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Birds migrate to the Amazon rainforest from the North or South. Amazon birds are threatened by deforestation since they primarily reside in the treetops. [2] At its current rate of destruction, the rainforest will be gone in forty years. [3] Human encroachment also negatively affects the habitat of many Amazonian birds.
With an average length of 20 cm (7.9 in) and a wingspan of up to 38 cm (15 in), the purple martin is the largest amongst the 90 odd species in the family Hirundinidae.
[14] [15] The curved profile of the "wing" is comparable to the aerodynamic shape of a bird wing. [16] The fish is able to increase its time in the air by flying straight into or at an angle to the direction of updrafts created by a combination of air and ocean currents. [14] [15]
New Jersey residentss are fortunate to live in a state that hosts many migratory species. ... flower nectar before making their epic migration to Mexico. New Jersey’s migratory marine creatures ...
Indiana Audubon’s annual Spring Gathering, 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary in Connersville: Celebrate the peak of spring migration with a day full of guided hikes and workshops ...
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The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [ 4 ] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States , American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
This list of birds of Indiana includes species documented in the U.S. state of Indiana and accepted by the Indiana Bird Records Committee (IBRC) of the Indiana Audubon Society. As of January 2022, there were 422 species included in the official list. [ 1 ]