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BIRDS OF THE ATLANTIC
AMERICAN FLYWAY
SAVE AMERICA’S
SHOREBIRDS
In total, 395 species are known to use the Atlantic Americas Flyway — although two of them,
Eskimo Curlew and Bachman’s Warbler, are possibly extinct. Combined, these migrants
pass through 46 different countries, triggering over 500 Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas (IBAs)
FROM CANADA TO ARGENTINA, WE’RE PROTECTING
THE AMERICAS’ MOST VITAL HABITATS FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS
Fiona Dobson
RED KNOT
Calidris canutus
Red List status: Near Threatened
Migration range: From the
Canadian Arctic to the southernmost
tip of South America; a remarkable
30,000 km round trip.
Threats: Coastal development,
overexploitation of shellfish and the
ever-present threat of sea level rise.
Fast fact: It doubles its body weight
by gorging on horseshoe crab’s
eggs to refuel for the final leg of its
northbound journey. CERULEAN WARBLER
Setophaga cerulean
Red List status: Vulnerable
Migration range: From eastern
North America, to northern and
north-west South America.
Threats: Mountaintop mining
in the Appalachian Mountains
carves away at its
main breeding grounds.
Fast fact: Female birds sometimes
“bungee-jump” out of the nest,
only opening their wings to fly
after moments of freefalling. CANADA WARBLER
Cardellina canadensis
Red List status: Least Concern
Migration range: From southern
Canada to north-western
South America, via Mexico
and Central America.
Threats: Deforestation, forest
fragmentation, and the drainage
of wetlands for urban development.
Fast fact: The striking black
markings draped across its yellow
throat and breast have earned it
the nickname “Necklaced Warbler”. PIPING PLOVER
Charadrius melodus
Red List status: Near Threatened
Migration range: From the Great
Plains, Great Lakes and Atlantic
coast of North America down
to the Carolinas and Gulf Coast,
occasionally reaching the Caribbean.
Threats: Coastal development
and beach disturbance.
Fast fact: These plump little birds
can pack a punch; birds trespassing
in their nest site should be prepared
for a sharp peck or two!
Photo Luka Hercigonja/Shutterstock Photo Ed Schneider/Shutterstock Photo Jayne Gulbrand/Shutterstock Photo Paul Reeves Photography
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THESE INCREDIBLE LONG-DISTANCE FLIERS FACE THAT MUCH SMOOTHER
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BAHAMA SWALLOW
Tachycineta cyaneoviridis
Red List status: Endangered
Migration range: From the north
to the south of the Bahamas
and to eastern Cuba, occasionally
via the Florida Keys.
Threats: Housing developments,
competition with invasive bird
species and the threat of stronger
and more frequent hurricanes
due to climate change.
Fast fact: A group of swallows
is known as a “gulp”. BOBOLINK
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red List status: Least Concern
Migration range: From grasslands
across North America to central
South America, via “island-hopping”
through the Caribbean.
Threats: Habitat damaged
by spread and intensification
of agriculture, especially the
expansion of biofuels production.
Fast fact: Only American
bird that has a white back
and black underside. BACHMAN’S WARBLER
Vermivora bachmanii
Red List status: Critically Endangered
Migration range: Possibly now
extinct, previously migrated from
south-eastern USA across to Cuba.
Threats: Drainage of swamplands,
clearance of cane thickets
and the conversion of much
of Cuba’s sugar cane plantations.
Fast fact: Last seen in 1937, this little
yellow songbird may yet be clinging
to existence in the tiny areas
of suitable habitat that remain. ESKIMO CURLEW
Numenius borealis
Red List status: Critically Endangered
Migration range: Possibly now
extinct, previously migrated
from the northern reaches of
mainland Canada and Alaska all
the way to the Argentine pampas.
Threats: Near total loss of prairie
habitat to agriculture, combined
with large-scale hunting
in North America until 1916.
Fast fact: It also goes by the less
charismatic name of “Prairie Pigeon”.
Photo Craig Nash Photo Paul Reeves Photography Illustration Louis Agassiz Fuertes Photo Jim The Photographer/Flickr
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