Selection of Priority Species

a) Audubon Watchlist: Red or Yellow List rankings b) Partners in Flight North American Landbird Conservation Plan (Rich et al. 2004): Watch List ranking c) Intermountain West Waterbird Conservation Plan (Ivey and Herziger 2006): High or Moderate Concern rankings d) Intermountain West Regional Shorebird Plan (Oring et al. 2000): Critically Important or Very Important rankings e) Pacific Flyway portions of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (USFWS 1986, 1998): High-ranking species with significant presence in Nevada f) Nevada Department of Wildlife Upland Game Species Management Plan (NDOW 2008): High Concern ranking g) Listed by USFWS under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), including candidate species h) Protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act i) Significant species stewardship responsibility: ≥ 20% of the estimated global population occurs in Nevada.