Partners in Flight

Partners In Flight / Compañeros en Vuelo / Partenaires d'Envol (PIF) was launched in 1990 in response to growing concerns about declines in the populations of many landbird species, and to emphasize conservation of birds not covered by existing initiatives.

With a focus on landbirds, especially neotropical migrants (species that breed in North America and winter in Central and South America) as well as other species requiring terrestrial habitats, PIF's premise has been to combine, coordinate, and increase the resources of public and private organizations in North and South America.

PIF is a cooperative partnership between government agencies, private organizations, individuals, academic communities, and industry. Bird Conservation Plans for twelve physiographic areas have been developed for the Northeast by PIF. These plans identify priority species for conservation efforts in each area, recommend population and habitat objectives for managing these priority species, and provide implementation and management strategies for reaching the objectives.

Photo of northern shrike - Photo credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Photo by B.J. McCaffery

Photo of great-horned owl chicks in nest - Photo credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Photo by Dave Menke

The Northeast Division of Migratory Birds strongly supports and provides leadership to PIF through assistance in completing and updating Bird Conservation Plans, conducting species assessments, developing population/habitat objectives, and implementing plans.

To learn more about Partners In Flight, please visit their Web site. Bird Conservation Plans can be downloaded by selecting the area of interest from the list below this map of physiographic areas.