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12-22-2016

Dendroica chrysoparia

Dendroica chrysoparia NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.The golden-cheeked warbler is very striking due to its bright yellow cheeks that are contrasted by its black throat and back. It is also identified by its unique buzzing song emerging from the wooded canyons where it breeds. Golden-cheeked warblers breed in 33 counties in central Texas and are dependent on Ashe Juniper (blueberry juniper or cedar) for their fine bark strips used as nesting material.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The golden-cheeked warbler, also known as the gold finch of Texas, is an endangered species of bird that breeds in Central Texas, from Palo Pinto 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.

Detailed information
Full Name: golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Birds
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 05/04/1990 Southwest Region (Region 2) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the golden-cheeked warbler, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Texas
  • US Counties in which the golden-cheeked warbler, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the golden-cheeked warbler, Wherever found is known to occur: Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
  • Countries in which the the golden-cheeked warbler, Wherever found is known to occur: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the golden-cheeked warbler.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/30/1992 Golden-cheeked Warbler View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/30/1992 Golden-cheeked Warbler View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
04/21/2006 71 FR 20714 20716 5-Year Review of 25 Southwestern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
08/26/2014 Golden-cheeked warbler 5-Year Review
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