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Types of Tropical Birds

To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator, bordered by the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in ...
KEYT

Extreme heat is threatening tropical birds, even in untouched forests, scientists warn

(CNN) — From the rainforests of Central and South America to the savannas of northern Australia, the world’s equatorial regions are home to thousands of unique bird species, from macaws to toucans to ...

Indigenous Communities Report Dramatic Loss Of Large Bird Species Over 80 Years

As the global avian extinction crisis accelerates, the loss of large-bodied birds is destroying local biodiversity and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Tropical Birds Are Struggling to Cope With Extreme Heat, Research Suggests

Gouldian finches, endemic to northern Australia, are among the tropical birds that may be vulnerable to extreme heat. Darren Sutherland via Getty Images A recent study has found that extreme heat ...
The Conversation

70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations

James Watson has received funding from the Australian Research Council, National Environmental Science Program, South Australia's Department of Environment and Water, Queensland's Department of ...
Mongabay

Tropical bird numbers plummet due to more days of extreme heat, study finds

Tropical bird populations are crashing as temperatures soar. That’s according to a new study that found abundances of tropical birds were 25-38% lower than they would be without human-driven climate ...
The Greeley Tribune

A tropical bird rarely seen in Colorado is hanging out at Boulder County pond

A tropical water bird rarely seen in Colorado appears to be taking a summer vacation at a private Boulder County pond, to the delight of hundreds of Front Range birdwatchers. This is only the fourth ...