{"id":4931,"date":"2022-01-19T13:18:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T19:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/?p=4931"},"modified":"2024-02-28T11:00:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:00:31","slug":"migratory-birds-of-central-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/migratory-birds-of-central-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Migratory Birds of Central America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bird populations in Central American countries include a wide variety of migratory species. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/camerica\/news\/invitation-to-celebrate-international-migratory-bird-day-in-central-america\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Migratory birds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make up around 25% of Costa Rica&#8217;s avifauna and almost 50% of El Salvador&#8217;s. Some travel as far as South and North America.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Migratory birds are an important natural resource because they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/ag\/againfo\/programmes\/en\/empres\/news_140512.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contribute to biodiversity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the Americas, particularly with regard to the pollination of flowers, seed dispersal, and pest control that they provide. All of these behaviors are crucial for a healthy ecosystem, but also for promoting the growth of crops that feed humans and animals. Some migratory birds in Central America include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tanagers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warblers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grackles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emeralds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hummingbirds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cotingas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finches<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doves\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because many migratory bird species have become endangered as the result of human-caused pollution and man-made energy sources, the US and other countries have adopted policies to preserve these avians.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Migratory Bird Treaty Act<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/birds\/policies-and-regulations\/laws-legislations\/migratory-bird-treaty-act.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> administers four international conservation accords signed by the United States in 1916, 1936, 1972, and 1976. Its goal is to preserve the long-term viability of all protected migratory bird populations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Migratory Bird Treaty Act forbids humans from harming protected migratory bird species. This includes capturing, killing, selling, and transporting them without prior authorization from the Department of the Interior&#8217;s US Fish and Wildlife Service. You can read about more US migratory bird initiatives <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/wetlands\/migratory-bird-initiatives\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>World Migratory Bird Day<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldmigratorybirdday.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Migratory Bird Day<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> occurs every second weekend in May and October. This event gives bird enthusiasts and environmentalists worldwide the chance to celebrate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avibase.bsc-eoc.org\/checklist.jsp?region=CAM&amp;list=howardmoore\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">these birds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and increase awareness of the manmade and other environmental perils that they face.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Migratory Bird Flyways Map<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) and its partners help to monitor and recommend actions to preserve migratory birds based on their routes between breeding and wintering grounds, which are called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/birds\/management\/flyways.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flyways<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four administrative Flyway Councils (in the Atlantic, Central, Mississippi, and Pacific regions) have been formed to coordinate these efforts. These are advised by the technical committees of biological professionals from member agencies, who assess population and habitat data.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Other Organizations that Support Migratory Bird Preservation\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are other organizations dedicated to preserving migratory birds and other species in the Americas, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/\"><b>Paso Pac\u00edfico<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Our mission is to create wildlife corridors that safeguard biodiversity while connecting people to their land and ocean. Our goal is to restore and conserve Mesoamerica&#8217;s Pacific Slope ecosystems. The threatened mangrove wetlands, dry tropical forests, and eastern Pacific coral reefs are among these ecosystems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/projects\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">conservation programs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Paso Pac\u00edfico<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">benefit directly from your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.givelively.org\/donate\/paso-pacifico\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">donations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These include environmental education that instructs young Junior Rangers in the care of endangered baby parrots, monkeys, sea turtles, migratory birds, and other local wildlife. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/contact-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Header photo by Dan Pancamo.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bird populations in Central American countries include a wide variety of migratory species. Migratory birds make up around 25% of Costa Rica&#8217;s avifauna and almost 50% of El Salvador&#8217;s. 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