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Sandpipers, snipes and phalaropes. Bar-tailed Godwit. Unremarkable in appearance but with record-breaking stamina, the Bar-tailed Godwit spends the summer nesting on top of the world in the Arctic and heads south to spend the winter along estuaries and beaches from the United Kingdom to New Zealand.

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Adaptations to Different Habitats. The Earth may be just one planet, but the variety of habitats here is quite remarkable. From the bleak and frozen coastline of Antarctica to the canopy of a South American cloud forest, environmental conditions in the Earth's habitats vary so extremely that no one species can occupy them all.

From the first clumsy flights of their theropod ancestors to the acrobatic abilities of Swifts that spend most of their lives in the skies above, birds have evolved to master flight as a means of catching prey, showing off their genetic fitness, moving between foraging and roosting sites, and even escaping the colder seasons.. Avian flight has long fascinated humankind, both as an awe ...

Atlantic Americas Flyway. The Atlantic Americas Flyway is used by nearly 400 bird species, including familiar birds like the Baltimore Oriole and Summer Tanager.. This important flyway extends along the East coast of North and South America, from Greenland to the southernmost tip of South America.

Global Bird Species Diversity: The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World identifies approximately 10,906 bird species globally, distributed across various habitats and regions.The highest diversity is found in tropical regions of South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Continental Bird Diversity: North America is home to nearly 2,400 species, with the United States alone boasting 1,205 ...

Overview of Bird Migration. Have you ever looked up at a flying bird and marveled at its freedom to travel so easily? Flight is an incredibly efficient method for moving over long distances, and birds use this special ability in some remarkable ways.