3

1

3

2

1

1

3

17

Common Moorhen

2

3

1

5

2

1

1

2

17

White-winged Dove

2

1

3

4

1

1

3

2

17

Barn Owl

3

3

1

2

2

2

1

3

17

Belted Kingfisher

3

3

1

4

2

1

1

2

17

Acorn Woodpecker

2

2

2

3

1

2

2

3

17

Western Wood-Pewee

2

1

2

2

1

2

4

3

17

Say’s Phoebe

3

2

2

1

1

2

3

3

17

Ash-throated Flycatcher

2

2

3

1

1

3

3

2

17

Tree Swallow

2

3

1

4

2

1

2

2

17

Violet-green Swallow

2

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

17

Western Scrub-Jay

2

2

3

2

1

2

3

2

17

Chihuahuan Raven

2

2

3

3

1

2

3

1

17

Canyon Wren

3

2

2

2

1

2

2

3

17

Bewick’s Wren

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

17

Blue Grosbeak

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

17

Lark Sparrow

2

2

2

1

2

2

3

3

17

Bullock’s Oriole

2

2

2

1

1

2

4

3

17

Cassin’s Finch

2

2

3

4

1

1

2

2

17

Lesser Goldfinch

2

2

3

2

1

2

3

2

17

Snowy Egret

2

2

1

4

3

1

1

2

16

Black-crowned Night-Heron

2

2

1

3

3

1

2

2

16

Northern Shoveler

2

2

1

3

2

1

2

3

16

Ruddy Duck

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

3

16

Burrowing Owl

3

2

1

2

2

2

1

3

16

White-throated Swift

2

1

3

2

1

2

3

2

16

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

3

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

16

Blue Jay

2

3

2

4

1

1

2

1

16

Black-capped Chickadee

2

2

2

4

1

1

2

2

16

Bushtit

2

2

2

2

1

3

2

2

16

Brown Creeper

3

2

1

3

2

2

1

2

16

Rock Wren

3

2

2

1

1

2

3

2

16

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

2

2

2

3

2

1

2

2

16

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

2

2

2

2

1

2

3

2

16

Yellow Warbler

2

2

1

3

3

2

1

2

16

White-crowned Sparrow

1

2

2

5

2

1

2

1

16

Brewer’s Blackbird

1

2

3

3

1

2

2

2

16

Green Heron

2

3

2

2

1

1

2

2

15

Canada Goose

2

2

2

3

1

1

2

2

15

Mallard

1

2

1

5

1

1

1

3

15

Cinnamon Teal

3

2

1

2

2

1

1

3

15

Gadwall

2

2

1

2

2

1

2

3

15

Virginia Rail

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

15

Sora

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

15

Lesser Nighthawk

2

1

2

4

1

1

2

2

15

Downy Woodpecker

3

2

1

3

1

2

1

2

15

Black Phoebe

3

2

1

3

1

1

1

3

15

Vermilion Flycatcher

3

2

1

3

2

1

1

2

15

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

2

3

1

1

1

2

3

2

15

Red-breasted Nuthatch

2

2

2

3

1

2

1

2

15

Northern Cardinal

1

2

2

4

2

1

2

1

15

Spotted Towhee

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

15

Chipping Sparrow

2

2

1

3

1

2

2

2

15

Vesper Sparrow

1

2

2

3

1

2

2

2

15

Common Grackle

1

2

2

3

1

2

3

1

15

Pied-billed Grebe

2

2

1

2

2

2

1

2

14

Common Merganser

3

2

1

3

1

1

1

2

14

Spotted Sandpiper

2

2

1

3

1

1

2

2

14

White-breasted Nuthatch

3

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

14

Yellow-rumped Warbler

2

2

1

3

2

2

1

1

14

Common Yellowthroat

1

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

14

Song Sparrow

1

2

1

4

3

1

1

1

14

Pine Siskin

2

2

2

3

1

2

1

1

14

Ring-necked Pheasant

1

2

1

3

2

2

1

1

13

Hairy Woodpecker

3

2

1

2

1

1

1

2

13

Cliff Swallow

1

2

1

1

1

2

3

2

13

House Wren

2

2

1

3

1

2

1

1

13

Dark-eyed Junco

2

2

1

3

2

1

1

1

13

Eastern Meadowlark

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

3

13

Western Meadowlark

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

3

13

Great-tailed Grackle

1

1

3

2

1

1

3

1

13

Turkey Vulture

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

2

12

Common Nighthawk

2

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

12

American Crow

1

2

1

3

1

1

2

1

12

Red-tailed Hawk

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

American Kestrel

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

11

Great Horned Owl

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

Northern Flicker

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

11

Barn Swallow

1

2

1

1

1

2

1

2

11

Common Raven

2

2

1

2

1

1

1

1

11

Northern Mockingbird

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

1

11

House Finch

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

1

11

American Coot

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

10

Killdeer

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

10

Brown-headed Cowbird

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

10

Rock Dove

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

9

American Robin

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

9

European Starling

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

9

Red-winged Blackbird

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

9

Mourning Dove

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

Horned Lark

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

House Sparrow

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8


 

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