Population status of Canada's migratory birds

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Population status of Canada's migratory birds indicator reports the proportion of bird species listed in the Migratory Birds Convention Act whose populations fall within, or are above or below national population goals. It provides a snapshot assessment of the state of bird populations in Canada. Some bird species are managed towards specific population levels (for example, some hunted species or species of conservation concern). While the indicator reports whether species' populations are within acceptable bounds, it does not indicate if management goals are being met. This information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for data sources and details on how those data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators

Supplemental Information

Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators - Home page:

https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators

Supporting Projects: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI)

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated January 16, 2026, 20:41 (UTC)
Created January 16, 2026, 20:41 (UTC)
contains_pii non
crisis_categories Canicules
criticality_level Faible
data_formats CSV; HTML
fair_openness Level 2 - Machine-readable
geographic_scope Canada
sensitivity_level Faible
source_inventaire Inventaire_W
source_url https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a7b8267d-298c-42a1-b074-018401d8fedc
subject nature_and_environment
update_frequency as_needed
year_most_recent 2025-06-06 15:00:49.902000
year_start 2020-02-19 13:12:43.835000