Endangered Birds: Images

Kirtland's WarblerDendroica kirtlandii
Status: Endangered
Status cause: Limited habitat and cowbird parasitism (cowbirds lay their eggs in warbler nests and the warblers then raise cowbird young instead of their own.
Where found: Jack pine forest area in Michigan.

Least TernSterna antillarum
Status: Endangered
Status cause: Habitat loss or degradation due to development of river system habitat, and disturbance by recreational activities.
Where found: Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missoui, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Status: Endangered
Status cause: Chemical use of DDT.
Where found: Historically, they were common in the Appalachian and nearby mountains and valleys from New England to Georgia, Upper Mississippi River valleys, and the Rocky Mountains. Others live in mountain ranges and islands along the Pacific coast, from Mexico to Alaska and the Arctic tundra.

Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
Status: Threatened and Endangered
Status cause: Habitat loss or degradation due to prime habitat along coastal beaches where commercial, residential and recreational development commonly occurs. Nest disturbance and predation are also factors due to people and animals.
Where found: Found from Montana to Maine in the north, Texas to Florida in the south and along the entire east coast.