Nev. Admin. Code § 503.050

Current through June 11, 2024

Section 503.050 - 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) Rail	Yuma Ridgway's....	.. Rallusobsoletus 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.

Nev. Admin. Code § 503.050

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