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The mountain bluebird is the state bird of Nevada. This list of birds of Nevada includes species documented in the U.S. state of Nevada and accepted by the Nevada Bird Records Committee (NBRC). As of March 2021, there are 491 species and two species pairs included in the official list. [1]
More than 480 species of birds have been recorded in Nevada, and of these, 300 either nest or occur with regularity in the state. [6] The majority of Nevada's breeding birds are landbirds, but a large percentage of the priority species are shorebirds and waterbirds, reflecting the importance of water bodies in the desert. 78 species of Nevadan ...
With the Rocky Mountains to the west, the Great Plains to the east, and the Chihuahuan Desert to the south, Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge encompasses a diversity of habitats. Located along the Central Flyway, the Refuge provides an important resting, feeding, and wintering area for migrating geese , ducks , and cranes.
A visit from a rare, fine-feathered tourist on the Las Vegas Strip interrupted a hotel-casino's prominent water show before wildlife biologists captured the yellow-billed loon and relocated it ...
— Bellagio Las Vegas (@Bellagio) March 5, 2024 The yellow-billed loon is considered one of the 10 rarest birds in the U.S. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has listed it as ...
The yellow-billed loon is "an international species of concern," that is among the 10 rarest birds in the U.S. Vegas' Bellagio pauses fountain show after rare bird spotted in water Skip to main ...
The Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge located in the Amargosa Valley of southern Nye County, in southwestern Nevada.It is directly east of Death Valley National Park, and is 90 mi (140 km) west-northwest of Las Vegas.
A rare bird spotting in Las Vegas has tourists flocking for an unusual reason. Guests near the Bellagio hotel saw a Yellow-Billed Loon swimming near the hotel and casino, prompting the hotel to ...