State Birds and Global Warming - National Wildlife Federation


Birds and Global Warming

Birds & Global Warming

State Birds

Migratory Birds

Ducks and Other Waterfowl

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New Mexico species impacted by Global Warming

Road Runner
(Geococcyx californianus)

State bird of New Mexico

Photo © Chuck Gordon

Learn more about this bird at eNature.com

The road runner is not in danger of disappearing from New Mexico.

Description
24" (61 cm). Bigger than a crow. A long-legged, long-tailed, streaked, gray-brown ground bird with a bushy crest. Bright yellow eyes.

Voice
Clucks, crows, dove-like coos, dog-like whines, and hoarse guttural notes.

Habitat
Open arid country with scattered thickets.

See birds in your state with populations that are:

Bank Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Brewer's Sparrow
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown Thrasher
Cassin's Finch
Dusky Flycatcher
Gray Catbird
Green-tailed Towhee
Scott's Oriole
Lincoln's Sparrow
Marsh Wren
Mountain Chickadee
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Orchard Oriole
Pine Grosbeak
Pine Siskin
Plumbeous Vireo
Red Crossbill
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sage Sparrow
Sage Thrasher
Savannah Sparrow
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
White-crowned Sparrow
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Evening Grosbeak
Common Grackle

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The background information for this presentation comes from The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming, which was prepared by Jeff Price, Ph.D., American Bird Conservancy and Patricia Glick, M.S., National Wildlife Federation.

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