Eastern Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Eastern Whip-poor-will

French common name:

Engoulevent bois-pourri

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Whip-Poor-Will	Engoulevent bois-pourri
2005	Whip-poor-will	Engoulevent bois-pourri
2010	Whip-poor-will	Engoulevent bois-pourri
2015	Eastern Whip-poor-will	Engoulevent bois-pourri
2020	Eastern Whip-poor-will	Engoulevent bois-pourri

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Caprimulgus vociferus	Caprimulgidae	Caprimulgiformes
2005	Caprimulgus vociferus	Caprimulgidae	Caprimulgiformes
2010	Caprimulgus vociferus	Caprimulgidae	Caprimulgiformes
2015	Antrostomus vociferus	Caprimulgidae	Caprimulgiformes
2020	Antrostomus vociferus	Caprimulgidae	Caprimulgiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Apparently Secure
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.	Assessed by COSEWIC as threatened
2015	Apparently Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	New interpretation of same information.	Assessed by COSEWIC as threatened

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Apparently Secure - N4B,NUM
2020	Vulnerable - N3B

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,S1M
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1B

Manitoba
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

Ontario
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,SNRM
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

Quebec
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

New Brunswick
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Imperiled - S2B,S2M
2020	Imperiled - S2B

Nova Scotia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1?B,S1?M
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1?B

Prince Edward Island
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present