SONGBIRD DEFINITION UPDATE
The 2020 update identifies species belonging to biological families referred to in treaties the MBTA implements but are not protected because their presence in the United States or U.S. territories, and that a native migratory bird species is one that is present as a result of natural biological or ecological processes. The MBTRA requires the Service to publish a list of all nonnative, human-introduced bird species to which the MBTA does not apply, and an updated list was published in 2020. The Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004 (MBTRA) amended the MBTA by stating the MBTA applies only to migratory bird species that are native to the United States or U.S. The List of Bird Species To Which the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Does Not Apply territories resulting from natural distributional changes and the species occurs in a protected family.
SONGBIRD DEFINITION CODE
In the Code of Federal Regulations one can locate this list under Title 50 Part 10.13 (10.13 list). The list of migratory bird species protected by the law is primarily based on bird families and species included in the four international treaties. The List of Migratory Bird Species Protected by the MBTA The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) prohibits the take (including killing, capturing, selling, trading, and transport) of protected migratory bird species without prior authorization by the Department of Interior U.S. The law has been amended with the signing of each treaty, as well as when any of the treaties were amended, such as with Mexico in 1976 and Canada in 1995. It is intended to ensure the sustainability of populations of all protected migratory bird species. entered into with Canada in 1916, Mexico in 1936, Japan in 1972, and Russia in 1976.
703-712) implements four international conservation treaties that the U.S. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 ( 16 U.S.C.
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