Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Yellow-breasted Chat

French common name:

Ictérie polyglotte

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Yellow-Breasted Chat	Paruline polyglotte
2005	Yellow-breasted Chat	Paruline polyglotte
2010	Yellow-breasted Chat	Paruline polyglotte
2015	Yellow-breasted Chat	Paruline polyglotte
2020	Yellow-breasted Chat	Ictérie polyglotte

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	Icteria virens	Parulidae	Passeriformes
2005	Icteria virens	Parulidae	Passeriformes
2010	Icteria virens	Parulidae	Passeriformes
2015	Icteria virens	Parulidae	Passeriformes
2020	Icteria virens	Icteriidae	Passeriformes

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
2000	Apparently Secure
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - N3B,N3M
2020	Vulnerable - N3N4B

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	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1S2B,S1S2M
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1S2B

Alberta
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4B,S3S4M
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4B

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

Manitoba
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Ontario
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,SNRM
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1B

Quebec
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

New Brunswick
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

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

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

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