Conservation Action Plan
An International Conservation Plan to Save Bicknell’s Thrush
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Guidelines and Best Management Practices are approaches based on best available science that, if followed, may help conserve Bicknell's Thrush populations and their habitats.
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June 6, 2018
New Study Predicts Winter Habitat for Bicknell’s Thrush
A new study led by VCE biologist Kent McFarland and published in The Condor: Ornithological Applications employed statistical modeling methods to identify remaining key habitat for females in fragmented, wet, montane forests of the Dominican Republic. Further, this study served as the driving force to conserve adjacent private land that have expanded the thrush’s wintering habitat.
August 26, 2017
New Study Reveals Population Estimate and Abundance Map for Rare Bicknell’s Thrush in the U.S.
New research by the Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) has revealed that Bicknell’s Thrush likely have one of the smallest population sizes – about 71,000 adult birds – of any migratory songbird within the contiguous U.S. These findings were published in the research journal Ecosphere by lead authors Jason Hill and John Lloyd.
May 3, 2017
Saving a Rare Songbird - Hemispheric Conservation Action Plan for Bicknell's Thrush Updated
The revised Conservation Action Plan for Bicknell’s Thrush provides the updated consensus of the International Bicknell’s Thrush Conservation Group (IBTCG), an alliance of scientists, conservationists, and governments, about the primary threats facing Bicknell’s Thrush and the actions that may help mitigate those threats across the hemisphere.
