Golden-cheeked Warbler

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iGolden-cheeked Warbler

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Dendroica
Species: D. chrysoparia
Binomial name
Dendroica chrysoparia
Sclater & Salvin, 1861

The Golden-cheeked Warbler Dendroica chrysoparia is an endangered species that breeds in Central Texas, from Dallas County southwestward along the eastern and southern edge of the Edwards Plateau to Kinney County. The Golden-cheeked Warbler is the only bird species with a breeding range confined to Texas. It winters in southern Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala and Honduras.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Dendroica chrysoparia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is endangered, and the criteria used

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