Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures
CLASSIFICATION AND TAKING OF WILDLIFE
Section 503.050 - Protected, endangered and sensitive birds
Current through February 27, 2024
Protected birds:
1. Are all species of wild birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 et seq., and listed in 50 C.F.R. § 10.13, unless such wild birds are migratory game birds as described in subsection 2 of NAC 503.045.
2. Include the following species which are further classified as endangered:
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
|
(a) Rail |
Yuma Ridgway's.... |
.. Rallus obsoletus yumanensis |
|
(b) Flycatcher |
Southwestern Willow ............. |
.. Empidonax traillii extimus |
|
(c) Owl |
California Spotted ................. |
Strix occidentalis occidentalis |
Applicable federal law is the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 et seq., and federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
3. Include the following species which are further classified as sensitive:
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
|
(a) Eagle |
Bald ............................... |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
|
Golden ........................... |
Aquila chrysaetos |
|
|
(b) Falcon |
Peregrine....................... |
Falco peregrinus |
|
(c) Goshawk |
Northern ........................ |
........... Accipiter gentilis |
|
(d) Owl |
Short-eared ................... |
Asio flammeus |
|
(e) Shrike |
Loggerhead .................... |
........... Lanius ludovicianus |
|
(f) Thrasher |
Sage ............................... |
........... Oreoscoptes montanus |
|
(g) Sparrow |
Brewer's ........................ |
........... Spizella breweri |
Applicable federal law is the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 et seq., the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 668 et seq., and federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
4. Include the following species which are further classified as threatened:
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
|
Cuckoo |
Yellow-billed ........................... |
Coccyzus americanus |
Applicable federal law is the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 et seq., and federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Bd. of Fish & Game Comm'rs, part No. 1, eff. 7-1-69; A 6-1-71; 5-15-74; 10-1-76-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs by R133-04, 10-28-2004; A by R009-21A, eff. 2/28/2022; A by R009-21CAP, eff. 3/3/2022
NRS 501.105, 501.110, 501.181
