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Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)

Forest Type: Klamath Mountains Mixed Conifer and Mixed Hardwood-Conifer Forests
Habitat Attribute: Post-Wildfire

Habitat Objectives:
Sites: Maintain post-wildfire vegetation, especially deciduous shrub/tree vegetation, where opportunities exist or can be managed for with <20% live tree cover and a shrub-herbaceous (includes bare ground) cover ratio that is within a range of 30-70% for each parameter.

Habitat Conservation Strategies:

  • Discontinue use of herbicides for deciduous tree and shrub control for species associated with deciduous vegetation in post-fire habitat.
  • Restore fire as a management tool where ecologically appropriate.
  • Maintain areas of unaltered post-fire habitat where regeneration can occur naturally.
  • Retain and encourage the development of shrubs within post-fire habitat
  • Minimize the impact to shrubs during management activities in post-fire habitat

Cited Plan

Altman, B. and J.D. Alexander. 2012. Habitat conservation for landbirds in coniferous forests of western Oregon and Washington. Version 2.0. Oregon-Washington Partners in Flight (www.orwapif.org) and American Bird Conservancy and Klamath Bird Observatory.

Habitat: Oak Savannah or Open Woodland
Habitat Attribute: moderate and patchy shrub cover

Habitat Objectives (Sites):
Oak Savannah or Open Woodland in the following conditions:

  • canopy cover <40%
  • shrub cover 20-50% with an interspersion of herbaceous areas

Population Objectives (Sites):

Target Densities in Suitable Habitat:

Puget Lowlands:
South: >0.10 birds/ha (>0.04 birds/ac)

Willamette Valley:
North: >0.13 birds/ha (>0.05 birds/ac)
South: >0.22 birds/ha (>0.09 birds/ac)

Klamath Mountains:
Umpqua: >0.65 birds/ha (>0.26 birds/ac)
Rogue: >0.60 birds/ha (>0.24 birds/ac)

Cited Plan

Rockwell, S. M., J. L. Stephens, and B. Altman. 2022. Population and habitat objectives for landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of western Oregon and Washington. Version 2.0. Prepared for Oregon-Washington Partners in Flight, Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service. Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland, OR, and American Bird Conservancy, Corvallis, OR.