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| − | [[Image:Big Bend NP TX.JPG|thumb|600px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br/>View towards the Chisos Mountains, from Santa Elena Canyon, [[Big Bend National Park]], Texas, April 2003]] | + | [[Image:Big Bend NP TX.JPG|thumb|600px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br/>View towards the Chisos Mountains, from Santa Elena Canyon, [[Big Bend National Park]], Texas, April 2003. This photo was taken during a drought period when the Rio Grande had almost dried up in some areas]] |
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| − | Texas is a large state and is situated on the Central Flyway - a major migratory route to and from south and central America. It has about 615 species of birds on its state list and 54% of them are Nearctic-Neotropical migratory birds. | + | Texas is a large state and is situated on the Central Flyway - a major migratory route to and from south and central America. It has about 615 species of birds on its state list and 54% of them are Nearctic-Neotropical migratory birds. Another reason why there is such a diversity of birds in Texas, is because it has several different habitat regions, from the Chihuahuan Desert in the west to the Piney Woods in the east and from the Panhandle Plains in the north to the Gulf Coast in the south. |
==Birds== | ==Birds== | ||
===Notable Species=== | ===Notable Species=== | ||
| − | + | [[Colima Warbler]] in [[Big Bend National Park]], [[Golden-cheeked Warbler]] and [[Black-capped Vireo]] in the Texas Hill Country, [[Green Jay]] and [[Plain Chachalaca]] in the Rio Grande Valley. | |
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[[Image:Creekfield Lake BBSP.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br/>Creekfield Lake at [[Brazos Bend State Park]], Texas, April 2010]] | [[Image:Creekfield Lake BBSP.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br/>Creekfield Lake at [[Brazos Bend State Park]], Texas, April 2010]] | ||
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View towards the Chisos Mountains, from Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas, April 2003. This photo was taken during a drought period when the Rio Grande had almost dried up in some areas
Overview
Texas is a large state and is situated on the Central Flyway - a major migratory route to and from south and central America. It has about 615 species of birds on its state list and 54% of them are Nearctic-Neotropical migratory birds. Another reason why there is such a diversity of birds in Texas, is because it has several different habitat regions, from the Chihuahuan Desert in the west to the Piney Woods in the east and from the Panhandle Plains in the north to the Gulf Coast in the south.
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Notable Species
Colima Warbler in Big Bend National Park, Golden-cheeked Warbler and Black-capped Vireo in the Texas Hill Country, Green Jay and Plain Chachalaca in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Pages in category ‘Texas’
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