NAC503.050. Protected, endangered and sensitive birds.

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) Eagle	Bald..........................................	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
(b) Falcon	Peregrine...................................	Falco peregrinus
(c) Rail	Yuma Clapper...........................	Rallus longirostris yumanensis
(d) Flycatcher	Southwestern Willow...............	Empidonax traillii extimus

     Applicable federal law is the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 703 et seq., the Bald Eagle Protection Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 668 et seq., and federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

     3. Include the following species which are further classified as sensitive:

	Common Name	Scientific Name
(a) Goshawk	Northern....................................	Accipiter gentilis
(b) Cuckoo	Yellow-billed............................	Coccyzus americanus
(c) Shrike	Loggerhead...............................	Lanius ludovicianus
(d) Thrasher	Sage..........................................	Oreoscoptes montanus
(e) Sparrow	Brewer’s....................................	Spizella breweri

     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)