Polites sonora siris

occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

Global Range: The subspecies is found east of the Cascades. Depending on taxonomy used by the author, the range extends north from central CA to the central Puget Sound and southern Olympics (Pyle 2002, Hinchliff 1996), from CA through the Puget Sound and northern Olympics (Guppy and Shepard 2001) or from CA through coastal BC (Scott 1986).

Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: N1 - Critically Imperiled

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: N3 - Vulnerable

Rounded Global Status Rank: T3 - Vulnerable

Reasons: The rank reflects the assessment of Paul Opler and D. Schweitzer that this subspecies probably has less than 100 viable occurrences and a relatively limited range but it not now imperiled.

Comments: No immediate threats are known.