Birds without Borders

Canada, Mexico and the continental United States share 882 native landbird species. Many of these species are highly threatened and have declining populations. To this end, the USGS has partnered with other organizations to produce "Saving Our Shared Birds: Partners in Flight Tri-National Vision for Landbird Conservation," which identifies birds in need of conservation and unites our three countries to help species at risk and keep common birds common through voluntary partnerships. This document is the first comprehensive conservation assessment of landbirds at the tri-national level. Addressing this issue at an international level is important because nearly half of these native landbird species depend on habitats in at least two of the three countries. Co-author and USGS scientist Janet Ruth is the USGS coordinator for Partners in Flight, the organization that produced the assessment. For more information, contact Janet Ruth at janet_ruth@usgs.gov