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The eastern bluebird is the state bird of Missouri. This list of birds of Missouri includes species documented in the U.S. state of Missouri and accepted by the Missouri Birding Society (MBS). As of July 2021, there are 437 species included in the official list. [1]
[13] as well as range expansions of many other species of birds. [14] [15] [16] From 1966–2015 the eastern bluebird experienced a greater than 1.5% annual population increase throughout most of its breeding and year-round ranges, with exceptions including southern Florida and the Ohio River valley. [17]
Brood patch of a sand martin. A brood patch, also known as an incubation patch, [1] is a patch of featherless skin on the underside of birds during the nesting season.Feathers act as inherent insulators and prevent efficient incubation, to which brood patches are the solution.
In general smaller birds tend to hatch faster, but there are exceptions, and cavity nesting birds tend to have longer incubation periods. It can be an energetically demanding process, with adult albatrosses losing as much as 83 g of body weight a day. [6] Megapode eggs take from 49 to 90 days depending on the mound and ambient temperature.
North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the oak-hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest. Some of the native species found in Missouri are included below. [1] [2]
Snow geese have been swarming into the 7,500-acre Missouri refuge in recent weeks, photos shared on the refuge’s Facebook show. Snow geese stop at the refuge as they migrate north for spring.
1967 [1] [22] Motto: Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (Latin: "Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.") 1822 [23] Musical instrument: Fiddle: 1987 [1] [24] Reptile: Three-toed box turtle Terrapene carolina triunguis: 2007 [1] [25] Rock: Mozarkite: 1967 [1] [26] Song "Missouri Waltz" 1949 [1] [27] Tartan "Missouri Tartan" 2019 [1] [28 ...
Here are the invasive species recognized in Missouri: Mammals: feral hogs. Aquatic animals: silver carp, invasive crayfish and zebra mussels. Birds: pigeons and European starlings. Insects ...